Most Popular Webseries January

Each month, Mashable with partners Visible Measures compiles a list of the top ten most popular web video series, and they are kind enough share those results with you and provide analysis.

In January, the threshold for entry into the list was the highest it’s ever been, but viewership for the top 10 shows dropped 26% as compared to the record-breaking month of December.

If you’ve been keeping track in previous months, you won’t be surprised to see that Fred and Happy Tree Friends have again topped the list. Also notable: CollegeHumor and video game-themed shows collectively took up half the list. There weren’t any new series on the list in January, but a couple that dropped off in the past made a comeback. We also learned that the majority of viewers for the top 10 shows were male.

Webseries Financing Available!!!???

The Independent Production Fund provides equity investments to encourage the production of prime-time dramatic series and dramatic children’s series, produced by independent Canadian producers for private sector broadcasters, in English or French.

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LG15 : Outbreak Trailer

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The Top 10 Most Watched Web Series, December 2009

Each month Mashable tracks the top ten web video series with partner Visible Measures, and this time they have good news for fans of web TV. December saw the top web series bounce back in popularity after a two-month slump. Actually, they did more than that. READ MORE.

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