39 posts and columns on commercials
T-Mobile’s New “Jump” Ads Show SNL’s Bill Hader in Desperate Need of a New Phone
It’s not “Stefon,” but it’ll do.Trusty Viewers Get Free Video With Ad “Work”
People will do almost anything to get free digital access to movies and TV shows. HitBliss is one company that believes people will even watch ads to earn money to pay for this content.Prioritizing Growth Over Profits, One Kings Lane Raises $50 Million in Capital
To date, the online retailer has now raised $117 million.Venture-Backed Commerce Sites Banking on TV Ads to Lure Big Audiences
Slightly ahead of the holidays, several online retailers have announced TV commercials, including One Kings Lane, Fab.com, OpenSky, Gilt Groupe and Wayfair.Mega-Multitasker Jack Dorsey Finds Time to Tout Candy
The Twitter and Square executive joins actor Matt Damon, supermodel Gisele Bundchen and quarterback Tom Brady in a pitch for a new line of confectionaries.Voices
Dish’s Ads to End All Ads
Dish Network Corp. plans to promote its new ad-skipping feature with, ironically enough, a television ad — that is, if broadcast TV networks agree to run the spot.Voices
Dish Network Offers DVR That Removes Ads
Dish Network Corp. released a feature on its digital video recorder Thursday that automatically removes commercials from shows aired by major broadcast networks, threatening to seriously undercut billions of dollars in broadcast television advertising.My So-Called Social Super Bowl
Last night, I took a rare break from social media and opted for a real-time, real-life Super Bowl instead. And somehow … I saw the same game everyone else did.Voices