| March 15, 2010 |
| Barbara Bacci Mirque, ANA Exec VP, Dies at 56 |
| As a Leader in Family-Friendly Programming, Helped Bring Programs Such as 'Gilmore Girls' to Screen [read more] |
| February 22, 2010 |
| Advertisers fund another movie |
| Walmart, Procter & Gamble behind NBC family-friendly pic has agreed to another family-friendly project [read more] |
| February 12, 2010 |
| Walmart And P&G Team To Produce TV Movie |
| Walmart And P&G Team To Produce TV Movie [read more] |
| February 11, 2010 |
| Giants Ally on Film in Bid to Promote Family TV |
| The world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, and Procter & Gamble, the world's biggest consumer-products maker, are jointly creating a made-for-TV movie, in an effort to promote "family-friendly" alternatives to what they say is increasingly risqué TV fare. [read more] |
| February 11, 2010 |
| Walmart and Procter & Gamble Collaborate to Provide Family-Friendly TV Programming |
| Joint effort is a key anchor to Walmart’s Family Moments campaign [read more] |
| December 3, 2009 |
| Context Is King |
| New research from ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment offers quantitative evidence. [read more] |
| November 5, 2009 |
| Family Friendly Shows, Better Environment for Advertisers |
| A new study reveals that programs which spur family viewing are better environments for advertisers with family friendly products. [read more] |
| November 5, 2009 |
| Adult Shows Should Be Home to Adult Brands, Says ANA |
| The type of show in which a commercial airs can hinder or help the effectiveness of that advertising, says new research from the ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment. [read more] |
| November 4, 2009 |
| ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment Research Finds Ad Effectiveness Rises by 30 Percent in Family-Friendly Content |
| Study show gains in purchase intent and brand equity. Results from group's first proprietary research: Insight from leading advertisers to be featured at 2009 ANA Annual Conference [read more] |
| November 4, 2009 |
| ANA Study Says Marketers' Spots Are More Effective When Matched to a Program's Tone |
| New research from a consortium of blue-chip advertisers seeking more programs that spur family viewing [read more] |
| October 29, 2009 |
| Simon To Head ANA Family Alliance |
| The group formerly known as the Family Friendly Programming Forum, which seeks to encourage content with more of a multigenerational appeal, has tapped a Wal-Mart executive as a new co-chair. [read more] |
| October 28, 2009 |
| ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment Names Co-Chair |
| Walmart executive to co-chair influential advertiser group that will shape the future of family content [read more] |
| June 10, 2009 |
| Broadcast Execs: Expect More Ad Integration B&C |
| The upfront market is off to a slow start, but broadcast network executives are already at work on new integrated product campaigns for the coming season, they told Tuesday’s ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment gathering, Broadcasting & Cable reports. [read more] |
| June 10, 2009 |
| Humanitas creates development fund |
| Teams with the Association of National Advertisers [read more] |
| June 10, 2009 |
| ANA, Humanitas launch fund |
| Development deal to focus on "uplifting" projects [read more] |
| June 10, 2009 |
| Media X: Content and Common Sense |
| Media X: Content and Common Sense [read more] |
| June 9, 2009 |
| TV EXECS SAY "FAMILY HOUR" IS A RELIC |
| TV EXECS SAY "FAMILY HOUR" IS A RELIC [read more] |
| June 9, 2009 |
| Company Town Fox's Reilly tired of network TV bashing. Really. |
| Company Town Fox's Reilly tired of network TV bashing. Really. [read more] |
| June 9, 2009 |
| Expect More Integrated Campaigns This Upfront Season |
| CBS’ Tassler: Network in talks with Unilever to make more pacts like the Hellman’s, Bertolli ads [read more] |
| May 1, 2009 |
| Edgy content lure auds |
| Edgy content lure auds [read more] |
| December 12, 2008 |
| Ghost Whisperer and More Honored at Family Entertainment Awards |
| Ghost Whisperer and More Honored at Family Entertainment Awards [read more] |
| November 24, 2008 |
| Young stars, old stars on the awards circuit |
| Young stars, old stars on awards circuit [read more] |
| November 9, 2008 |
| PUTTING FAMILY FIRST: Rebranded Group Expands Mandate |
| The forum recently rebranded itself, forming the ANA Alliance for Family Entertainment. The coalition of nearly 40 major advertisers, including FedEx, Procter & Gamble, Home Depot, Schering, Sears and others, represents nearly a third of all U.S. TV ad dollars. Its mission is altered only in size: It seeks to promote family-friendly content not just on TV, but across multiple distribution platforms. [read more] |
| October 27, 2008 |
| People and Accounts of Note |
| The Family Friendly Programming Forum, a consortium of major marketers that encourages the creation and distribution of entertainment for family audiences, was renamed the A.N.A. Alliance for Family Entertainment. [read more] |
| November 29, 2007 |
| Zac Continues His Reign |
| Zac Continues His Reign At the Family Television Awards, Ugly Betty and High School Musical continued to prove they are the heavyweights in a family-friendly entertainment. [read more] |
| November 29, 2007 |
| Ferrera and Efron Winners at Family TV Awards |
| HOLLYWOOD - Ugly Betty star America Ferrera and High School Musical 2 hunk Zac Efron were crowned king and queen of family entertainment at the ninth Family Television Awards on Wednesday night. [read more] |
| November 28, 2007 |
| Ferrera, Efron among Family TV award winners |
| Teen heartthrob Zach Efron won Best Actor for playing teen idol Troy Bolton in "High School Musical 2," which took the Best Movie Musical Award for the second installment on the continuing adventures of the fictitious East High Wildcats. [read more] |
| November 19, 2007 |
| STRIKE COVERAGE: ANA Postpones Family Programming Forum |
| STRIKE COVERAGE: ANA Postpones Family Programming Forum Event Delayed Until 2008 Due to Writers Guild of America Strike [read more] |
| November 19, 2007 |
| ANA Postpones Family Friendly Symposium Due to Strike |
| ANA Postpones Family Friendly Symposium Due to Strike Forum Will Be Rescheduled in 2008 [read more] |
| November 19, 2007 |
| Strike Casualty: ANA Nixes Family-Friendly Forum |
| Strike Casualty: ANA Nixes Family-Friendly Forum [read more] |
| November 16, 2007 |
| Symposium Postponed |
| The Association of National Advertisers' Family Friendly Programming Forum has decided to postpone its Nov. 27 symposium, citing "uncertainties resulting from" the writers strike. The event will be rescheduled for 2008. [read more] |
| June 4, 2007 |
| 'Family-friendly' TV milestones |
| NBC dramas "Chuck" and "The Bionic Woman" and the CW drama "Life Is Wild" are the upcoming primetime series that have earned the seal of approval from the Family Friendly Programming Forum, which is marking two milestones in the fall. [read more] |
| May 7, 2007 |
| Rev. Eric isn't dying, his show is‘7th Heaven's |
| CHANNEL ISLAND Rev. Eric isn't dying, his show is‘7th Heaven's' ailing patriarch will survive series finale, but family-fare TV's on critical list. [read more] |
| April 12, 2007 |
| In Praise of ABC's Brothers & Sisters |
| In Praise of ABC's Brothers & Sisters If only the Walkers weren't so wealthyy. [read more] |
| March 29, 2007 |
| Kaki Hinton Leaves Co-Chair position; remains as an FFPF Advisor |
| The FFPF announces the departure of Kaki Hinton as Vice President effective April, 6, 2007. Kaki Hinton will remain involved with the Family Friendly Programming Forum as an Advisor. [read more] |
| June 19, 2006 |
| Webdenda: People and Accounts of Note |
| Family Friendly Programming Forum, New York, named two chairwomen to succeed Dawn Jacobs, vice president for advertising at Johnson & Johnson, who served as chairwoman for two years. [read more] |
| June 14, 2006 |
| New Programs |
| ABC's "Brothers & Sisters," NBC's "Friday Night Lights" and the CW's "Runaway" are among the upcoming prime-time series that have earned a seal of approval from the Family Friendly Programming Forum, a coalition of advertisers that helps fund development of family-oriented programming for broadcast networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. [read more] |
| June 14, 2006 |
| Gentile, Millsaps Named Chairs of Family Friendly Programming Forum |
| Pat Gentile, national television programming manager at Procter & Gamble, and Carole Millsaps, manager of advertising for FedEx Services, have been appointed chairs of the Family Friendly Programming Forum. Former Chair Dawn Jacobs, VP of advertising for Johnson & Johnson, stepped down earlier this year after serving for two years. [read more] |
| June 9, 2006 |
| The Family Friendly Programming Forum Celebrates Another Banner Year |
| NEW YORK - Kaki Hinton, chair, Family Friendly Programming Forum (FFPF), and vice president, advertising services, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, announced today that Pat Gentile, national television programming manager at The Procter & Gamble Company and Carole Millsaps, manager, advertising, FedEx Services, both longtime members of the Family Friendly Programming Forum, have been appointed Chairs of the Forum. Former chair, Dawn Jacobs, vice president, advertising, Johnson & Johnson, stepped down earlier this year after serving for two years. [read more] |
| May 22, 2006 |
| Nets Take Family-Friendly Fivepack |
| Broadcast networks picked up five shows that had been sponsored by the Family Friendly Programming Fourm. [read more] |
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