television advertising

Politicians exposed Americans to a record number of political advertisements last month as candidates spent big to court undecided voters in advance of the Nov. 2 midterm election.

Does it seem like the holidays arrived early this year? Maybe you noticed Costco (COST) stocking up on wrapping paper in September, or holiday television ads blaring during the weeks leading up to Halloween. Well, it's not your imagination, according to TNS Media Intelligence. Retailers this year...

We've probably all had the experience of relaxing while quietly watching a movie, only to be blasted off the couch when a commercial message for life insurance or a male enhancement product came on at three times the decibel level of the movie we were watching. It's absolutely maddening, and it's...

I have become the arch-enemy of the advertising world. And I didn't have to join a super-society to do so; all I had to do is order a DVR from my cable provider. (Yeah, I know I'm a late adopter. I'm thinking of getting me one of them "microwaves" next.) I love being on the dark side, too. My DVR,...