Hitwise October Data Shows Heavy.com to be #2 Video Entertainment Site - Second Only to YouTube

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitwise, the world's leading online competitive intelligence service, released data for the week ending October 8th showing Heavy.com, the largest independent broadband network in the US, to be the second largest entertainment video site on the web with .17% market share. This compares with YouTube's .35% market share for the same period -- as may be seen in the graphic below. Heavy.com outranked MySpace, Google Video and Metacafe for video traffic based on visits.

Heavy.com is the largest independent broadband network in the US. Hitwise, the world's leading online competitive intelligence service ranks Heavy as the second largest entertainment video site on the web with 17% market share in the entertainment video category. Heavy's programming staples include "The Massive Mating Game," "Heavy News," "Behind the Music that Sucks," "Pimp My Weapon," "Contagious," "Blisster" and "Tourettes Cowboy." Portions of Heavy's library of animation and live-action shorts are available for free download to the Sony PlayStation Portable and the Video iPod. Advertisers on the broadband network include Coors, Nissan, Panasonic, Diesel, Axe, Sony and Nike.

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