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thrfeed.com - 28 days ago
Microsoft watches 'Family Guy,' pulls out of special
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Fox has lost Microsoft as the exclusive sponsor of its upcoming "Family Guy" variety show special after the... Full story at The Live Feed
MacFarlane special loses Microsoft
variety.com - 28 days ago
MacFarlane special loses Microsoft
— variety.com — Company yanks sponsorship of Fox show Microsoft has yanked its sponsorship from Fox's upcoming Seth MacFarlane comedy/variety special over content concerns. Fox still plans to air "Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show" on Nov. ... MacFarlane special loses Microsoft

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Microsoft Pulls Out of Seth MacFarlane 'Family Guy' Deal
adage.com - 28 days ago
Microsoft Pulls Out of Seth MacFarlane 'Family Guy' Deal
— adage.com — Hmmm....is it more important for the show to "line up with the brand" ... or to reach their potential customer to sell software? I gotta believe there was both qualitative and quantitative research done before they entered into this deal showing that ... Microsoft Pulls Out of Seth MacFarlane 'Family Guy' Deal

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Microsoft Pulls Out Of 'Family Guy' Holocaust, Incest, Tampon Special
huffingtonpost.com - 27 days ago
Microsoft Pulls Out Of 'Family Guy' Holocaust, Incest, Tampon Special
— huffingtonpost.com — NEW YORK — Fans of "Family Guy" are chortling about Microsoft's belated discovery that a "Family Guy" special might not jibe with the software giant's corporate image. On Monday, Microsoft said it's pulling out as sponsor of a "Family Guy" ... Microsoft Pulls Out Of 'Family Guy' Holocaust, Incest, ...

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TV Envy:  Microsoft Pulls Out of Family Guy Special

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Tuned In:  In Other News, Turns Out That Talking Paper Clip Was Annoying

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Microsoft Pulls Out of Family Guy Special
TV Envy — ... Tags: (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T) Read More | Hollywood Reporter ...

Tune In | 10.27.09
Tubular — ... THE FIRST (AND PROBABLY LAST) TIME YOURS TRULY WATCHES THE GOLDEN GLOBES : But, you know, bravo, Golden Globes! Well played! TO IMPOSSIBLY PERFECT-SEEMING COUPLES! Congratulations, you crazy kids! SORRY. LOST BEATS CURLING EVERYTIME. What will get tricky is if they put it up against ice skating. Because, come on. WHO'S CHRISTIAN? As if I could resist. WE ADORE ELIZABETH MITCHELL : (But, shhhh , we're not so sure about V .) ALL IT EVER TAKES IS ACTUALLY WATCHING FAMILY GUY FOR 30 SECONDS OR SO. AT FIRST ...

In Other News, Turns Out That Talking Paper Clip Was Annoying
Tuned In — ... . You know, like Family Guy is. So Microsoft pulled out of the broadcast . The show is still scheduled to air Nov. 8, and Fox is looking for another sponsor. Meanwhile, I hope the executive who took ten years to discover that Family Guy is offensive is not in charge of debugging Windows 7.

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