Hasta La Creative!

The FCC, which always seems to have its knickers in a twist—but insists on imposing penalties when it sees said knickers on TV—is targeting 13 Fox affiliates with $7,000 fines for episodes of Married By America that contained “persistent sexual activities.” Now, “persistent sexual activities” and “marriage” sound mutually exclusive, and indeed, the naughtiness took place during the show’s bachelor and bachelorette parties. In a departure from its staid balance-sheet musings and world-trade analyses, Reuters paints this picture of the show, which aired nearly five years ago: “The program included scenes like a topless woman straddling a man, whipped cream being licked off one woman’s bare chest and an underwear-clad man being spanked by two female strippers.” After reading that, my main question is: Which genius canceled this show in the first place?! (And no wonder the Enzyte guy felt deflated after the series’ passing.) I’m starting a petition … to get Married By America back on the air asap. If it returns, I’ll be investing in a TiVo system. To record sports, OK? Perverts.

—Posted by David Gianatasio

LONDON – Virgin Media has launched a legal challenge against the Competition Commission’s recent ruling on Sky’s 17.9 per cent ITV stake, calling for even tougher sanctions to be applied.

Sleep before you drive.

Advertising Agency: Clemenger BBDO Wellington, New Zealand
Executive Creative Director: Philip Andrew
Creative Director: Mark Harricks
Art Directors / Copywriters: Mark Harricks, Paul Nagy, Paul Young, Brigid Alkema
Retoucher: Geoff Francis
Photographer: Mat Blamires
Suit: Sean Keaney

Fred Wilson is Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures in NYC.

(TrendHunter.com) The Surface Design Show 2008, from 4-8 March in Islington, London is an exhibition of innovative materials and surfaces for applications in architecture and inteiors. Among the products on show are : Surface 1 Resin Walls by Efepimarmi that feature marble pebbles cast in transparent resin that ca…

Advertising Agency: Adventa Lowe, Kiev, Ukraine
Creative Director: Oleksiy Pasichnyk
Art Director / Illustrator: Sergey Levitskiy
Copywriter: Eugene Gozheyshiy
To be published: March 2008

Advertising Agency: Adventa Lowe, Kiev, Ukraine
Creative Director: Oleksiy Pasichnyk
Art Director / Illustrator: Sergey Levitskiy
Copywriter: Eugene Gozheyshiy
To be published: March 2008

LONDON – UNICEF is launching a new HIV awareness campaign featuring celebrities including Claudia Schiffer, Sir Roger Moore, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jemima Khan.

LONDON – Zinio, which provides digital publishing platforms for companies including IPC and Dennis, is rolling out two initiatives to widen its client base.

Advertising Agency: Jack Russell Design, Cape Town, South Africa
Creative Director / Art Director: Craig Cockcroft
Copywriter: Jonathan Bain
Photographer: Anton Robert
Other additional credits: Peace of Mind advertising consultants
Published: October 2007