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As advertised on Channel One News: Zelda (October 26, 2000)

July 11, 2012
As advertised on Channel One News: Zelda (October 26, 2000)


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Channel One News pitches Red Bull and violent video games to middle schoolers

March 22, 2012
Channel One News pitches Red Bull and violent video games to middle schoolers

  From Jim Metrock: Red Bull is an “energy drink” that has been the  target of criticism concerning the possible health risks associated with the caffeine and sugar drink. Channel One News is once again giving the drink some marketing time in American classrooms.  Channel One doesn’t run a commercial for Red Bull, but they...
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How Alloy Media and Marketing uses Channel One’s captive audience.

August 16, 2010


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Put down your books, Channel One News wants to sell you a video game.

July 14, 2010

This commercial ran in the 2009/10 school year.  How can a student not watch this commercial? When you see this 30-second commercial, think of six million students watching it at various schools on the same day.  That is a tremendous loss of school time.  This nonsense goes on every school day, mainly in schools...
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Excess TV, computer video gaming linked to poor attention in kids: study

May 7, 2010

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/home_family/excess-tv-computer-video-gaming-linked-to-poor-attention-in-kids-study–97781374.html By: Sheryl Ubelacker, Health Reporter, The Canadian Press 5/07/2010 3:06 AM TORONTO – Children who spend many hours a day glued to the TV or playing computer video games may be harming their ability to concentrate and focus on tasks in school, researchers suggest. A study by psychologists at Iowa State University found that...
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