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17 Nov 2006
Amanda Congdon, the former host of the Rocketboom video blog, has been hired by US TV network ABC.
Congdon is also in the process of developing a show with US cable channel HBO.
"I am going to be video blogging for Disney ABC, specifically ABC News," Congdon said in a video message on her Amanda Across America blog.
"I'll be the first person to fulfil that role for the network. Because ABC is continually pushing ahead and innovating, I'm super excited to be a part of their team.
"I'll also be appearing on ABC's News Now from time to time and occasionally I'll pop up on Good Morning America, Nightline and 20:20 to serve as an internet correspondent."
Rocketboom is a three-minute daily video blog which is downloaded up to 300,000 times, according to reports.
The site was setup by Andrew Baron in October 2004 who hired Congdon via an advert on online classified site Craig's List.
Congdon left Rocketboom in June this year claiming that she was fired, but Baron alleges that she quit to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles.
Baron apparently gave Congdon a 49 per cent share of Rocketboom. The two are currently in a dispute as to whether the agreement still stands.
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