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Advertising agency shows game in multimedia era: DG pushes 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Jeopardy!' across variety of platforms.


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WHILE TV advertising has taken a hit from DVRs, online competition and economic troubles, some local ad agencies are mining the television game show genre.

Los Angeles-based DG Entertainment has campaigns for first-run syndication franchises, including historic programs like CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast.  Television Distribution's "Jeopardy!" and Sony Television Entertainment's "Wheel of Fortune," as well as 20th Television's stalwart Stalwart

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 court show "Divorce Court." It has produced ad campaigns that can be used on television, online and mobile media platforms.

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, DG's creative director.

One of DG's latest campaigns, known as My Proudest Moments, is designed to run prior to and during the 25th anniversary of game show "Jeopardy!" later this year.

In the campaign, historical figures such as Betsy Ross, Attila the Hun and Cleopatra talk about when they realized they had become cultural icons--the date their names had been used in questions on "Jeopardy!."

Another series of spots is based on the letters featured on "Wheel of Fortune." In this campaign, the letter "J," portrayed por·tray  
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 as an awkward teen, meets co-host Vanna White Vanna White (born Vanna Marie Rosich on February 18, 1957) is an American television personality, best known as the hostess and puzzle board operator on the long-running game show Wheel of Fortune. She is the niece of actor Christopher George.  outside her dressing room and lights up at the least amount of attention.

Murphy declined to say bow much the ad campaigns cost to produce, but industry sources estimate the figure at less than $1 million per episode.
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Comment:Advertising agency shows game in multimedia era: DG pushes 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Jeopardy!' across variety of platforms.(TV)
Author:Sporich, Brett
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
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Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Oct 6, 2008
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