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  • Book Marketing Campaign on Don Imus Radio Show Leads to Lawsuit
  • Satellite Media Tour Firm KDHD-TV Adds Broadcaster Wally Dallenbach Jr. as Auto Expert
  • DRTV Company Incredible Discoveries Receive Rave Reviews at ERA Show
  • JSM Music, Inc. Celebrates Its Top 10 Super Bowl Spot Featuring Justin Timberlake
  • JSM Music Produces Music for New Chevy Tahoe Ad Campaign Featuring Mary J Blige
  • New Syndicated Radio Program Brings Independent Music to the Mainstream
  • Incredible Discoveries Secures New Appearance on HSN for the Magic Juice Filter after Recent
  • Networks Reject 'alli™...Poopy-In-Your-Pants' Commercial from Rival Diet Pill Distributor, Generix Laboratories
  • AirSpun to Launch Music Industry's First Web-Based Radio Airtime Booking System
  • GameBeat Studios adds Four Awards to its Growing List of Prestigious Industry Honors
  • Satellite Media Tour Firm KDHD-TV Adds Broadcaster Wally Dallenbach Jr. as Auto Expert

    Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:47:49 -0800 PST
    by CarlyZ

    SAN DIEGO, Calif. — NASCAR racing legend Wally Dallenbach Jr, motor sports broadcaster for NBC, ABC, TNT and USA Network, joins KDHD-TV, LLC’s team of broadcasters providing live content to national and local news programs around the country. Dallenbach rounds out the roster of broadcast savvy experts covering the dynamic tech, gaming, travel and toy industries for the satellite tour/broadcast news content provider.

    JSM Music, Inc. Celebrates Its Top 10 Super Bowl Spot Featuring Justin Timberlake

    Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:42:44 -0800 PST
    by CarlyZ

    Magnetic Attraction spot (c) PepsiCoNEW YORK, N.Y. — JSM Music, Inc., the largest commercial music production company in America, scored a major touch down at the Super Bowl having provided music for one of the top ad-spots during the game. JSM’s music was featured on Pepsi’s “Magnetic Attraction” advertisement which showcased the musical and acting talents of superstar performer Justin Timberlake.

    Book Marketing Campaign on Don Imus Radio Show Leads to Lawsuit

    Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:51:24 -0800 PST
    by CarlyZ

    NEW YORK, N.Y. — FlatSigned Press, Inc. has sued Don Imus, Infinity Broadcasting, and CBS as a result of off-script and off-color remarks Imus made while reading ad copy to promote the book on his show. The “Imus in the Morning” show was selected to be the highlight in FlatSigned Press, Inc.’s marketing of the book, due to Imus’s noted ability to publicize books. Imus’ remarks left an indelible negative mark on the publishing company’s name.

    JSM Music Produces Music for New Chevy Tahoe Ad Campaign Featuring Mary J Blige

    Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:50:10 -0700 PDT
    by CarlyZ

    JSM MusicNEW YORK, N.Y. — JSM Music owner and executive producer Joel Simon and his studio will have their own cause to celebrate at this week’s BET Awards. Tuesday night’s awards will include the world premiere of a new TV commercial featuring Mary J Blige - part of a campaign for Chevy Tahoe - for which Simon and JSM Music played a key role.

    Networks Reject ‘alli™…Poopy-In-Your-Pants’ Commercial from Rival Diet Pill Distributor, Generix Laboratories

    Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:21:00 -0700 PDT
    by CarlyZ

    alli poopy pantsSALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Network executives from ABC, NBC and CBS seem to have lost their sense of humor when it came to broadcasting what’s affectionately been dubbed the “alli… Poopy-In-Your-Pants” ad from rival diet pill distributor Generix Labs, makers of Leptopril(TM).

    DRTV Company Incredible Discoveries Receive Rave Reviews at ERA Show

    Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:30:48 -0800 PST
    by CarlyZ

    DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — The kudos are still coming in from Incredible Discoveries’ recent appearance at the Electronic Retailers Association (ERA) show in Las Vegas. During the show and in following weeks, Incredible Discoveries has received amazing responses from their vendors who were extremely impressed by the new innovations in hardware, technology and personal hygiene that ID will soon be introducing.

    Incredible Discoveries Secures New Appearance on HSN for the Magic Juice Filter after Recent

    Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:57:26 -0800 PST
    by CarlyZ

    DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Incredible Discoveries, a leading DRTV company with multi-channel product distribution services, today announced that one of their discoveries, the Magic Juice Filter, will be returning to HSN (The Home Shopping Network), after its recent sellout appearance.

    New Syndicated Radio Program Brings Independent Music to the Mainstream

    Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:39:24 -0700 PDT
    by CarlyZ

    IRONTON, Ohio — Undiscovered Radio Network, Inc. (www.undiscoveredradionetwork.com) has developed ‘Undiscovered’ a new syndicated broadcast radio program to provide an innovative and long awaited mainstream vehicle for independent artists. The two hour show is set to debut the first weekend of September and features independent rock and alternative artists that have gained local or regional popularity but don’t have the resources to tap into mainstream broadcasting.

    AirSpun to Launch Music Industry’s First Web-Based Radio Airtime Booking System

    Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:47:26 -0700 PDT
    by CarlyZ

    SAN MATEO, Calif. — AirSpun, Inc., a California start-up with an e-commerce approach to marketing digital music through commercial radio promotion, announced plans today to launch airspun.com (”Beta”) in an effort to democratize the music hitmaking process and provide independent artists with “unprecedented power over their creative futures.”

    GameBeat Studios adds Four Awards to its Growing List of Prestigious Industry Honors

    Mon, 01 May 2006 22:01:47 -0700 PDT
    by CarlyZ

    Darryl DuncanCHICAGO, IL — The industry honors just keep racking up for GameBeat Studios. The Chicago-based music production and sound design house recently received two Silver Addys in the 6th District Addy Awards competition for its work on the Wal-Mart Voices of Color(TM) Film Series campaign. The winning spots are now eligible for the National Addy Awards in San Francisco next month. GameBeat produced music and sound for the award-winning spots on behalf of E. Morris Communications, the Chicago agency representing Wal-Mart.

    GameBeat Studios Completes Production on Third Spot for Wal-Mart’s Voices of Color Campaign

    Fri, 31 Mar 2006 14:14:47 -0800 PST
    by CarlyZ

    CHICAGO, IL — GameBeat Studios recently announced completion of the third of four spots in the Wal-Mart Voices of Color(TM) Film Series promotional campaign. The spot began airing nationally on television broadcast and cable outlets, including TBS and TNT.

    ABC Sports Delivers $106 Million in Added-Value to BCS Sponsors

    Mon, 09 Jan 2006 21:02:18 -0800 PST
    by CarlyZ

    PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS — As America’s top college football teams battled in the four BCS games, Tostitos, Federal Express, Nokia and Citi, scored more than $106 million of in-game signage and enhancements from ABC Sports during the four telecasts. The values, determined by Image Impact, Inc. (www.ImageImpact.tv), the premier provider of sponsorship impact/product placement evaluation, are based upon the published 30-second commercial rates.

    G-Man Music PSA for American Cancer Society Takes Listeners Inside the Human Body

    Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:32:40 -0800 PST
    by CarlyZ

    LOS ANGELES, CA — Radio listeners become a cancer cell inside a human body as part of the new public service announcement created by G-Man Music & Radical Radio (www.gmanmusic.com) for the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org).