By Underwriters Laboratory via The Museum of Classic Chicago Television
A UL moment.
This aired on local Chicago TV early Monday, December 18, 1978.
Posted on December 23, 2013
60 Minutes We Can’t Get Back
NSA Infomercial A New Low
Investigative giant has become hideous joke.
60 Minutes journalism: former DNI official & FBI spokesman – soon to be NYPD official – “interviews” NSA chief http://t.co/wvEGO9ducb
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) December 16, 2013
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60 Minutes journalist tasked to report on the NSA used to work for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. So there’s that.
— Andrew Blake (@apblake) December 16, 2013
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So 60 Minutes assigns a friend of the military to a military story & a friend to intelligence to an intelligence story. Great.
— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) December 16, 2013
Posted on December 16, 2013
Tinley Park Blows 16 And Pregnant Opportunity
By Steve Rhodes
“MTV’s controversial show 16 and Pregnant [link mine] is unwelcome in Tinley Park, as village officials and school leaders have pushed back against possible filming in the community,” the Tribune reports.
“When Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki heard the show might be shooting at the 80th Avenue train station’s restaurant, he sent word to the owner of Parmesans Station that the show’s cameras would be unwelcome on Tinley property.
“I heard wind of it, and that’s when I went and said, ‘I don’t want any of our village buildings used in it,” Zabrocki said.
Memo to Zabrocki: Village buildings are public property.
Posted on December 11, 2013
Local TV Notes: The “T” Word
Plus: Aereo Launch Imperiled?
1. Aereo Stuck At Gate?
“A new lawsuit could keep Aereo out of the third biggest media market, and also complicates a confusing situation that makes it legal for Americans in some part of the country – but not others – to watch over-the-air TV via third party streaming services,” Gigaom reports.
“The lawsuit was filed [last month] by FilmOn, an Aereo-like service owned by eccentric billionaire Alki David. FilmOn’s complaint claims that a PBS station sent a letter accusing it of stealing its signal; FilmOn claims its service is a form of legal private copying, and asks the Chicago court to declare that it’s not violating the Copyright Act.
“The Chicago complaint amounts to a fresh courtroom stunt by David, a notorious provocateur who has repeatedly thumbed his nose at the court system. [A]ccording to reports, a judge in Washington held FilmOn in contempt of court and called David a ‘man who is missing couth.’ David, who was not in court, told the Wrap that his lawyers informed him that the judge was ‘p***ed.'”
Why is this relevant to Aereo in Chicago?
“[I]f Aereo goes ahead with the launch, the broadcasters would likely sue to add Aereo to the FilmOn case, forcing Aereo to work with David and his loosey-goosey legal team. As a result, Aereo may avoid the Windy City altogether.”
Posted on December 3, 2013
Dominick’s 1977: Holiday Turkey With Pop-Up Timer
By The Museum Of Classic Chicago Television
“Here’s a quick commercial for Dominick’s Finer Foods, with a sale on USDA Grade ‘A’ Land O’Lakes young turkey with pop-up timer just in time for the holidays. Good through December 24th. Voiceover by Lloyd Hanson. This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 16, 1977.”
Posted on November 28, 2013
Rebel Access TV Is In Your Face!
By Rebel Access TV
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Most recently added videos.
1. All That Remains.
Posted on November 22, 2013
HealthCare.Gov Fumble Creates Ad Opening For Competitors
Blue Cross Blue Shield Rolls Out New Campaign
“If HealthCare.gov were the product of a private-sector entity, it’s likely that things would be playing out differently in the wake of its disastrous rollout,” Ken Wheaton writes for Ad Age.
“The figurative streets would be paved with figurative blood as heads rolled, legal action might be in the offing and competitors would definitely be jumping on the opportunity.
“But it turns out that at least one company is taking advantage of the situation, if ever so gently.”
That company is Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, which is running a series of three commercials in Iowa and South Dakota touting the ease of buying health insurance from its website. To wit:
1. Sample.
Posted on November 21, 2013
Tornado Watch 2013
Essential News Views
1. WHOI-TV in Peoria Evacuates While On The Air.
Posted on November 18, 2013
Mainstream Media Continues Its War Against Atheism
WGN’s Robin Baumgarten Still Believes In Fairy Tales
Apparently living every day as if it’s a holiday is an angry act.
Posted on November 7, 2013
Local TV Stations Afraid Of Implied Nudity Reject Furniture Commercial
Infamous “Dump” Ads Notoriously Spoof-Worthy
“The Dump, the new discount furniture outlet in Lombard, wants to pour tens of thousands of dollars into local TV advertising this week,” the Sun-Times reports.
“Only problem is finding a station that will take its money. CEO E.J. Strelitz said that both the NBC and CBS affiliates in Chicago refuse to air a 30-second clip that features two middle-aged nudists, crossed legs, a couch and a fortuitously placed ball of yarn, a la the first Austin Powers.
“Our DNA is, we’re a disruptive retail concept,” Strelitz says. “We wanted advertising introducing ourselves in the Chicago market to be equally disruptive.”
Click through to see a still from the completely non-offensive offending spot.
Meanwhile, the Dump’s commercials in other markets must be notorious in other markets because they’ve inspired a few spoofs. Let’s take a look.
Posted on November 5, 2013