Tag Archives: TBS

‘Cougar Town’ Turns into Target Town

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The walls keep tumbling down. In the beginning, there was product placement. Then came product integration. Now? Now comes – what should we call this? –  product domination. From the New York Times: Like That Vase on the TV? Click Your Phone to … Continue reading →

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CBS=Can’t Be Serious

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

So CBS Sports decided it needed to offload its onerous (read: $6 billion) March Madness® madness. Wednesday New York Times headline: CBS Considered Paying ESPN to Take Tourney Lede: An extraordinary idea was broached last fall when CBS was trying … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama: Huckster-in-Chief

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Had it just been Pres. Obama sucking up to the International Olympic Committee to bring the 2012 five-ring circus to Chicago  – Dayenu, as they say at the Seder. That would have been enough. Had it just been Pres. Obama … Continue reading →

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