Tuesday Odds and Ends

By Kiran Aditham 

-The FCC finally gets down to passing rules that ban super-loud commercials during breaks. Phew. link

-Meanwhile, the FDA is cracking down on “misleading” Lap-Band ads. link

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-Submissions are now open for the 2012 Vimeo Festival + Awards (above). link

New Cheil USA CCO Lars Bastholm discusses his new position and more. link

-Ignited unleashes 60 singing iPhones for the holidays. link

-Philly’s Red Tettemer + Partners hired Kelly Goldenberg as media director, John Cruz as senior designer, Susan Schneider as art director, and Tim Londergan as senior account manager.

-Leo Burnett Worldwide nabbed 2011 “YoungGuns Network of the Year” honors. link

-Energy strip brand Sheets, which was co-founded by LeBron James, has launched a 45-day search for its next commercial via Facebook. link

-Apple is reportedly losing mobile ad share to Google and Millennial Media. link

-Under Armour and the NBA have signed a deal. Seems only fitting. link

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