From Jim Metrock: To understand what the marketing geniuses at Channel One did today on its in-school TV show, you have to understand the current “war” between the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Expanded Universe. Two movie studios have their own cast of superheros (Marvel: Spiderman, Black Panther and DC: Superman,...
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From Jim Metrock: It’s 2017 and there is a good reason that Channel One News steadfastly refuses to publish the list of advertisers on its controversial, classroom TV show. No parent, no educator, no school administrator, no citizen is allowed to know what is being advertised to the students in their community. That...
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This article was originally published on August 25, 2012. ____________________________________________________________ December 11, 2016 – From Jim Metrock: This is the typical cultural rot that Channel One News advertises to American schoolchildren. I am unable to verify what is being advertised on the controversial in-school TV show now, but I assume it’s more of the...
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From Jim Metrock: This movie contest is on Channel One’s website Channelone.com. This is the site that students in high school to elementary school go to find out more information after seeing the Channel One News show in their classrooms. Channel One rarely posts the MPAA ratings...
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Nikki Reed: Hey, everyone! I’m Nikki Reed. Jackson Rathbomb: And I’m Jackson Rathbomb. We’re from the new movie in the Twilight saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. Get ready because… Nikki Reed: Channel One News starts right now! Maggie: Thanks, guys, for getting us going. November 12, 2012 – Channel One and Promethean...
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If they keep doing this in American schools, they both will fade to black.
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Teachers and school boards are increasingly disappointed with Channel One’s hyper-commercial content. In 2012 Channel One News continues to lose schools. Once they had over 8 million secondary school students in their captive audience. Now they have under 5 million. That means that ad revenue is shrinking for this youth marketing firm. In response...
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The countdown isn’t the beginning of the show. The show began with the first images of this commercial. The countdown leads to a Channel One News on-air personality welcoming the captive audience to Channel One’s show. After this greeting there is even more precious school time wasted as an animated video promoting...
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