Friday Odds and Ends

By Patrick Coffee 


-Deutsch New York’s new spot calling for Andy Awards entries is somehow both super fun and violent.

-Bullish will probably be making GNC’s first-ever Super Bowl ad as the chain tries to rebrand itself.

-J.C. Penney is one of very few retailers to increase its ad spend this holiday season. Nice one for mcgarrybowen.

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-The NFL wants to mess with fewer commercial breaks during each game while still airing the same number of ads. Hmm…

-Facebook will now let users block ads about alcohol or parenting, but what about all those dumb Facebook Live spots?

-ICYMI, DeVry will pay $100 million to settle false advertising claims with the FTC for exaggerating its grads’ career prospects.

-Multiplatform production company StrangeLove, which is tied to Passion Pictures, has opened its first U.S. offices in New York and L.A.

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