U.K. digital entertainment firm, Inspired Broadcast Networks, is preparing to launch the world's first vending machines that dispense music, not snacks. According to the News Telegraph, Norman Crowley, the company's chief executive officer, said: "All you need is a mobile phone or an MP3 player and a coin in your pocket. You select the track you want and, depending on what type of device you have, it will either …
Chanel No. 5 Enters Advertainment Arena
Vanessa Friedman of The New York Times reports that luxury goods brand, Chanel No. 5, is launching a short "film" that will then be edited down to 60-second and 30-second spots. The short is a quick-cut version of a love story that tells a tale of the most famous woman in the world (Nicole Kidman), who flees a horde of paparazzi and jumps into a taxi where she meets a young writer (Brazilian star Rodrigo Santoro) so …
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And Now For Your Host…X To The Z
At the risk of sounding totally out of touch, I watched my first complete episode of MTV's Pimp My Ride last night. The show is hosted by rapper and Columbia recording artist, Xzibit and showcases the work of West Coast Customs, a Los Angeles body shop. In a nutshell, the show's producers find the worst rust buckets on the street, Xzibit shows up and let's the vehicle owner know their ride is about to be pimped, or …