Why esports is still about Razer and Red Bull, not Pepsi and Arby’s

GUEST: NBC Sports announced recently that it will spend millions to broadcast Rocket League this summer, a vehicular soccer game developed and published by Psyonix, making NBCUniversal the latest big brand to find its way into the esports world. Television networks like NBC Sports Network and mainstream consumer brands crave access to a younger demographic, something […]

Louis C.K. Hosts SNL: Alec Baldwin Plays Trump and O'Reilly, Pepsi Ad Mockery and More Highlights

You might have expected Louis C.K. to begin this weekend’s Saturday Night Live with commentary on the Trump administration. Instead, he delved into a monologue about a racist chicken, and it was delightful. “Here’s a joke: Why did the chicken cross the road?” the Louie star asked the audience. “Because there was a black guy walking […]

Director of the Chemical Brothers Video that Uncannily Foreshadowed that Pepsi Ad Shares Statement

Yesterday, following the viral disdain towards Pepsi’s resistance-co-opting, Kendall Jenner-starring advertisement (in which a group of protesters march and cheer her on as she shares a moment of unity through sipping Pepsi with a policeman), a few publications pointed out how similar the whole story of soda protest-appropriation was to a Chemical Brothers music video […]

Stephen Colbert rips apart the pulled Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad: ‘Attractive Lives Matter’

CBS Though it sought to unite, a new Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner divided many. It sparked a flood of negative reaction on social media, leading to Pepsi pulling the ad and apologizing for it on Wednesday. “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert had a field day with the ad on Wednesday night, closing his […]

South India boycotts Pepsi & Coca-Cola to help local farmers

Published time: 1 Mar, 2017 15:02Edited time: 1 Mar, 2017 15:03 Sales of Coca-Cola and Pepsi have been banned in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Two of the biggest trade associations in the region called for the boycott in favor of Indian products starting March 1. The American soft drinks giants have been […]