McDonald’s USA announced today it will televise its annual 365Black Awards ceremony for the first time on national cable television network Black Entertainment Television® (BET®). Hosted by award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson, the program will air at 11 p.m. Eastern/10 p.m. Central Sunday, August 25. McDonald’s 365Black Awards will feature an all-star lineup of celebrity performers and presenters. Comedian Jonathan Slocumb will open the broadcast that will feature show-stopping performances by recording artists Erica Campbell, Estelle, Angie Stone, Jordin Sparks and Yolanda Adams. Actors Jay Ellis and Omari Hardwick, singer/actress Brandy and singer/songwriter LeToya Luckett, will be among celebrities who will present the awards to this year’s honorees.
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Since Super Storm Sandy hit the Jersey Shore in October 2012, Atlantic City has battled the misperception that the famed Boardwalk was destroyed in the storm. Due to the storm’s track, Atlantic City’s tourism district suffered minimal damage. People mistakenly believe that the damaged boardwalks and amusement piers they saw on broadcast news programs were in Atlantic City, which is not true. Atlantic City is open for business.
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Northwestern Mutual will debut new, financial planning themed advertising during the January 1 broadcast of the Rose Bowl Game on ABC.
The spots, created by Olson in Minneapolis, Minn., are the latest iteration in Northwestern Mutual’s successful “Columns” campaign. Running since 2010, the ads showcase visually distinctive imagery that conveys the company’s financial strength and the importance of financial security to its current and prospective clients.
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Today the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) (www.tvb.org), the not-for-profit trade association of America's commercial broadcast television industry, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Ad Council kicked off the tenth year of their nationwide public service advertising (PSA) initiative,
The Ad Council launched today a new version of their digital distribution platform, PSA Central, making it the first single source destination for all Ad Council PSAs. The platform provides easy access to broadcast-quality television spots in multiple HD and SD formats, as well as ads created for radio, print, online, mobile and outdoor media.
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With the airing of Super Bowl XLVIII, 20 Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) students became the first to have a hand in designing the opening animation for FOX Sports’ broadcast of the NFL’s annual championship game. A television event that likely will be one of the top 10 most-watched programs in history, the broadcast was expected to draw an audience of more than 100 million.
The opening animation of the broadcast was set in New York’s iconic Times Square, and brought the worlds of art and football together to capture the superior athleticism of NFL players. SCAD students helped create the concept and design for the animation using assets provided by FOX Sports and by fashioning new creative elements.
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This July 4th, America’s national Independence Day celebration will kick off the festivities for our country’s 238th birthday with an all-star salute led by our country’s favorite host, two-time Emmy Award-winning television personality Tom Bergeron (DANCING WITH THE STARS). Broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, the event will feature performances by: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frankie Valli; Grammy Award-winning music legend Patti LaBelle; platinum recording artist and songwriter Philip Phillips; multi-platinum recording artist and actress Jordin Sparks; the world-famous Muppets; five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Michael McDonald; country music superstar Sara Evans; singer-songwriter Kendall Schmidt from BIG TIME RUSH and HEFFRON DRIVE; and five-time Tony Award nominee and Broadway star Kelli O’Hara; with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly.
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A new, multi-patented beauty product engineered to help prevent and reduce wrinkles caused by recurring facial compression during sleep is now available. JuveRest: The Sleep Wrinkle Pillow features a unique contoured shape specifically designed to minimize facial contact with the pillow, a common cause of facial wrinkles. JuveRest provides proper head and neck support in both the back and side sleeping positions for a comfortable and restful night’s sleep. Revolutionary in design, JuveRest was invented by Goesel Anson, MD, FACS, nationally recognized, board certified plastic surgeon and a managing member of JuveRest LLC. JuveRest will debut on QVC, one of the world’s largest multimedia retailers, on August 15 via a simultaneous national broadcast at 4 p.m. EDT.
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Big brands break new commercials at DAYTONA 500®, and NASCAR is no exception. NASCAR will reveal a brand new creative vision – a campaign featuring more than two dozen drivers, with nine original spots in both English and Spanish. The drama-filled campaign will premiere during NASCAR’s crown-jewel event, the Daytona 500. The race will broadcast live on FOX and FOX Deportes on Feb. 24 beginning at 1 pm ET.
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The Studio365 mobile app by Live365 mobile app enables broadcasters to manage their radio stations anywhere they go. With the Studio365 mobile app you can: • Create, preview, and manage your Shout Out Messages • Set and update your pre-rolls and station ID messages • Update your profile including title, image, description, etc. • Check your listener stats in real time • Listen and share your station anywhere New features coming soon To
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UCLA Anderson School of Management and the G. and R. Loeb Foundation invite journalists from print, online and broadcast media to submit entries in 14 competition categories and nominations for two career achievement awards for the 2014 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.
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On Sunday, August 24, truth®, the nation’s largest and longest running youth smoking prevention campaign, premiered the latest advertisements in its new Finish It campaign, titled “Unpaid” and “Response”. Both aired during the hugely popular MTV Video Music Awards broadcast — an annual music awards ceremony that attracts millions of viewers and sparks immediate cultural conversations. Teen smoking rates are at their lowest levels in 22 years, and through the Finish It campaign, truth aims to enlist this generation to end smoking for good.
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