50 Shades http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/25030/all en NBC’s 13 Ways to Hype Sister Company’s Kinky ’Fifty Shades of Grey’ http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/nbcs-13-ways-hype-sister-companys-kinky-fifty-shades-grey <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Networks, online outlets promote BDSM-glamorizing trailer. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/katie-yoder">Katie Yoder</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/SfZWFDs0LxA" width="320" height="180" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><i>Editor’s Note: Extremely Graphic Content Below.</i></p> <p>NBC really wants you to see the kink-fest “Fifty Shades of Gray.” In the week around the release of the film’s BDSM trailer, the network mentioned the movie 13 times for a total of 19 minutes, 12 seconds. </p> <p>Naturally, NBC’s sister company Focus Features is producing “Fifty Shades.” The network mentioned that just twice.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Katie Yoder is Staff Writer, Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow in Culture and Media at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@k_yoder" target="_blank">Follow Katie Yoder on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/nbcs-13-ways-hype-sister-companys-kinky-fifty-shades-grey" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Culture Art & Entertainment Family 50 Shades BDSM bondage NBC sex Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:49:25 +0000 dan.gainor 46828 at http://archive2.mrc.org