http://consumerist.com/2010/09/new-nickelodeon-cartoon-called-out-for-being-just-one-huge-skechers-ad.html
Coming Children’s Show Draws Complaints http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/coming-childrens-show-draws-complaints/ Excerpt: The show, which debuts Oct. 11 and is the first production of Skechers Entertainment, is the subject of a complaint filed with the FCC by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. In addition to being a Skechers production, the characters on the show will also be featured in ads for Skechers shoes. The CCFC says that three of Zevo-3's main characters -- Elastika, Kewl Breeze and Z-Strap -- each embody a different Skechers shoe line. "It's clear that Skechers and Nicktoons are flouting the policies established by Congress to protect children from excessive commercialism," said the CCFC's director, calling the show "a 22-minute commercial masquerading as a kids' TV show." -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
