Calvin Klein Commercial Makes TV Execs Uncomfortable
According to New York Magazine, tv networks have their panties in a twist over Calvin Klein’s commercials for its new fragrance, Secret Obsession. They say the TV spots are too risqué and won’t air them unless Coty (the company that makes the fragrance) makes them more G-rated. The TV ads, like the print campaign debuting […]
David Lynch on Mobile Movies
Tech and telecom companies around the world have been betting big on the next frontier: mobile. Earlier this week, the NYTimes reported that mobile TV is spreading in the U.S. and Europe as more and more people are watching direct broadcasts on their cellphones, and more and more companies are investing in infrastructure, devices, and […]
Obama Courting Gay Voters?
On Gawker, Towleroad, and Mother Jones: Video footage of Obama making his concession speech (after losing Pennsylvania to Clinton last Tuesday) shows three guys, all clad in Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirts. The one on the left seems particularly well-prepared for television coverage, his “Fitch” being the largest visible brand on the screen (even outsizing Obama’s […]
Letterman’s not so funny top 10 list
Talk show host David Letterman called Thomas Beatie, the trans man who is 5 month pregnant, an “androgynous freak show” during his CBS Late Night show “Top Ten List” Tuesday night. We aren’t laughing.
