Super Bowl keeps abreast of censors - Music - www.theage.com.au: "This year the Fox network, which shows the Super Bowl, banned four ads. Many on Madison Avenue were disappointed. Advertisers pay around $US2.4 million ($A3.1 million) for a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl and usually strive to create something controversial. But Bob Garfield, a columnist for Advertising Age, said this year's commercials were disappointing. He told Good Morning America, "This year, the Super Bowl is interesting not because of what ads they're showing but what ads they are not."
Car maker Lincoln withdrew a commercial after Christian groups complained. In the ad, which can be seen on the web, a priest finds a car key in the collection plate. He goes to the car park, where he sees a Lincoln truck. He strokes it, loves it. But then a little girl turns up with her father, and the father wants his keys back.
Some Christian groups said the ad was inappropriate, given the Catholic Church's recent problems with pedophile priests.
Fox banned an ad from Budweiser that showed a delivery boy using the hard breastplate from Janet's notorious costume to open a beer. Another ad, featuring Mickey Rooney's bare and ageing buttocks, was also banned.
Fox censored itself too, changing the name of its Best Damn Sports Show, Period to The Best Darn Super Bowl Road Show Ever.
But at least one company got a saucy ad through the net. The website, GoDaddy.com, showed an ad with a well-endowed woman jiggling her breasts. At one point, the strap on her singlet top snapped, but no nipple was seen."
Editor: Interesting. The Age didn't report that Fox pulled Go Daddy's ad in the second half at the request of the NFL.
Monday, February 07, 2005
Sunday, February 06, 2005
GoDaddy Super Bowl Video Ad and Blog
Go Daddy Video Ads: TV and Web
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Fox/NFL censors second ad run during super bowl
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Thursday, February 03, 2005
Oakley to Present at New York Fashion Week
Photo Release -- Oakley to Present at New York Fashion Week: Oakley, Inc. (NYSE:OO) today announced it will join Olympus Fashion Week at the Atelier in New York to stage the company's first ever formal runway presentation. Scheduled for 6pm on February 5th, the show marks the official launch of Oakley's ready-to-wear line, a collection that showcases looks from the company's Fall 2005 women's range of apparel.
"The future of fashion includes technology," said Oakley founder and CEO Jim Jannard. "As science defines the future of style, Oakley is uniquely positioned to innovate fashion with technologies that blend form with function, optimizing both."
Oakley's foray into fashion has achieved innovations that support the ongoing trend of merging technology into the everyday life of the consumer. For its women's collection, the company has engineered custom hardware and applied processes that give textiles a look and feel that is uniquely Oakley. Invention in fashion is exemplified by the versatility of the collection, which focuses on the female form with interchangeability that goes from active day to casual night.
Sound in Style.
Olympus' new m:robe, the first digital music player with a built-in digital camera, will be on the scene and on display down the runway, in the hands of models, designers and celebrities and featured by DJ's during the show and at exclusive after parties. There will also be a listening wall in the lobby of the Bryant Park tents where pictures and music from each day's shows will be available for all to see and hear the runway excitement.
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"The future of fashion includes technology," said Oakley founder and CEO Jim Jannard. "As science defines the future of style, Oakley is uniquely positioned to innovate fashion with technologies that blend form with function, optimizing both."
Oakley's foray into fashion has achieved innovations that support the ongoing trend of merging technology into the everyday life of the consumer. For its women's collection, the company has engineered custom hardware and applied processes that give textiles a look and feel that is uniquely Oakley. Invention in fashion is exemplified by the versatility of the collection, which focuses on the female form with interchangeability that goes from active day to casual night.
Sound in Style.
Olympus' new m:robe, the first digital music player with a built-in digital camera, will be on the scene and on display down the runway, in the hands of models, designers and celebrities and featured by DJ's during the show and at exclusive after parties. There will also be a listening wall in the lobby of the Bryant Park tents where pictures and music from each day's shows will be available for all to see and hear the runway excitement.
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mtv.com - News - Napster Takes On iPod With New, Portable Service
mtv.com - News - Napster Takes On iPod With New, Portable Service: "The music-subscription service Napster unveiled a portable version on Wednesday that will allow it to tackle Apple's popular iPod head-on.
Called Napster to Go, the service includes a new technology that allows it to work with portable players. A $30 million ad campaign for the service will launch during the Super Bowl on Sunday.
'Introducing the world's first portable music service,' reads an ad on Napster's official site. 'Now you can fill and refill your compatible MP3 player without paying 99 cents per track. Get all the music you want in a whole new way.'
The '99 cent' jab refers to the typical per-track cost of Apple's iTunes download service, which currently holds approximately 70 percent of the download market. The campaign urges people to compare the cost of spending $10,000 to buy and transfer 10,000 songs from iTunes to an iPod, versus Napster's $14.95 per-month fee to do the same with an unlimited number of the service's million-plus tracks, according to a Reuters report. "
David Rovics - Singer/Songwriter (Who Would Jesus Bomb?)
Called Napster to Go, the service includes a new technology that allows it to work with portable players. A $30 million ad campaign for the service will launch during the Super Bowl on Sunday.
'Introducing the world's first portable music service,' reads an ad on Napster's official site. 'Now you can fill and refill your compatible MP3 player without paying 99 cents per track. Get all the music you want in a whole new way.'
The '99 cent' jab refers to the typical per-track cost of Apple's iTunes download service, which currently holds approximately 70 percent of the download market. The campaign urges people to compare the cost of spending $10,000 to buy and transfer 10,000 songs from iTunes to an iPod, versus Napster's $14.95 per-month fee to do the same with an unlimited number of the service's million-plus tracks, according to a Reuters report. "
David Rovics - Singer/Songwriter (Who Would Jesus Bomb?)
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