Actually makes more sense than the previous headline, TiVo vs. KFC.
WSJ.com - ABC Rejects KFC Commercial, Citing Subliminal Advertising
ABC rejected KFC's new television commercial, which invites viewers to slowly replay the ad to find a secret message, citing the network's longstanding policy against subliminal advertising.
which brings the question: has ABC had to reject a lot of subliminal advertising previously? Did other networks show these rejected ads? Can I watch one? Did the Bush White House use them in the run-up to the Iraq War debacle?
There was the notorious example:
The Federal Communications Commission doesn't explicitly have rules against subliminal advertising. In 2000, following complaints about an ad with a subliminal message about then-presidential candidate Al Gore, the agency said that it discourages subliminal advertising but has no formal rules against it.
Tags: Advertising, /TiVo
