Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'turnerbroadcasting'
December 31, 2007
What moved you to speak out this year? A Lite Brite giving you the finger? The Red Sox? The death of Mr. Butch? As you can see, there aren't many surprises--the Red Sox, MIT student Star Simpson, and L'Affaire Aqua Teen Hunger Force dominated this list. 10. Mr. Lonelyhearts: Tom Brady 9. Live-Blogging Game 4 of the World Series 8. Socket to Me: Star Simpson Follow-Up 7. Breaking: Fake Bomb-Toting MIT Student So Not......
Continue Reading "Top 10 Most Commented Stories of 2007"February 11, 2007
Just wondering. Someone had to fall on the sword, and Mayor Tom Menino sure did seem happy when the head of Cartoon Network, Jim Samples, took the plunge and resigned from his post after the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Incident. Mayor Menino told the Globe, "Somebody had to pay…. He's the one who made all the decisions, and he didn't do anything to react to the concerns. The resignation should really serve as a message......
Continue Reading "Who Should Fall on the Sword for the ATHF Fiasco?"February 5, 2007
Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today that the Boston area cut a deal with Turner Broadcasting and Interference, Inc., the brains behind the marketing campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres that made life in Boston a little nutty last week. Boston will receive $2 million dollars for its trouble. In return, Turner Broadcasting and Interference won't face charges. Here's the basic breakdown - $1 million goes to reimbursing state and......
Continue Reading "Where the Mooninite Money Is Going"February 2, 2007
Do the networks need any material for a midseason replacement? Peter Berdvosky and Sean Stevens, who were arrested for hanging the displays of the "Mooninites" that scared the city and pissed off the mayor, might be the right guys for the job. The city finds these two rather amusing. Bostonist overheard some T passengers laughing about the shaggy appearance of the two guys arrested for the ATHF attack. One guy said, "I'm not scared any......
Continue Reading "Boston Blotter: The Berdvosky and Stevens Comedy Hour!"February 1, 2007
The Graffiti Research Lab, or GRL, is a group "dedicated to outfitting graffiti artists with open source technologies for urban communication." They'd like you to know that they were not part of the Great Lite Brite Incident of 2007 yesterday. The company Turner Broadcasting hired for their marketing initiative, Interference, Inc ripped off ideas that the street artists at GRL had posted and used it for commerce – pretty much opposite the goal of GRL.......
Continue Reading "This is Not Graffiti Research Lab"January 31, 2007
Turner Broadcasting issued a statement apologizing for the trouble that the ad campaign uncovered in Boston caused the city. The ''packages'' in question are magnetic lights that pose no danger. They are part of an outdoor marketing campaign in 10 cities in support of Adult Swim’s animated television show Aqua Teen Hunger Force. They have been in place for two to three weeks in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, Austin,......
Continue Reading "Adult Swim Apologizes: Sorry Boston, You Didn't Get it."January 31, 2007
Turns out the circuit-board devices that have steamed the governor, the mayor, and the commish are the result of a boneheaded marketing move on the part of Turner Broadcasting. The rumors were bubbling that the circuit boards were imprinted with the image of a character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Only it's not some clever lone hypester trying to promo the movie. In a statement, Turner Broadcasting is apologizing to the city of Boston......
Continue Reading "City of Boston vs. Turner Broadcasting vs. Aqua Teen Hunger Force"