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Ads out of closet, into mainstream with gay themes

Welcome to the latest in gay imagery in mainstream advertising, where LGBT people have been waiting for a larger helping of fairness, or at least something other than punchlines and cliches.

Novel set in ad world offers laughs, lessons

The off-the-wall columnist was identified as John Kenney, "author of the forthcoming novel, 'Truth in Advertising.'" Better keep an eye out for that book, I figured.

Argentine media say govt taking away advertising

But Clarin spokesman Martin Etchevers says advertisers told both Clarin and La Nacion they're dropping the ads under pressure from Commerce Secretary Guillermo Moreno.

NHL says it's sorry to fans in newspaper ads

NHL says it's sorry to fans in newspaper ads

Star-Telegram Editorial Board will be expanding

Craig Diebel, a long-time manager on the advertising, marketing and digital media sides of Star-Telegram operations, will join the Editorial Board in January.

Ad with cartoon president rejected in South Africa

The move comes after a news editor at the broadcaster, funded by television license fees and advertising, sent an email telling staff to avoid referring the president's home and the surrounding...

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Television and radio listings for baseball, cycling, golf, NBA and NHL playoffs and tennis.

The Buzz: Jerry Brown hit over clear-cut logging in California

TV ad is a clear-cut whack at Brown's logging stance

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Blogs

Book-and-record set for the League of Space Pirates

Noah Scalin sez, "Thought you might enjoy this little video I made to promote the latest release...

News and rumors since 1997

The latest rumor regarding Apple's much speculated entry into the living room says the company...

Splitsider

Originally the character was used to pitch various TV commercial products in the south, but...

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NBC: Olympic Ad Sales Are Strong

Comcast's NBCUniversal unit is projecting advertising sales of more than $800 million for the...

USA Network's Dividing Line With Twitter

Comcast's USA Network will begin gathering up and centralizing social-media conversations about...

Top Warner Bros. TV Executive to Leave

The long-serving top television executive at Warner Bros.