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Paul Hansil Promoted To President Of Crawford Comm.
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Electronic media company Crawford Communications, Atlanta, has promoted Paul Hansil from executive VP/ chief operating officer (COO) to president/COO. The position of president was created...
Class-Key Chew-Po Signs Director Frank Molieri
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Director Frank Molieri has joined Class-Key Chew-Po Commercials, a division of Hollywood-based animation studio Klasky Csupo. Molieri comes over from Warner Bros. Classic Animation, Sherman Oaks,...
"Sybase Open"
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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This :60 for software firm Sybase is set against a stark, white background. It opens with two men facing off across a tennis net. They are limbering up for a grueling match—the oddity being that...
Avid Technology And Apple Gear Up For NAB
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Avid Technology's theme for the upcoming NAB2001 will be "Make, Manage and Move Media." In fact, the new slogan, officially introduced by the Tewksbury, Mass.-headquartered firm at this year's...
Striking Observations: A Fall Season, Or A Shortfall?
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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While the industry's fingers are collectively crossed that strikes against the feature/TV studios by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) can be averted, there are...
Ford Campaign Lensed In 24P HD
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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The Ford Motor Company has unveiled its latest broadcast effort, which is being billed as the first national ad campaign shot with a 24P high-definition (HD) camera. At press time, the work was...
Anti-Runaway Fund Likely For New York
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Majority members of the New York State Assembly have called for the creation of a $10 million Motion Picture Investment Fund, $3 million of which is earmarked for the coming fiscal year. Designed...
Coppos Links With Spain's Errecerre
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Bicoastal Coppos Films has finalized its first formal reciprocal partnership with a European production house. The newly struck deal links Coppos and Errecerre, a shop that maintains offices in...
W+K Revives Diet Coke With "Modern Sexiness"
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Thank heavens it's no longer just for the taste of it. And it certainly isn't about spying hunky construction workers during lunch hour—although we appreciated the irony. No, this time Diet Coke...
SPECIAL REPORT: AUDIO FOR COMMERCIALS_ Good Mix
- Friday, Apr. 13, 2001
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Plenty of audio mixers who specialize in spots would love to get their hands on a longform project. But Steve Rosen, of Howard Schwartz Recording (HSR), New York, isn't one of them. "I don't think...