The Digg Reel
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The Digg Reel was a daily (previously weekly) video podcast
hosted by Andrew Bancroft
that covered the most recent popular videos from Digg
. It was a spin-off show of Revision3's flagship podcast, Diggnation
hosted by Kevin Rose
and Alex Albrecht
. The Digg Reel was launched in January 2008 and was originally hosted by Jessica Corbin
who hosted the first eight episodes. Since episode nine (March 12, 2008), Andrew Bancroft has been the host.
One of the most "dugg" videos of all time was a video taken from the television show MythBusters
when they went to New Mexico
and fired a rocket into a car at 650mph which obliterated the car. To celebrate this feat, Andrew went to MythBusters HQ
to talk with the MythBusters team. Whilst there, the team talked about their previous experiences and also taser
ed Andrew.
Starting March 8, 2010 the show introduced shorter but daily podcasts after a week-long trial run with "Digg Daily Updates From the Golden Globes". Unlike Revision 3's Tekzilla
and Tekzilla Daily Tips, the show does not release one long episode and several shorter episodes each week, but rather releases five episodes of similar length each week.
On September 27, Andrew announced the last show would run on September 30. This is officially the end of The Digg Reel.
Video podcast
Video podcast is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures...
hosted by Andrew Bancroft
Andrew Bancroft
-Films:Bancroft wrote and starred in Evolution: The Musical! which was screened at the 2008 San Francisco International Film Festival. He also wrote, directed and starred in the music video "Maximum Wage".-Features in the media:...
that covered the most recent popular videos from Digg
Digg
Digg is a social news website. Prior to Digg v4, its cornerstone function consisted of letting people vote stories up or down, called digging and burying, respectively. Digg's popularity prompted the creation of copycat social networking sites with story submission and voting systems...
. It was a spin-off show of Revision3's flagship podcast, Diggnation
Diggnation
Diggnation is Revision3's flagship video podcast produced weekly. It is hosted by Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht, who had previously hosted TechTV's The Screen Savers together. Its main purpose is to discuss some of the top stories from Digg, the social news and bookmarking website developed by Rose...
hosted by Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose
Kevin Rose is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk...
and Alex Albrecht
Alex Albrecht
Alexander Jennings Albrecht is an American television personality, actor and podcaster who resides in Brentwood a suburb of Los Angeles, California...
. The Digg Reel was launched in January 2008 and was originally hosted by Jessica Corbin
Jessica Corbin
Jessica Lynn Corbin is an American television personality and actress. She is best known as a former TechTV personality, where she worked as a segment producer on The Screen Savers, and as a co-anchor on the nightly news program TechLive.-Early life:In high school, Corbin was named an...
who hosted the first eight episodes. Since episode nine (March 12, 2008), Andrew Bancroft has been the host.
One of the most "dugg" videos of all time was a video taken from the television show MythBusters
MythBusters
MythBusters is a science entertainment TV program created and produced by Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The series is screened by numerous international broadcasters, including Discovery Channel Australia, Discovery Channel Latin America, Discovery Channel Canada, Quest...
when they went to New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
and fired a rocket into a car at 650mph which obliterated the car. To celebrate this feat, Andrew went to MythBusters HQ
M5 Industries
M5 Industries is a special effects company located in San Francisco, California that once produced special effects props for commercials and film, stop motion animation, and animatronic puppets, such as those seen in James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas...
to talk with the MythBusters team. Whilst there, the team talked about their previous experiences and also taser
Taser
A Taser is an electroshock weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles. Its manufacturer, Taser International, calls the effects "neuromuscular incapacitation" and the devices' mechanism "Electro-Muscular Disruption technology"...
ed Andrew.
Starting March 8, 2010 the show introduced shorter but daily podcasts after a week-long trial run with "Digg Daily Updates From the Golden Globes". Unlike Revision 3's Tekzilla
Tekzilla
Tekzilla is a biweekly video podcast on the Revision3 network. It is currently hosted by Patrick Norton, Veronica Belmont and Robert Heron with Garnett Lee and Roger Chang as frequent guest hosts...
and Tekzilla Daily Tips, the show does not release one long episode and several shorter episodes each week, but rather releases five episodes of similar length each week.
On September 27, Andrew announced the last show would run on September 30. This is officially the end of The Digg Reel.