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Channel One News Hall of Shame: This is one of the milder movies promoted on classroom TVs.
Note: Today is March 13, 2017. I am posting this article from 2011 because parents and school administrators are denied access to the list of advertisers on the controversial Channel One TV show. By going back in time a little bit, one can get an idea of Channel One’s advertising. This is one of...
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Creepy, controversial advertiser appears on Channel One. What’s new?
From Jim Metrock: This creepy banner ad appeared this week on Channelone.com. Clicking on the ad sends kids straight to the page below. This is the controversial Spokeo.com site. http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-spokeo-website-privacy-concerns-033110,0,2433092.story http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2010/04/07/spokeo-com-scam.htm I typed in Paul Folkemer’s email address to see what would happen. Folkemer is a top executive for Channel One. He doesn’t appear...
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Napster
The kiddie marketers at Alloy’s Channel One News are doing their best to get young people to sign up for Napster the music download company. When Napster started years ago it was free and that of course incurred the wrath of the music industry. Napster now charges for downloading digital music. Channel One News...
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Everwood
Amy and Ephram Somebody at Channel One loves the WB’s Everwood show on Monday nights. It has been advertised as much as any other TV show on Channel One, with the possible exception of Dawson’s Creek. It is age-inappropriate for high school students, and most certainly for middle school students. Channel One promotes this TV show to children as young...
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Alabama Schools Urge Students to See Latest Eddie Murphy Movie; Channel One Ad For Movie Literally “Distasteful”
Channel One advertised Eddie Murphy’s latest movie called “Holy Man.” Like many of Murphy’s movies he pushes the limits of good taste. This school-endorsed movie has plenty of problems. One reviewer had this to say about Channel One’s latest “Movie of the Week”: “And despite its PG rating, “Holy Man” features what has become Murphy’s trademark of...
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