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November 18, 2004
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DirecTV: Like
Heaven on Earth?
In the
first round of DirecTV work from Eric Silver's unit at
BBDO/N.Y., we learned that the NFL Sunday Ticket package is so
good, football fans think they're dreaming. Now, with a new
round of spots from MJZ director Craig Gillespie, we find out
that the NBA League Pass is even better. It's like heaven.
How do we know? Well, in each of three spots, we see
basketball fans who meet with untimely deaths, leave their
bodies and get to heaven, where -- sure enough -- they've got
DirecTV.
The Viral Awards Take Manhattan
The
U.K.-based Viral Awards -- which are making their debut this
year -- are coming to the U.S. In addition to presenting the
winning buzz marketing campaigns on Jan. 13 in London, the
show's organizers will also showcase the winners in the U.S.
on Feb. 15 via a partnership with New York edit house The Now
Corporation, whose president -- Owen Plotkin -- has been named
chairman of the Viral Awards' North American jury.
The jury -- which includes such names as director Brian
Beletic, Taxi's Paul Lavoie, DDB executive producer Greg Popp
and Goodby team Fred & Farid, as well as the editors of
AdCritic and Creativity -- will join their U.K.
counterparts in presenting global awards in categories such as
"Creative Use of Media," "Word of Mouth" and "Most Successful
Viral TV Ad." The North American jury will also present a
special award for "Most Infectious North American Viral."
The location of the New York showcase -- which will benefit
New York's Food Bank -- has yet to be determined, but the Nov.
25 entry deadline is fast approaching. For more info, visit www.theviralawards.com, or download an
entry form here.
MOVERS
Wieden +
Kennedy and DDB alum David Jenkins, who more recently worked
at The Richards Group, has joined Seattle agency Sedgwick Rd.
as executive creative director and senior VP. ... John McNeil,
former senior partner and creative director at Ogilvy &
Mather/N.Y., has joined McCann-Erickson/S.F. as executive vice
president and co-chief creative officer, alongside current
EVP-CCO Jeff Huggins. ... Actor and director Jon Favreau --
whose directorial credits include Made and Elf
-- has signed with Santa Monica's Pacific Rim Films for
worldwide commercials representation. ... Director Wayne
Isham, formerly of A Band Apart, has signed with X-Ray
Productions for commercials representation and with Crossroads
sibling merge@crossroads for music videos. Isham recently
completed the Mustang "Anthem" spot for J. Walter
Thompson/Detroit via X-Ray. ... Composer Derek Menzies of the
band Aquavibe has signed with Bang Music in New York. ... Evan
Guidera has been promoted to visual effects artist at L.A.
effects house KromA.
ON THE WEB
Have you
seen the Donny Deutsch commemorative plate? Here it is. And, no, we couldn't believe
it either.
MORE NEWS / ARCHIVE
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Want Some Sour Skittles? Ask The Sour Man.
[11.15.04]
Fox Sports Wants to be Your "Basketball
Companion" [11.12.04]
DDB, Dell Trumpet Productivity with Web Short
[11.12.04]
Action at McCann, AKQA and more [11.12.04]
Virgin Rings in All the Holidays [11.10.04]
FROM CREATIVITY: Emerging Directors [11.10.04]
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