You Can Be A Part of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Dan Koelsch, July 11, 2010July 11, 2010 Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is one of the longest standing traditions on cable television, having been established in 1987. One week every late summer, Discovery features these ferocious beasts with shark episodes from your favorite shows and new specials. This year’s series starts August 1st, and you can be part of the festivities by posting a YouTube video of you singing the Discovery Channel song with shark lyrics in “Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Video Challenge”. Get the details in the video below. Submit your responses here, and Discovery will edit the best ones together into a single video to promote Shark Week. Get more information on Shark Week (and play some shark games!) at Discovery.com. Contests Viral Marketing ContestsDiscovery ChannelShark Week
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Pre-Roll Ads May Affect Viral Videos February 20, 2010If you are one of many who find the 15 second pre-roll advertisements placed before online videos increasingly annoying, chances are you’re about to get a little more peeved. Jim Louderback at Advertising Age has an informative assessment on the bottom line success of pre-roll ads, and why this traditional… Read More
News No More Viral: NBC and Conan Agree on Departure January 21, 2010September 23, 2024News outlets are reporting that NBC and Conan O’Brien have finally struck a deal for Conan’s departure. Conan would not agree to move to 12:00am after NBC decided to cancel Jay Leno’s 10pm show and move Jay up to 11:30pm. While most of the details of the deal are not… Read More