Most Popular

Most Popular sponsored by

National Features >

  • Broward-Palm Beach New Times

    The Agent from Iran

    How a mother of two ended up in a plot to smuggle high-tech gear to the enemy.

    By Deirdra Funcheon

  • Westword

    Murder By Design

    In life and death, tattoo artist Kauri Tiyme made her mark.

    By Alan Prendergast

  • Village Voice

    My Brother the Slumlord

    Amy Neustein never could resist going public with her family dramas.

    By Elizabeth Dwoskin

British Television Advertising Awards

It’s the Super Bowl for hawkers on the small screen

By FRANCISCA ORTEGA

Published on February 20, 2008 at 1:42am

Not all commercials are created equal. You can see what we mean at today’s British Television Advertising Awards. The show is like Super Bowl Sunday for British commercials. These spots transfix viewers instead of sending them packing to the kitchen for snacks or channel surfing for something better.

One winning entry, for instance, digitally arranged a band led by Elvis with members including Jimmy Page, Noel Gallagher, Keith Moon, Sheryl Crow and Stevie Wonder all on one stage. The commercial cleverly advertises BBC Radio’s “amazing lineup.” In another, paint explodes like fireworks high above an apartment complex, showering everything in an awesome rainbow. The commercial, an ad for Sony Bravia high-def televisions, won best 90-second commercial. 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-639-7300 or visit www.mfah.org. $6 to $7.
Feb. 22-24, 7 p.m., 2008