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Black20 was an American digital production studio founded by J. Crowley, Neil Punsalan, and Nelson Castro. [1] The company operates out of Long Island City, Queens, New York. The company, which launched in 2007, created web series including net_work and The Middle Show. The company also produces viral videos. Some of their biggest hits include 300: PG Version (10M views), I Am A Building: net_work (3.6M views), Star Wars PSA: Vader Dad (3.3M views), and Naked Gay Ted: net_work (3.3M views). [2]

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Jeff Jarvis is an angel investor in the company. [3] Fox Television Studios acquired a part of the company in an effort to enhance their comedy development for television. [4]

Their content can be viewed on Hulu [5] and the Black20 YouTube channel. [6] The group has been inactive since 2011.

The last video published on their channel before a 12-year gap was on 14 June 2010. Two 14-year old videos were published on their channel after this break, both on 14 January 2022.

Web series

Award nominations

Two of Black20's web-series, net_work and Sheffield Quigley: Professional MySpace Photographer, were nominated for Best Broadband Web-Series at the 2007 Creative Arts and Entertainment Emmys. [7]

Net_work was nominated for the 2007 YouTube Awards in the category of Best Series.

Dave Price, the host of The Middle Show, won tvweek.com's 2008 Sexiest Male Web Host on Daisy Whitney's blog. [8]

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