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Channel One is back. Few young people care.

August 24, 2016
Channel One is back. Few young people care.

From Jim Metrock: Yes, those lovable, wannabe journalists at Channel One News are back.  Well, not all of them – Maggie Rulli left months earlier. Are students excited about seeing their favorite on-air personalities back on their classroom screens?  I don’t think so. As you see, in two days the Facebook post announcing, “Channel...
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Moving van at the dock: Channel One has to move again.

August 23, 2016
Moving van at the dock: Channel One has to move again.

“ANNOUNCEMENT: Channel One’s New York offices are moving this week. As of Monday, October 8th, we will be located at 1440 Broadway, 17th Fl., NY, NY 10018. Our new phone # is: 212-204-3700; Fax: 212-204-3960. All e-mails remain the same. Please make note of the change.” From Jim Metrock:  That was 2001.  Sinking revenues...
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Sick Houghton Mifflin may consider pulling plug on Channel One News.

August 9, 2016
Sick Houghton Mifflin may consider pulling plug on Channel One News.

From Jim Metrock: In 2014 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) had a lot of people scratching their heads when they acquired the burned-out, remaining assets of Channel One News. Only two years before, Houghton Mifflin emerged from an embarrassing bankruptcy. Why did HMH acquire Channel One when this controversial youth marketing company had little chance of adding...
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Channel One News not hiring, as if you were interested.

June 2, 2016
Channel One News not hiring, as if you were interested.

From Jim Metrock:  Houghton Mifflin’s controversial Channel One News is not hiring. Summer is a bad time for this dinosaur of a youth marketing firm.  The summer months are a perfect time for schools to end their contract with Channel One.  When a TV show is losing their audience, why hire more people?  
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Maggie Rulli leaves Channel One News

May 30, 2016
Maggie Rulli leaves Channel One News

  From Jim Metrock: Channel One’s on-air personality Maggie Rulli is leaving. Her last day was Friday, May 27. Ms. Rulli stayed too long at the controversial, in-school TV show.  Her role was to be the pretty face to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s ugly commercial exploitation of school kids via their Channel One News subsidiary. Sadly she stayed with this...
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Schools continue to disrespect Channel One News

May 9, 2016
Schools continue to disrespect Channel One News

    From Jim Metrock: Schools continue to show Channel One before school starts.  Schools that are serious about academics will not allow Channel One News to interfere with their school day.  The remaining advertisers on Channel One have to know that the TV show doesn’t have the audience it once had. Students at...
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“Thanks for watching!” and we REALLY mean it!

February 29, 2016
“Thanks for watching!” and we REALLY mean it!

From Jim Metrock:  I check in on Channel One News only occasionally now.  The company is a shell of its former self.  Fewer and fewer students see Channel One’s advertising, news, and fluffy filler content.  American schools are so much better with the fall of Channel One News. Below is a February 25th Facebook post...
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Houghton Mifflin’s Channel One asks third graders about “dirty dancing”

January 31, 2016
Houghton Mifflin’s Channel One asks third graders about “dirty dancing”

From Jim Metrock: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Channel One wants schoolchildren, down to eight, to tackle the important issue of dirty dancing. HMH’s Channel One News maintains one website for all its student audiences, ranging from high school seniors to third grade students.  Channel One recently ask students, “Do you think schools should cancel dances because...
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Gulfport High still shows Channel One News. Sorta.

October 8, 2015
Gulfport High still shows Channel One News. Sorta.

From Jim Metrock: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s miserable unit Channel One Network is helpless when schools trash their TV show. Consider Gulfport High School’s refusal to show Channel One News according to the “contract” they have with the company. On a regular day the school allows five minutes for school announcements and any remaining time...
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More and more “reporters” for less and less audience.

September 10, 2015
More and more “reporters” for less and less audience.

From Jim Metrock: It is getting very hard to find a school district that is showing Channel One News.  Without the fear of Channel One taking away their TV network, schools no longer have a need to honor the terms of the old Channel One contract.  [Show our daily, 12-minute TV show to student...
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