Channel One tried very hard to get young people to watch a TV show this past weekend that raised doubts about Jesus’ resurrection. Since last Thursday, March 1, Channel One’s website has tease their young visitors with an article about film director’s James Cameron’s TV show "Jesus Family Tomb" which aired last night on...
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Destined to fail. Judy Harris, Channel One CEO Her company’s financial results are no longer reported by the parent company.   Primedia, Channel One’s parent company, announced their 2006 year-end results this past Tuesday. For the first time in years, Channel One was not a source of embarrassment to Primedia officials. That was because...
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Jim Metrock conducts a fake interview with Knight Foundation president Alberto Ibarguen In November 2006, I complained to Mr. Alberto Ibarguen, the CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, about the Foundation’s $2.25 million "bailout" of the notorious Channel One company. Ibarguen never responded. I sent emails to most of his...
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From Jim Metrock: This is an email I sent Ms. Judy Harris, Channel One’s CEO. From: [email protected] Subject: Please remove Buzzed Drinking PSAs Date: February 15, 2007 2:43:26 PM CST To: [email protected] Ms. Harris Last spring, Obligation asked you to stop airing “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” public service announcements prepared for the Ad...
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Why would C1N waste valuable school time showing Gatorade (major C1N advertiser) being poured over a coach? From Channel One’s official script: MEKA: WHEN WE COME BACK. THE TOUCHDOWNS, THE PLAYERS AND THE COACH WHO MADE HISTORY. WE’LL BRING YOU ALL OF THE EXCITEMENT FROM THE SUPER BOWL. INTRO SUPER BOWL HIGHLIGHTS MEKA: NOW...
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Channel One’s Advisory Board David ???? A principal somewhere in North Dakota. Emily ???? A media technology teacher somewhere in Texas. Jim ???? A teacher somewhere in Iowa. Sonya ???? A media specialist somewhere in Georgia. Roy ???? A video production teacher somewhere in California. Tami ???? A guidance counselor somewhere in Oklahoma. Randy...
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Gatorade remains an advertiser on Channel One News. The picture above comes from the Friday, January 19 show. C1’s management continues to see no problem advertising this junk drink to preteens. Obligation’s Jim Metrock said, "It seems fitting that one of the last regular advertisers on Channel One News is a product that adds...
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Channel One News ran two stories this week on the hanging of Saddam Hussein. Channel One’s Judy Harris had to make some decisions about what would be shown. She knew that children as young as ten are in Channel One’s dwindling captive audience. Not surprisingly Ms. Harris blunders. For some reason she wants children...
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Primedia Discontinues Operations on Education Unit Continues to ‘Explore All Options’ for Channel One By Claire Atkinson Published: December 20, 2006 NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Primedia is discontinuing the education segment that houses Channel One, according to a statement issued today. A spokeswoman for the company insisted this doesn’t mean the business is closing....
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Press Release Source: PRIMEDIA Inc. PRIMEDIA’s Education Segment to be Classified as a Discontinued Operation Wednesday December 20, 11:00 am ET NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PRIMEDIA Inc. (NYSE: PRM – News) today announced that in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the extent of the Company’s progress in exploring strategic options for the assets in...
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Obligation believes that today’s Channel One News program will be their last one – ever. Today’s show (December 19) is the last one before their normal holiday break, but with all the losses and lack of support for the company from their parent company Primedia, it makes sense for them to never come back...
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Channel One: Going, Going, Gone? Primedia Weighing Options for Its In-School TV Network By Claire Atkinson December 14, 2006 NEW YORK (AdAge.com ) — The future of Channel One, the in-school TV network that launched the careers of CNN’s Anderson Cooper and "National Geographic’s Ultimate Explorer" host Lisa Ling, is hanging in the balance....
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 Commercial activity permitted in schools, such as soft drink ads; the use of Channel One broadcasts in classrooms; sales incentives from soft drink bottlers; and exclusive beverage contracts may discourage a "nutrition-friendly" environment for students, say researchers. Dr. Claudia Probart, Penn State associate professor of nutritional sciences who led the...
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From Jim Metrock: It was a good idea if it had worked: Cut programming expenses at Channel One and air student-produced news stories that would cost Channel One nothing. Since this spring Channel One has been using their in-school show and web site to constantly solicit schools to sign up as "Bureau Schools." Channel...
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Dean Nelson is the Chairman and CEO of Channel One’s parent company PRIMEDIA. Today he discussed Channel One at the Credit Suisse’s Media Week conference in New York City. If you were one of the remaining employees of Channel One and you listened to what Mr. Nelson had to say, you would be at...
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