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Jan 31, 2009



RETRACTION: eTrueSports has learned that our original story contained mistakes of fact and interpretation. The publisher regrets the errors.

Original Story:

3D Ads Replace Actual Super Bowl Game

 “Imagine Janet Jackson Popping Out At You!”
 
New YorkNBC president Jeff Zucker announced today that the actual Super Bowl game had been cancelled in order to accommodate advertiser requests for more air time, plus a vastly increased halftime show.
 
The tipping point for NBC apparently came with the overwhelming public demand for 3D ads.
 
“Imagine if NBC had some kind of Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction in 3D?” commented one Madison Avenue executive familiar with the decision. “Now that’s entertainment!”
 

And tens of millions of eyeballs glued to the screen
 
“Three hours at $2.6 million per 30 seconds. You do the math,” said Zucker. “Nobody watches the Super Bowl for the game anyway.”
 
3D ads include DreamWorks Animation's trailer for the upcoming film Monsters vs. Aliens and PepsiCo’s spot for SoBe Life Water.

The halftime show features Bruce Springsteen. "You know him," said one NBC executive, "his songs are longer than the Grateful Dead's."
 
"Sure I'm disappointed about the cancellation,” said NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell. “But it's really cool when stuff comes right at you in 3D!

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Reader Responses
Feb 2, 2009 2:28 AM
Kimbo S.
3D is like being on mescaline, the only explanation for your reporter's wildly off-base article. Ever heard of fact-checking?
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