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Type | Private company (INC) |
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Industry | Web series |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jacob Salamon (CEO), Drew Levin (Channel Manager), Todd Mendeloff (Chief Operating Officer) |
Products | Comedy Film analysis Web series |
Website | Wisecrack.com |
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