HBO To Close Comedy Site

July 27, 2007

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HBO comedy Web site "This Just In" will be closing down at the end of August, numerous sources are reporting.

The comedy site was a joint venture between HBO and

Variety reports that some of the problems with the failed venture were a confusing site layout and a lack of marketing exposure.

The Globe and

The most basic of reasons the site did not do well was because it was not funny.

"Examples abound of just how generally clueless network executives are, and how flinging money and press releases at something doesn't amount to much in the world of online video: Come on down, Bud.tv -- one of the most expensive, and yet almost criminally un-funny, sites you will ever see."

"And then there's