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This is about censorship on the part of NBC.
If someone is willing to put up the money to pay for the slot for a commercial - funny or not - then that slot is supposed to be for sale for everyone.
Business Practices, Advertising Rates, and Profits. Except for the requirements concerning political advertisements (discussed at pages 13-14 of this Manual), the limits on the number of commercials that can be aired during children’s programming (see page 17), and the prohibition of advertisements over noncommercial educational stations (see pages 21-22), the Commission does not regulate a licensee’s business practices, such as its advertising rates or its profits. Rates charged for broadcast time are matters for private negotiation between sponsors and stations. Further, except for certain classes of political advertisements (see pages 13-14), station licensees have full discretion to accept or reject any advertising.
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I don't understand, it's OK for someone to put on a TV commercial that supports prolife, but a musician should not be able to get on TV and state his opinions about politics?
Originally posted by Astyanax
reply to post by asmeone2
I don't understand, it's OK for someone to put on a TV commercial that supports prolife, but a musician should not be able to get on TV and state his opinions about politics?
Exactly. Don't you just love the conservative mind?
Fulminate against public broadcasting, praise free enterprise to the skies, then start to whinge because it really is free.
They really should give us the vomit smiley option on ATS as well as BTS.
[edit on 2-2-2009 by Astyanax]
I'm all for free speech, and if whatever company was funding that commercial wanted to dish out all that money for the slot, we should have let them.
Originally posted by asmeone2
Edit: I have a vomity smiley right here...
Originally posted by asmeone2
I don't understand, it's OK for someone to put on a TV commercial that supports prolife, but a musician should not be able to get on TV and state his opinions about politics?
Originally posted by saint4God
Originally posted by asmeone2
I don't understand, it's OK for someone to put on a TV commercial that supports prolife, but a musician should not be able to get on TV and state his opinions about politics?
Not trying to be complicated here. If I disagree I'm not going to financially support it. That's the only freedom we as people/consumers have. If I don't like it, I don't buy it. If I don't want to watch it I turn the channel. Whether it's godaddy.com or 'the boss' I shouldn't be forced to watch either. If there's a pro-life commercial, you too can turn the channel.
[edit on 3-2-2009 by saint4God]
Originally posted by ShAuNmAn-X
reply to post by saint4God
I agree with you 100% saint. A pro-choice commercial would have been on there in a heartbeat. But the Superbowl being the largest media event of the Year, you can of course expect points of view that conflict with TPTB to be censored. It's been going on for a long time.
Originally posted by saint4God
Not trying to be complicated here. If I disagree I'm not going to financially support it. That's the only freedom we as people/consumers have. If I don't like it, I don't buy it. If I don't want to watch it I turn the channel. Whether it's godaddy.com or 'the boss' I shouldn't be forced to watch either. If there's a pro-life commercial, you too can turn the channel.
[edit on 3-2-2009 by saint4God]
Originally posted by dariousg
This commercial was poltically and relgiously motivated.
Originally posted by dariousg
Do you understand that part of the marketing aspect of the game?