http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2008/08/13/comedy-central-viacom-gets-clever-with-advertising/ LOCAL MEDIA WATCH. The Nexus of All Things Local Mon, 01 Jun 2015 22:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2008/08/13/comedy-central-viacom-gets-clever-with-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-370143 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:09:32 +0000 http://blog.kelseygroup.com/index.php/2008/08/13/comedy-central-viacom-gets-clever-with-advertising/#comment-370143 The problem I have with commercials on TBS is that when they run movies in the evening, the commercial breaks aren’t quite right. They’ll cut off mid scene, have 2 commercials, go back to the movie, then a regular commercial break 7 minutes later. It’s been like that all summer!

]]> http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2008/08/13/comedy-central-viacom-gets-clever-with-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-245865 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:45:02 +0000 http://blog.kelseygroup.com/index.php/2008/08/13/comedy-central-viacom-gets-clever-with-advertising/#comment-245865 It reminds me of the Truman Show – that movie with Jim Carey were his life was broadcast 24/7. The movie spoofed product placement the whole time- his wife holding a can of cleaner and saying how great it is etc… Funny as it is it’s probably the future platform for television.

]]> http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2008/08/13/comedy-central-viacom-gets-clever-with-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-245862 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:41:15 +0000 http://blog.kelseygroup.com/index.php/2008/08/13/comedy-central-viacom-gets-clever-with-advertising/#comment-245862 I’ve seen that spot but I have a different take on it. It seems to me that the product mention was probably sold to Cars.com and and the network just created the spot specifically to accomplish this – of course they can get some PR for a show at the same time, thus probably co-oping the spot with the advertiser. Watch the show (if they actually is one) and see if that same clip is included. I bet it will not.

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