What is web series?

A web series is a series of scripted or non-scripted videos, usually released in episodic form, on part of the Internet and web television medium, which first emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Became more prominent. A single example of a web series program may be called an episode or "webshot", although the latter term is not often used. In general, the web series can be viewed on multiple platforms and devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. They can also be seen on television.

In 2013, streaming video website Netflix earned the first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for original online-only web television at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. Its three web series that year, House of Cards, Arrested Development and Hemlock Grove, earned nominations.

As of 2016, there are several series that have been established to excel in web series production, including the Stream, Webby, IAWTV and Indie Series Awards; There are also many web series festivals, most notably in Los Angeles and Vancouver. Most major award ceremonies have also produced web series and digital media awards categories, including the Emmy Awards and the Canadian Screen Awards.

History of web series

Spot, or thespot.com, was the first episode online story, and the first website to integrate photos, videos and what would later become known as blogs into the story line. Created by Scott Zakarin in 1995, The Spot was compared to "Melrose Place-on-Web" and featured a rotating cast of attractive actors playing trendy and hip twenty somethings, a Southern called "The Spot" Room was rented for rent in a southern beach house. ", In Santa Monica, California. The site earned InfoSec the title of" Cool Site of the Year ", an award that later became Webby. In the same year, Bullseye Art became one of the first web publishers to create an animated webside The first few webisodic material to come out of Bullseye Art included Porkchops, Internet animated series, and Rat Chicken. 

Got a hit with Mob, which led to the development with MTV. Bullseye Art also produced Space Dog which gained popularity on Atom Films. Original Bullseye art content can currently be viewed on the Magic Butter web network. 1998 Stella Shorts Was also the first year, perhaps the first comedy live action web series, to be first seen on Heavy.com and Comedynet.com.