Media Decoder: Programs on Demand, Just for PBS Members

The service, which will not be widely available before next spring, will reinforce the idea that members are investors in PBS programming, said Jonathan C. Abbott, chief executive of WGBH Boston.



The Media Equation: Warnings Along F.C.C.’s Fast Lane

Time and again, when the government tries to insert itself between the Internet and its users, it gets clobbered. This could end up the same way.



Its Ratings Sliding, Fox Looks for Hope in a Gotham City Before Batman

The network, whose prime-time audience has fallen about 17 percent, is under pressure as it prepares to present its fall schedule to advertisers.

Sifa Soda: Opener


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Advertising Agency:Do not Harm Animals, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Director:Gorkem Ciftci
Art Director:Hur?it Tolon
Copywriter:Gorkem Ciftci
Account Manager:Mert Ural

Who to Watch Now That Omnicom-Publicis Deal Is No More


Peter Sherman,

exec VP, Omnicom

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Larry Wilmore Is Ready for ‘The Minority Report’

Larry Wilmore, a seasoned television writer and producer and “Daily Show” regular, prepares to lead his own commentators on “The Minority Report With Larry Wilmore.”

Books of The Times: In ‘Stress Test,’ Timothy F. Geithner Recalls Crisis Days

Timothy F. Geithner, the former Treasury secretary, recounts his view of the financial crisis in “Stress Test.”



Omnicom-Publicis Bust-Up Shows Limits of Holding Co. Model


From the biggest bang to the littlest whimper in just nine months.

The proposed Publicis-Omnicom merger was stunning in size. The announcement made the industry ponder its future, and the dissolution does the same, calling into question the kind of scale a holding company can achieve, how fast and at what cost.

The deal’s autopsy will reveal internal trauma, and possibly death by fear of taxes. But it never completely made sense, at least as described by the companies. The proposed savings ($500 million) were relatively paltry for a $35 billion tie-up, and the strategic logic wasn’t completely evident beyond “big equals better.” If it had been, the companies’ respective share prices would have reflected it, and walking away wouldn’t have been an option (shareholders on at least one side would have revolted). Instead, Omnicom’s shares were up the day after the deal was squashed; Publicis’ stock fell slightly. Overall, they barely budged during the engagement.

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Instagram Vision Sunglasses

Voici les nouvelle lunettes de soleil Tens Tinted Sunglasses avec une ambition simple : ajouter un éclat coloré supplémentaire à votre été. Ces lunettes sont dotées de lentilles teintées personnalisées qui permettent d’ajouter un filtre teinté type Instagram qui vous permettra de voir le monde d’une autre couleur.

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Dynamic Fridge Doodles – Charlie Layton Draws Phenomenal Art on the Fridge (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Putting art on the fridge usually involves magnets, but not if you’re Charlie Layton, a graphic design artist based in Philadelphia. Layton noticed that the white surface of the fridge was…

Wooden Punch Buggies – Momir Bojic’s Wooden Car Design Recreates the VW Beetle in Oak (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Instead of tinkering around the house during his retirement like most, Momir Bojic decided to make his dream car—the astonishing wooden car design was a labor of love that took the 71-year old…

Conceptual Black Sculptures

Paolo Grassino est un artiste italien né à Turin, qui s’applique à faire de magnifiques sculptures pour des installations dans des musées ou dans la nature et la ville. Tout en noir et très conceptuelles, il réalise ses sculptures avec du caoutchouc, du polystyrène, de la cire et du béton. A découvrir en images.

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Do-Gooder Social Campaigns – #KindVines Captures Small Moments of Human Kindness (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With the KindVines project, Dignity Health and Eleven, Inc. is encouraging Vine users to perform and record a random act of human kindness and upload it with the #KindVines tag.

Visiting the…

Medieval TV Pickup Lines – These Game of Thrones Pick-Up Lines Will Enchant Fans of the Show (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There’s a lot of romantic action that happens on Game of Thrones, but if you’re not as adept at courtship as some of the show’s characters, these Game of Thrones pick-up lines…

Comical City Maps – Aaron Meshon Created a Colorful and Fun Map Of Brooklyn (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Children’s book illustrator Aaron Meshon decided to infuse his colorful comic book illustration styles into a quirky map of Brooklyn. The New York City neighbourhood is full of culture and hip…

Peelable Perforated Wallpapers – This Circular Patterned Wallpaper by ZNAK Has a Tear-Off Design (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The ‘Tear Off’ patterned wallpaper by design firm ZNAK is a creative way to customize your wall space. The ‘Tear Off’ wallpaper comes in a stylish perforated design that can…

Hyperreal Cutting Board Illustrations – Ivan Hoo Draws Incredibly Realistic Images on Wooden Boards (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A Singapore artist name Ivan Hoo creates imaginative cutting board illustrations that look extremely realistic. He does so by the use of pencils and pastels on a wooden board, of course,…

Castrol: Footkhana

Advertising Agency: The Wasserman Group
Partner: Steve Astephen
Creative Director: Mark Hibdon
Agency: Earn Media
Creative Director: Jamal Benmiloud
Producers: Collette Poole, Zinnia Higson
Agency: Hoonigan
Creative Director: Brian Scotto
Production: Logan & Sons
Director: Ben Conrad
Cinematography: Oscar Faura
Live Action ?Producer: Rick Brown
Football Choreographer: Andy Ansah
Production Service Company: Goodgate Production
Post Production: LOGAN
Producer: Pierre Nobile
Editor: Volkert Besseling
Sound Design: Keith Ruggiero
Music: “Mas Que Nada” by Sergio Mendez, Brasil ’66
Driver: Ken Block
Athlete: Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior

Cord-Concealing Desks – The Artifox Desk Expertly Hides Pesky Electrical Cords (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re someone who despises the look of cluttered gadget cords scattered across your desk, the Artifox Desk is the perfect solution for your office. The Artifox Desk is designed with…

Cristal: Stadium, 8

Your house is your stadium.

Advertising Agency: Y&R, Peru
Executive Creative Director:
Flavio Pantigoso
Head of Art: Christian Sánchez
Creative Directors: José Rivera, Erick Galván
Copywriters: José Rivera, Daniel Saavedra
Art Directors: Erick Galván, Kevin Contreras, Hideki Uchima, Renzo Cano
Account Director: Javier Acosta
Account Executive: Andrea Luque
Photographer: Tito Köster
Assistant Photographer: Roddy Zevallos
Line Production: Del Mate Producciones
Post Production: Midas Digital
Illustratiion: Plan B, Animal FX