As New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg responded to criticism of his proposed ban on sugary drinks bigger than 16 ounces with statements of support, the inevitable animated version from Apple Daily's NMA.tv was released today. Hear more, in Bloomberg's own words, at this week's AllThingsD D10 conference.Continue reading...

It was only a matter of time before the Starbucks 31 oz. Trenta announcement got the crazy animation reatment. This made-for-viral mock news clip, from the Apple Daily-owned NMA.tv, proves that Taiwan's new biggest export is spoof animation of Western news events. Anyway, the zombies are a nice touch. 

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We're not saying that the Taiwanese mock news video above is to thank for killing the so-called Kardashian Kredit Kard — a prepaid Mastercard debit card that the overexposed Kardashian clan lent their name to earlier this month. But shortly after the Connecticut Attorney General launched an investigation and the Apple Daily video parody above went viral, Kim and her sisters abruptly pulled out of the venture.Continue reading...