The Onion Gets Two Cable Television Shows Dan Koelsch, March 22, 2010March 22, 2010 Largely regarded as the best fake news organization, The Onion has gained popularity and success thanks almost entirely to the Internet. Between the hilarious articles on its website, its YouTube videos that instantly go viral, and its much loved, but under appreciated movie, its hard to get away from The Onion. Now it’ll be even harder with two new cable comedy shows from “America’s Finest News Source.” It was first reported in November last year that Comedy Central reached a deal with The Onion to turn its Onion Sports Network (OSN) videos into a full TV show for the network. The Onion often puts out video clips from its fake station, so now we can see more of what those full shows would actually look like. While right now its only a pilot episode being filmed, the OSN show would fit in perfectly with the other satire news shows The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Pretty soon we’ll need a 24-hour fake news channel (I shouldn’t give them any ideas). Personally I love “The Steam Room” segments. Check out the latest OSN clip from The Onion below. Kentucky Violated NCAA Rules While Recruiting Basketball-Playing Dog Mashable (via New York Times) now reports that The Onion is getting yet another cable television show, this time on the Independent Film Channel (IFC), titled Onion News Network (ONN). The show will take on both the 24-Hour news networks like CNN and MSNBC, as well as local news shows. While it may seem like it’s impeding on Jon Stewart and Colbert’s territory, be warned that the ONN is much harsher and cutthroat than anything on Comedy Central. It should be interesting once the show debuts on IFC in October. Check out my favorite ONN video below. President To Face Down Monster Attack, Own Demons In Action-Packed Schedule Viral Marketing Colbert ReportComedy CentralIFCThe Daily ShowThe Onion
Toy Story 3 DVD Bonus Videos Revealed October 12, 2010The biggest animated film of all time is coming to DVD and Blu-Ray in just a few weeks, but the official Toy Story 3 YouTube page has revealed some previews of the bonus videos that are featured on the DVD. Watch the videos after the break. Read More
Viral Trends: Advertising Age’s “Next Five Years” of Marketing October 11, 2012There has always been one caveat to viral marketing in the movie industry. Although the innovation and opportunities within the field are apparent, and as successful as some viral marketing campaigns have been, writers and researchers on the topic have been unwilling to look past the impact of television and… Read More
Sony Brings “Heavy Rain” to the ARG World! January 30, 2010January 30, 2010This week, Sony began a 3 week (12 days total, 4 per week) viral campaign for their newest PS3 exclusive, Heavy Rain. The game centers on the hunt for a mysterious serial killer called “The Oragami Killer”, as told through the eyes of 4 playable characters, each with their own… Read More
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