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Campaign For A Commercial Free Childhood
Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood is a national coalition of health care professionals, educators, advocacy groups and concerned parents who counter the harmful effects of marketing to children through action, advocacy, education, research, and collaboration. We support the rights of children to grow up and the rights of parents to raise them without being undermined by rampant commercialism. CCFC is headquartered at the NonProfit Center in Boston.
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Marketers sneak into pop songs
They are doing somewhat of the whole spectrum. They've got Ne-Yo, who's another R and B singer, and he's doing Big Red. And they've got Julianne Hough, who's a country star, who started off as a dancer on "Dancing With the Stars," doing Juicy Fruit.
Disney gives Tinker Bell a starring role
"I think Fairies has the potential to be as big as Princesses," said Andrew P. Mooney, chairman of Disney Consumer Products.
Nickelodeon Online Game Linked to Avatar Series
Nickelodeon aims to build on the buzz from its popular Avatar animé series with the introduction of a global multiplayer Web game based on the series in September.
Some 'kids' meals' pack whole day's serving of calories
In fact, some of the meals contain more 1,000 calories, which is almost as many calories as some elementary-school children need for the entire day, according to the analysis from Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer group.
24/7 children's channels? I want my kid TV!
So is there any reason a preschooler should be watching TV at 2 a.m.? Linn says no, not even if a really good, quality show like American Gladiators or America's Next Top Model happens to be on.
Book publisher Alloy Entertainment takes its teen literature into TV and movies
When it comes to capturing the zeitgeist of female teen angst, Alloy has developed a successful formula that mixes the drama of boyfriends with a heavily commodified lifestyle.
Summer Silliness Brings a Pizza Field and a Giant Oreo
Advertisers spent $7.3 billion on outdoor ads last year, a rise of 7 percent from 2006, according to the Outdoor Advertising Association of America.
Schools Seek Ads for Sports
The North Andover High School baseball field could soon be named for a bank and the track field for a local insurance company, after the School Committee agreed to allow corporate advertising at student sporting events in an effort to close a budget gap.
FTC Backs Self-Regulation
In only one area did the FTC appear to have views that pose a threat to Big Food's status quo: What counts as a kids' TV show.
BK Markets to Young Hispanics
Futbol Kingdom demonstrates BKCs ongoing commitment to establish innovative partnerships and offer exceptional experiences to our Hispanic consumers
One in Five Marketers Bought Ads in Return for News Coverage
8 percent of respondents, or one in 12, said their organizations paid or provided a gift of value to an editor or producer to place a news story about their company or one of its products
JCPenney Creates Online Game for College Girls
At the end of the game, players can check out JCPenneys Dorm Life gear or get some tips on freshmen life on the Facebook page.
Marketing To Kids: FTC, CBBB Weigh In With Reports
In response to the FTC report, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) released
a statement stressing that: "The FTC identified $1.6 billion as the amount spent by food and beverage companies on
marketing directly to children, but that figure does not begin to reflect children's experience of that marketing.
By the FTC's own admission, there are some significant gaps."
Tug of War in Food Marketing to Children
Its the marketing industry policing itself, and as is shown over and over and over again,
thats problematic, said Susan Linn, director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood.
