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Tom Hanson

August 31, 2022
Tom Hanson

Channel One News had many on-air personalities who acted goofy. Tom Hanson is shown here mugging for the camera. At the time, he was trying to look “younger” for his captive audience of middle school students. Many Channel One “reporters” thought that acting immature – making silly faces – would fool students into thinking...
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Three villains

July 20, 2021
Three villains

Channel One News has been gone since 2018. However, there is concern that some new youth marketing company will try to bring back the company or parts of it. That is why Obligation will release a video series documenting the abundant problems with Channel One. Before the videos start in August, let’s reintroduce a...
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Channel One News converted learning time into marketing time. New video series will explain how it ended.

December 30, 2020

Channel One News was a classroom marketing company. It grew at a phenomenal rate in the mid-90s until it ran into its toughest opposition: Obligation, Inc. My name is Jim Metrock. I’m president of Obligation. I am one of the reasons Channel One News exited classrooms. I am one of the reasons millions of...
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It is official: NexxGen News is currently not operating.

January 19, 2020
It is official: NexxGen News is currently not operating.

  This is great news for all teachers and parents who feared a return of this Channel One-like, schoolhouse marketing scheme.    
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Edmodo’s NexxGen News stumbles into 2020

January 1, 2020
Edmodo’s NexxGen News stumbles into 2020

There have been no news stories about NexxGen News signing up schools for its kiddie marketing plan. Neither Edmodo or NexxGen News have posted any episodes of NexxGen News since early 2019. Obligation will report on any episodes of the controversial school TV show if they are published.  It is looking like this Channel...
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Tones [sic] of problems for NexxGen News.

September 12, 2019
Tones [sic] of problems for NexxGen News.

From Jim Metrock: Some people are good spellers and some, like me, are not. It appears that NexxGen News employees also have trouble with spelling. Take a look at an NGN Facebook post from this week. “Tones” surely means “tons,” a mistake anybody can make. What is troubling is another spelling mistake that is...
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Let’s get NexxGen News up to 10 likes.

September 6, 2019
Let’s get NexxGen News up to 10 likes.

Edmodo’s partner in school advertising “crime” is NexxGen News. NexxGen News appears to be a cheat clone of the discredited Channel One News program. It’s hard to see schools falling for this mess. It took over a month for NexxGen to generate 3 “likes” on Twitter.  
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Edmodo’s sponsored content brings controversy.

September 3, 2019
Edmodo’s sponsored content brings controversy.

From Jim Metrock: I copied the content below from Edmodo’s support page so we can document any changes to their advertising policy. Hopefully, the public will become more familiar with Edmodo’s advertising policy this coming school year.  I feel few have been paying attention to Edmodo.   Earlier this year, Edmodo got on Obligation’s...
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How could Edmodo make these mistakes? (2018 EdSurge article)

August 12, 2019
How could Edmodo make these mistakes? (2018 EdSurge article)

Drinking, Smoking and Sugar: How Unsavory Ads Wound Up on Edmodo By Emily Tate     Oct 8, 2018 Beth Freeman logs in to her son’s Edmodo account from time to time to check on his homework assignments. Over the last year, she’s noticed ads peppered throughout the communications app, which is used by...
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No video from NexxGen News since June 10

August 5, 2019
No video from NexxGen News since June 10

The new Channel One-like NexxGen News appears to be inactive over the summer. No post from the company has been published since June 10. We have no idea what the plans are for this classroom, marketing program. Efforts to meet with NexxGen News and Gen Media Partners executives have been unsuccessful. Stay tune to...
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