Sold?: Visit Scotland- Lalala Scotland’s so amazing lalala

Oh God. Oh God. There’s definitely something about people crooning right up close in your face that makes you dodge their gaze and shuffle slightly off centre from the TV as you take a rare glance around your lounge bemusedly working out whether the prickly sensation you’re experiencing in your face is wonder or shame. (I’m pretty sure it’s shame.) Singing folk set against backdrops of famous Scottish landmarks make this new advert from Visit Scotland/Event Scotland a true cringe-inducer.

Featuring various figures from the vast spectrum of fame chanting Dougie MacLean’s Scottish anthem, Caledonia, and what with next year marking the 250th anniversary of poet Robert Burns and 30 years after Caledonia was written, the distinct pong of overpowering patriotism is in the air. …Read more

Sold?: WD-40…the political lubricant?

What with the rather monumental news that the US elected their first black president, it seems like every man and his mutt is headily leaping onto the political band-wagon.  You’d think an ad for canned oil might just shy away though, right?  Wrong.  As convoluted a connection as multi-purpose lubricant and American politics might have, the WD-40 marketing team are cracking open the bevvies and joining the revelry.  One advertising opportunity they just couldn’t let slip by the outcome is this sneaky little viral video.

Cheekily simple in format, this quip of a mini ad shows a guy post-election, effortlessly ridding himself of his ‘McCain’ sticker.  Aided in his sticker-removal by a handy can of WD-40, and to the amusement of Obama supporters everywhere, he escapes with his car, and dignity, intact.  Is it actually political though?  …Read rest of article

Sold?: Freeview+ indulges our childhood fantasies

When you think about it, it’s pretty mind-blowing that modern life means we have the ability to pause live TV. Since the magnificent plus sign was introduced to our telly-watching lives by Sky and now by rivals Freeview time suddenly lost a little of its grandeur. Look at us now- we’re a generation of active choosers, not passive recipients! We decide just what we want to pay attention to and exactly when, no longer forced to sit up and listen like an anxious school kid or reduced to communicate with fellow viewers solely with sssshhhs and icy glares.

And isn’t it even more wonder-inducing that with their new ad for this service, Freeview have allowed us to indulge our preciously held belief that soaps are, in fact, real life?! So now, when I’ve paused Corrie to make a quick cuppa, I can …Read rest of article

Video: Harsh words- OTB talk to Jodie Harsh


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Jodie Harsh talks about fit footballers, making a single and her plans for the future.

Ryan Phillipe helps OntheBox Lose its Red Carpet Virginity!

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OntheBox steps out for the first time into the glamour, the wonder, the downright celebrity heaven that is the red carpet. We chat with Cruel Intentions star Ryan Phillipe at the premier of his new movie, Franklyn, ask a shameless question and get a smile from the man himself. See for yourselves in our video of the event.


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