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Specials

Youtube to Offer Full-Length TV Shows

Youtube to Offer Full-Length TV Shows

On Friday, Youtube revealed that it would begin to offer Internet users full-length TV episodes...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 14:30
“Life On Mars” Is Alien-ish Enough To Tempt Us

“Life On Mars” Is Alien-ish Enough To Tempt Us

“Life on Mars” cannot possibly go wrong. Just picture a nowadays ordinary scene. Traffic jams,...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:19
Farewell Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean!

Farewell Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean, Mr. Clean!

Actor House Peters, Jr., best known for playing the original Mr. Clean on TV commercials for...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 22:23
Microsoft Ends Deal With Seinfeld, “I’m a PC” Ads Next

Microsoft Ends Deal With Seinfeld, “I’m a PC” Ads Next

Microsoft’s endorsement deal with famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld has already come to an end. The...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 21:30
Google Gets Airtime from NBC

Google Gets Airtime from NBC

Monday, NBC Universal announced that it will be letting Google sell some commercials for its...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 17:32
Undisputable King of Movie Trailers Don LaFontaine Dies

Undisputable King of Movie Trailers Don LaFontaine Dies

The Man with the Unmistakable Voice, Don LaFontaine, who voiced movie trailers throughout a...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 14:47
Don LaFontaine, "King of the Movie Trailers," Dies at 68

Don LaFontaine, "King of the Movie Trailers," Dies at 68

Don LaFontaine, the artist whose prolific voice has been heard in hundreds o commercials, passed...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 14:53
Jerry Seinfeld To Appear In Microsoft Commercial

Jerry Seinfeld To Appear In Microsoft Commercial

Jerry Seinfeld will appear in a series of commercials designed to promote Microsoft's Windows...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 17:05
FDA to Run a Second Safety Review on Chantix

FDA to Run a Second Safety Review on Chantix

Following the negative publicity surrounding Chantix lately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 14:45
Super Bowl Ads Take a Satiric Note This Year

Super Bowl Ads Take a Satiric Note This Year

This year’s Super Bowl’s commercials mainly featured stars from music, film and sport industry and...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 16:30
Cartoons for Holiday Ads

Cartoons for Holiday Ads

Marketers are using animated characters to light up the holiday TV ads. We can see polar bears,...
» read full story December 17th, 2007 - 15:07
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Movies

Possible Actors’ Strike

Possible Actors’ Strike

After the writers’ strike, which took place earlier this year, it’s the actors’ turn to ask for...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 19:26
Lindsay Says No To Nudity

Lindsay Says No To Nudity

“Mean Girls” star Lindsay Lohan has been offered $700,000 to pose nude for Playboy’s 55th...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 20:12
Without Don LaFontaine, Movie Trailers Will Never Sound The Same

Without Don LaFontaine, Movie Trailers Will Never Sound The Same

The most famous voice in the U.S.A. died Monday. Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 00:47
Tropic Thunder Reigns This Weekend's Box Office Revenues

Tropic Thunder Reigns This Weekend's Box Office Revenues

Tropic Thunder, the Ben Stiller gig which opened this weekend, has dethroned The Dark Night to grab...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 21:33
ESPN and ABC to Broadcast Online on Veoh

ESPN and ABC to Broadcast Online on Veoh

Walt Disney Co's ABC television network and ESPN cable sports network will start to broadcast...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 18:22

Fox Wants You to Forget About the Remote

Fox network has announced it will reduce commercial time on two of its forthcoming primetime...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 14:21
Miley Cyrus Apologizes For Topless 'Vanity Fair' Cover

Miley Cyrus Apologizes For Topless 'Vanity Fair' Cover

Teen idol Miley Cyrus, star of Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" series issued an apology...
» read full story April 28th, 2008 - 10:02
McGregor and Jackman's Deceptive Casting

McGregor and Jackman's Deceptive Casting

Marcel Langenegger tries to trick the public into watching his latest sexy thriller...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 14:53
Kirstie Alley Defends Jenny Craig, Makes Defiant Threat

Kirstie Alley Defends Jenny Craig, Makes Defiant Threat

Kirstie Alley is upset over rumors that she has regained some of the weight she lost on Jenny Craig...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 11:52
Knight Rider Returns With New Driver On NBC

Knight Rider Returns With New Driver On NBC

For all of you KITT fans out there, the car is back in business, but for all the David Haselhoff...
» read full story February 18th, 2008 - 13:14
Shatner Still Angry Over ‘Star Trek’ Snub

Shatner Still Angry Over ‘Star Trek’ Snub

Actor William Shatner, the one and only Capt. James T. Kirk, hasn’t gotten over the fact that he...
» read full story November 23rd, 2007 - 22:49
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Health

TV Ads for Fast Food Contribute To Childhood Obesity

TV Ads for Fast Food Contribute To Childhood Obesity

Banning fast food ads from children’s television programs would help to cull the number of...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:39
Study: Bottled Water It’s Not Purer Or Safer Than Tap Water

Study: Bottled Water It’s Not Purer Or Safer Than Tap Water

A study carried out by an environmental group reached the (probably not so) surprising conclusion...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 22:05
Obama Sharply Criticizes McCain’s Health Care Reform Plan

Obama Sharply Criticizes McCain’s Health Care Reform Plan

While the presidential campaign entered its last month, Barack Obama launched an attack on...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 13:41
Controversial Ads for Chantix, Ambien Indirectly Name the Drugs

Controversial Ads for Chantix, Ambien Indirectly Name the Drugs

The controversial ad campaign initiated by Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest pharmaceutical...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 15:12
Update: Bush's Veto on Medicare Bill Overridden

Update: Bush's Veto on Medicare Bill Overridden

President Bush is vetoed Tuesday the HR 6331 bill which blocks cuts in Medicare payments....
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 15:24
Bush’s Veto on Medicare Bill Swiftly Overridden by US Congress

Bush’s Veto on Medicare Bill Swiftly Overridden by US Congress

Just hours after the White House vetoed the HR 6331 bill on Tuesday, aimed at forestalling an 11...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 12:20
President Bush To Veto Bill Preventing Medicare Cuts. Override Next?

President Bush To Veto Bill Preventing Medicare Cuts. Override Next?

President Bush is expected to veto today the HR 6331 bill which would block cuts in Medicare...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 17:02
Bush Administration Vows to Veto Medicare Bill, Override Likely

Bush Administration Vows to Veto Medicare Bill, Override Likely

While the Bush administration again threatened to veto the Medicare bill which rejects a 10.6...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 22:31
Pfizer Fights Back Chantix Criticism with Advertising Campaign

Pfizer Fights Back Chantix Criticism with Advertising Campaign

Following the negative publicity surrounding Chantix lately, its manufacturer Pfizer Inc. is...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 15:39
US Researchers to Expand Vytorin Study

US Researchers to Expand Vytorin Study

U.S. researchers announced Friday they would expand the size of a major study involving...
» read full story March 29th, 2008 - 11:27

Comprehensive Sex Education Necessary for Teens

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week that one in four teenage...
» read full story March 20th, 2008 - 17:35
Less Television and Computer Gaming May Keep Children Slimmer

Less Television and Computer Gaming May Keep Children Slimmer

A new study by researchers from the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York...
» read full story March 04th, 2008 - 12:10
Report: NY Man Who Stars In Anti-Smoking Ads Is Still A Smoker

Report: NY Man Who Stars In Anti-Smoking Ads Is Still A Smoker

Despite being a very unpleasant habit with many bad effects, smoking could prove to be hard to...
» read full story January 12th, 2008 - 00:31
Kids Eat Much More After Watching Food Commercials

Kids Eat Much More After Watching Food Commercials

Researchers from the University of Liverpool say that obese and overweight children consume 100%...
» read full story April 26th, 2007 - 16:38
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Science

Report: Sexually Explicit Content On TV Has Increased Teen Pregnancy Count

Report: Sexually Explicit Content On TV Has Increased Teen Pregnancy Count

There is little secret left to the success of certain products, be they chocolate or sitcoms – it’s...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 20:28
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U.S.

Now It's Up to Voters in Historic US Elections

Washington - After an historic 20 months of rallies, debates and countless commercials in the most...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 09:45

It's Ad-Vantage Obama as Campaigns Reach Climax

Los Angeles (dpa) - From health care to taxes, Iraq to Iran, Joe Biden to Joe the Plumber - the...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 09:24
Obama Ads in EA Games

Obama Ads in EA Games

Only three weeks before the United States presidential elections, it seems that the two...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 16:53
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Business

MGM To Show Full-Length Movies On YouTube

MGM To Show Full-Length Movies On YouTube

While as far as short, user-generated content is concerned, YouTube is the undisputed No.1 video...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:17
Apple Takes Another Shot At Microsoft

Apple Takes Another Shot At Microsoft

Apple recently released two new commercials from its Mac versus PC series, making fun of...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 16:24
YouTube Offers For The First Time Full TV Episodes

YouTube Offers For The First Time Full TV Episodes

Google’s YouTube service is ready for a makeover and a new direction. Looking to turn its...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:53
Microsoft's New OS Is Officially Called Windows 7

Microsoft's New OS Is Officially Called Windows 7

Microsoft decided on the name of its upcoming operating system. We believe that the company...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:30
Ask.com Undergoes a Makeover

Ask.com Undergoes a Makeover

On October 6 (in the United States) and afterwards, on October 20 (in the United Kingdom), search...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 17:46
Nero Releases Its New Products

Nero Releases Its New Products

Nero AG managed to pull off today a launch for three new products. The company’s offer will...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 16:23
“I’m a PC” Ads for Microsoft Partially Created on Macs

“I’m a PC” Ads for Microsoft Partially Created on Macs

Thursday, Microsoft posted on their PressPass site several images that offered viewers a...
» read full story September 21st, 2008 - 15:12
No More Seinfeld Ads for Microsoft

No More Seinfeld Ads for Microsoft

Microsoft has recently made the decision that its $300 million advertising campaign for Windows...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 18:27
Microsoft's Ad Campaign Moves In A New Direction

Microsoft's Ad Campaign Moves In A New Direction

Microsoft finally decided to call it quits with its initial advertising campaign starring Jerry...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 17:24
Google to sell TV Ads through NBC

Google to sell TV Ads through NBC

It seems Google is establishing a beach-head into yet another area, and a juicy one as far...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 20:24
What Do You Get When You Put Together Vista, Seinfeld And Gates?

What Do You Get When You Put Together Vista, Seinfeld And Gates?

Microsoft finally kicked off its new advertising campaign starring popular comedian Jerry Seinfeld...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 16:04
Microsoft Starts New Vista Push

Microsoft Starts New Vista Push

The Mac’s sales have gone up 24% since last year’s revenue, thanks in part to the notorious Mac...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 14:57
Microsoft Releases First in Series of Seinfeld Commercials

Microsoft Releases First in Series of Seinfeld Commercials

Thursday evening, during the NFL season kickoff, Microsoft launched the first in a series of ads...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 15:39
Apple Released the 3G iPhone in 21 More Countries

Apple Released the 3G iPhone in 21 More Countries

Today, Apple released the 3G iPhone in 21 more countries all over the world, a move that has...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 21:17
Google Plans An Ads Campaign For Family Guy's Fan Base

Google Plans An Ads Campaign For Family Guy's Fan Base

The Google Inc. corporation recently announced its intensions to team up with the creator of the...
» read full story July 01st, 2008 - 13:58
ID: Internet Advertising To Grow Despite Economic Difficulties

ID: Internet Advertising To Grow Despite Economic Difficulties

In a new study, entitled “U.S. Internet Advertising 2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis: Defying...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 22:14
Cablevision to Purchase Sundance Channel for $496 M

Cablevision to Purchase Sundance Channel for $496 M

Cablevision Systems Corp announced on Wednesday its plans to purchase Sundance Channel for a total...
» read full story May 07th, 2008 - 20:50
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Technology

Apple’s Jokes Getting Old: Pointless Ads Mock Microsoft’s Vista Campaign

Apple’s Jokes Getting Old: Pointless Ads Mock Microsoft’s Vista Campaign

Silence-time finally ended for Apple, after they decided it was time to respond to Microsoft’s...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 14:36
Once Again Apple Wants To Show How It’s Done

Once Again Apple Wants To Show How It’s Done

Apple is back in advertising business with a few more potshots at Microsoft in two new "Mac...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 22:38
Microsoft Waved Jerry Seinfeld “Good-Bye!”

Microsoft Waved Jerry Seinfeld “Good-Bye!”

Have no fear; Bill Gates’ face will no longer appear on your TV screens one of a sudden. Microsoft...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 19:03
Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Are Trying To..

Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Are Trying To..

The new Microsoft ad campaign, conceived to makes us all to better like Windows Vista, has already...
» read full story September 14th, 2008 - 18:08
Second Gates-Seinfeld Ad: Funnier, But Still No Sign Of Vista

Second Gates-Seinfeld Ad: Funnier, But Still No Sign Of Vista

Microsoft’s $300 million ad campaign continued with part 2 of the Bill Gates – Jerry Seinfeld...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 14:00

Has Microsoft Really Made the Right Choice With Seinfeld?

In an effort to counter Apple’s now notorious “Mac Guy” commercials, Microsoft have launched...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 11:53
Microsoft Uses Seinfeld To Take Revenge On Apple

Microsoft Uses Seinfeld To Take Revenge On Apple

With its pride shattered by the latest Mac vs. Vista commercials, Microsoft has big plans of...
» read full story August 23rd, 2008 - 14:54
Microsoft Created a Powerful Team For Their New Campaign

Microsoft Created a Powerful Team For Their New Campaign

Microsoft is on the verge of investing in the company’s largest and most expensive advertising...
» read full story August 23rd, 2008 - 01:44
Apple Sued By Customer Unsatisfied With iPhone 3G

Apple Sued By Customer Unsatisfied With iPhone 3G

An Alabama woman who bought the new iPhone 3G sued Apple Inc. for misleading her with their...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 15:06
Update: Microsoft Takes Aim At Stardom With Seinfeld Campaign Ads

Update: Microsoft Takes Aim At Stardom With Seinfeld Campaign Ads

Microsoft decided it was time for some serious image revamp in order to neutralize Apple Inc.’s...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 13:00
Apple Sued by Customer Over iPhone 3G Hiccups

Apple Sued by Customer Over iPhone 3G Hiccups

Apple Inc. is reportedly involved in a lawsuit filed by a woman from Alabama who accuses the...
» read full story August 21st, 2008 - 12:34
“Family Guy” Creator and Google Dream Big

“Family Guy” Creator and Google Dream Big

“Family Guy” creator entered the online business after striking a deal with Google for the...
» read full story June 30th, 2008 - 16:10
ABC Strikes Video Deal With Veoh

ABC Strikes Video Deal With Veoh

ABC wants a piece of the World Wide Web audience, and decided to put aside its conservative...
» read full story June 23rd, 2008 - 12:59
Fox Announces Deal with iTunes for its Season Premieres

Fox Announces Deal with iTunes for its Season Premieres

It looks like we're in the middle of a race between television networks to grab the profits from...
» read full story September 22nd, 2007 - 11:32
Google Gadget Ads, The Future of Web Advertising?

Google Gadget Ads, The Future of Web Advertising?

It seems to be a busy week for Googleplex and Google appears determined to surprise us every day...
» read full story September 20th, 2007 - 17:10
Yahoo! Mail! Messenger! News! Text! Whatever!

Yahoo! Mail! Messenger! News! Text! Whatever!

The new Yahoo Mail has just added a pretty enticing feature to its plethora of social-networking...
» read full story August 27th, 2007 - 13:30
Google Bumps E-mail and Photo Storage, Contra Cost

Google Bumps E-mail and Photo Storage, Contra Cost

Google today updated its Picassa and Gmail services, offering increased storage space, but not for...
» read full story August 10th, 2007 - 21:53
iPhone Gets Its Final Release Date: June 29

iPhone Gets Its Final Release Date: June 29

Apple finally confirmed the release date of its awaited iPhone. On Sunday, the...
» read full story June 04th, 2007 - 15:14
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Movie Reviews

Movie Review: “Tropic Thunder”, A Good Satire

Movie Review: “Tropic Thunder”, A Good Satire

You know those moments when you are trying to tell somebody else a deliriously hilarious joke and...
» read full story August 16th, 2008 - 12:36
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Sports

Park, The Star Who No Longer Needs To Hide In A Restroom

Beijing - Four years ago, two hours of hiding away in an Athens restroom were to leave their mark...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 19:02
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Music

Drummer Buddy Miles, Hendrix Collaborator, Dies

Drummer Buddy Miles, Hendrix Collaborator, Dies

Buddy Miles, the innovative drummer who played with musical legends like Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie...
» read full story February 28th, 2008 - 11:30
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World

Obama To Launch Multifaceted Attack On McCain’s Health Care Plan

Obama To Launch Multifaceted Attack On McCain’s Health Care Plan

Barack Obama launched an attack on John McCain’s health care plan Saturday and focused its...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 16:19

US Campaign Rhetoric Shows Resurgent "Culture Wars"

San Francisco - The United States might be fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but back on home...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 09:54

Republicans bash continent, European right hails McCain

St Paul, Minnesota - Republicans celebrating their national convention have hammered Democratic...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 18:12
Medicare Pay Cuts on Senate Republicans’ Hands

Medicare Pay Cuts on Senate Republicans’ Hands

Whether the elderly continues to receive medical care under the Medicare program will be decided...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 11:55
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon or Eddie Vedder to Judge Your Obama Ad

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon or Eddie Vedder to Judge Your Obama Ad

The antiwar group MoveOn.org joined forces with famous actors, musicians and directors to organize...
» read full story March 13th, 2008 - 22:32
Girl in Clinton’s Ad Wants Obama to Answer the Phone

Girl in Clinton’s Ad Wants Obama to Answer the Phone

Casey Knowles was surprised to see herself on television lately, featuring in a Clinton campaign...
» read full story March 10th, 2008 - 16:51
Barrack Obama Wins In Wyoming

Barrack Obama Wins In Wyoming

Senator Barack Obama won the Wyoming caucuses, beating Mrs. Clinton by 23 points. He gained seven...
» read full story March 09th, 2008 - 21:12
Gaza Receives Tons of Food and Medical Supplies

Gaza Receives Tons of Food and Medical Supplies

The Jordanian government and international aid organizations provided the Gaza Strip population...
» read full story June 22nd, 2007 - 13:00
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People

Bill Melendez, Animator Of Peanuts And Snoopy’s Voice, Dies At 91

Bill Melendez, Animator Of Peanuts And Snoopy’s Voice, Dies At 91

Bill Melendez, the Mexican-born animator who created the Peanuts characters and lent his voice to...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 13:47

Don LaFontaine, Voice Of Movie Trailers, Dies At 68

Don LaFontaine, whose voice we all know from most of Hollywood’s movie trailers, died Monday at...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 17:17
Verne Troyer Sex Tape Blocked by Judge

Verne Troyer Sex Tape Blocked by Judge

Actor Verne Troyer, who turned his dwarfism into an opportunity with his successful acting career,...
» read full story June 28th, 2008 - 21:45
Imus Sued for "Insulting" Advertiser in 2007

Imus Sued for "Insulting" Advertiser in 2007

Don Imus has been sued for more than $4 million by an advertiser on his former CBS radio morning...
» read full story January 25th, 2008 - 14:56
Actor Dick Wilson aka ‘Mr. Whipple’ Dies

Actor Dick Wilson aka ‘Mr. Whipple’ Dies

One of the best known personalities in TV advertising, Dick Wilson, who played "Mr....
» read full story November 20th, 2007 - 04:56
Marie Faints, Qualifies for Next Week's Dancing

Marie Faints, Qualifies for Next Week's Dancing

Marie Osmond took everyone by surprise with her fainting spell on Monday night’s...
» read full story October 25th, 2007 - 11:40
Ellen DeGeneres: Dog Adoption Turns Into A Dog Drama

Ellen DeGeneres: Dog Adoption Turns Into A Dog Drama

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres, one of the country’s best known entertainers, sobbed on her daytime...
» read full story October 24th, 2007 - 15:29
Marie Osmond - A Star Falls, Literally

Marie Osmond - A Star Falls, Literally

Singer Marie Osmond appears to be fine after she collapsed during Monday’s episode of...
» read full story October 24th, 2007 - 14:04
Dancing Star Marie Osmond Faints on Television

Dancing Star Marie Osmond Faints on Television

Viewers of ABC’s “Dancing with the Star” show probably gasped Monday night when...
» read full story October 23rd, 2007 - 09:58
World’s Sexiest Vegetarians: Carrie Underwood And Kevin Eubanks

World’s Sexiest Vegetarians: Carrie Underwood And Kevin Eubanks

Being a vegetarian sure paid off for singers Carrie Underwood and Kevin Eubanks who were crowned...
» read full story June 28th, 2007 - 01:23
‘Evil’ TV Ads Teach Kids Junk

‘Evil’ TV Ads Teach Kids Junk

American children are practically being brainwashed by the overwhelming number of TV ads for sweets...
» read full story March 29th, 2007 - 16:20
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