CCFC sent letters to the Democratic Platform Committee
and the Republican Platform Committee urging them
to adopt “a plank committing to protect our nation’s children from the
excesses of our marketing-driven media culture.”
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It’s been over two years since CCFC
filed a Federal Trade Commission Complaint against Baby Einstein, Brainy
Baby, and BabyFirstTV for false and deceptive marketing.
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In response to yesterday’s decision
by the FCC to issue a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) on product integration in television programming, we
have issued the following
statement:
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Burger King Iron Man toy
giveaways for preschoolers. Indiana Jones Lunchables. This
summer's violent PG-13 blockbusters are being marketed to young
children. The MPAA could stop this onslaught, but they won't.
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As a result
of CCFC’s Federal Trade Commission complaint, Baby Einstein
has completely redesigned its website and is no longer making
educational claims about its DVDs and videos.
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BusRadio forces children to listen to commercial radio
broadcasts on school buses around the country. BusRadio boasts
that it will “take targeted student marketing to the next level” and
provide companies with a “captive audience.”
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