Last week, Primedia’s CEO Tom Rogers proudly told a conference call for investment analysts that Channel One will continue their relationship with MTV. There will be another special on Channel One that will be coproducer by MTV. It will air before the end of the year. Most parents understand the offensive content on MTV. MTV...
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“Teach the news” is Channel One’s latest slogan. Channel One has rolled out this slogan and hired new people and reassigned people in an attempt to look like an educational company as opposed to the corporate child predator that it is. Channel One’s “news” is secondary to its commercials and their newest campaign confirms it. Channel One is...
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Here’s a photo of a bunch of kiddie marketers waving goodbye to their handful of fans. Their kiddie marketing company has gone out of business. Boo hoo. All of these people, whether they worked in front of the camera or behind, were involved in the commercial exploitation of schoolchildren. They earned their paycheck by...
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From Jim Metrock: Bradley Bryne sold out Alabama schoolchildren when he was a member of the Alabama State Board of Education. He is now a congressman representing South Alabama. He was one of the first persons Ms. Pat Ellis, Obligation’s education director, and I approached on the State Board to oppose Channel One in...
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From Jim Metrock: This is a piece of Channel One News sales literature. It’s sickening. Look at the face they used. It’s a young person who is completely attentive to the Channel One TV screen. He can’t go anywhere. He can’t ask for the channel to be changed. He IS the captive audience Channel One...
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From Jim Metrock: This is a flyer I printed up in 2013 and sent to school board members across the country. Channel One News advertised both these movies to middle school students, some just out of elementary school. These aren’t the worst movies Channel One News urged children to see, however, they do help...
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From Jim Metrock: Now that Channel One is done, I think it is worthwhile to drag out the names of all those that helped this kiddie marketing firm stay so long in our classrooms. When Ralph Reed was a consultant/ lobbyist for Channel One News, he was utterly unscrupulous. In my mind, he was worst...
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The next day, Mr. Abramoff wrote to Ms. Ridenour: Amy, can you get me an invoice for a contribution for $10,000 which I can push through Channel One? Jeff has asked for this so we can get something to you asap. Thanks. On March 13, 2000, Dennis Stephens forwarded a commentary from R.D. Davis,...
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This article is from April 25, 2013: Spring house cleaning continues at marketing company Channel One. A look back at the man who loved to connect advertisers with children. In the early 2000’s when he was Channel One’s VP of Sales Kent Haehl knew that there was an obesity crisis developing among...
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Advocates for commercial-free schools cheer as Channel One signs off Thursday, July 5, 2018 Contact: David Monahan, CCFC ([email protected]; 617-896-9397) Advocates for commercial-free schools cheer as Channel One signs off Kids lost learning time to in-class broadcasts with corporate marketing BOSTON, MA — July 5, 2018 — Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has announced the end...
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