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Flag on the Play: My Toddler Is an Ineligible Receiver

James M. Chesbro | Posted 12.20.2011

James M. Chesbro

When my son, James was two years old, and I heard the jazzy music of an erectile dysfunction commercial start playing, I wanted to throw a penalty flag.

WATCH: These Might Be The Worst Commercials You'll Ever See

Posted 09.28.2011

You don't need Don Draper to create a memorable advertisement. If these awful local TV commercials are any indication, all it takes is a camera, a cat...

Google Looks To TV Ads To Grow Its Browser

The Huffington Post | Thomas Houston | Posted 07.04.2011

Clean, inspiring piano track? Check. Drums for emphasis? Yup. Children doing cute things? Got it. Cello and violin alternating as the story comes to a...

Broncos TV Games Will Have Focus On The Family Ads

The Denver Post | Electra Draper | Posted 05.25.2011

Focus on the Family denies that the crossover appeal of religious rookie quarterback Tim Tebow is the sole reason the conservative Christian ministry ...

Senate Votes To Turn Down Volume Of TV Ads

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Legislation to turn down the volume on those loud TV commercials that send couch potatoes diving for their remote controls looks li...

To the Tune of Saving Animals: New Ad with Sheryl Crow

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Wayne Pacelle

This week we were so excited to launch a new T.V. ad featuring Sheryl Crow, speaking about The Humane Society of the United States' work confronting animal cruelty and asking people to get involved.

Rory Reid, Son Of Harry Reid, Finally Mentions Last Name (VIDEO)

Erin Booth | Posted 05.25.2011

Rory Reid, Democratic candidate for governor of Nevada, has finally released an ad that mentions his last name after months of playing down his politi...

Congress Drafts Bill To Turn Volume Down On TV Commercials

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Television viewers jarred by abrupt spikes in volume during commercial breaks may someday be able to give their mute buttons a rest...

The Best Local TV Ads (VIDEO, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

While much ad market is still struggling, this summer BusinessWeek wondered if cheap, easy-to-produce local TV ads could be the next bright spot in th...

Cablevision Unveils Interactive Banner Ads On TV

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 05.25.2011

Cablevision Systems Corp. is bringing interactive banner ads to television, allowing viewers to order samples and brochures and even purchase products...

Marriage Equality Is on the Ballot in Maine This Fall (Video)

Jesse Connolly | Posted 05.25.2011

Jesse Connolly

Our opponents are tenacious -- and well-funded. The anti-marriage campaign in Maine is being led by the same groups that ran the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign in California last year.

Anti-Reform Group Plans Local TV Ads Where Obama Is Vacationing

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — A group opposed to President Barack Obama's health-care proposals is planning an ad campaign to run locally while the first family ...

Obama's Budget: The Ad Campaign

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Americans United for Change, a key Democratic-backing group, will begin airing an ad today aimed at prodding Senate "centrists" to support President O...

Ad Sales Down For TV Sports

Hollywood Reporter | Anthony Crupi | Posted 05.25.2011

Once thought to be the sole recession-proof property on television, big-ticket sports are showing signs of vulnerability in the fourth quarter, with a...

The Undecideds: What's Their Problem?

Jon Wiener | Posted 05.25.2011

Jon Wiener

The undecideds have been staring at the menu now for almost a year--why haven't they made up their minds? Here is how these voters break down, and how they are likely to act today.

Indiana Home to Increasing Numbers of Once-Rare Blue Hoosiers

Dan Treul | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Treul

Another ominous sign for the McCain campaign is the most recent polling average by Real Clear Politics, which has Barack Obama leading -- albeit barel...

New Obama Keating Five movie

Alison Teal | Posted 05.25.2011

Alison Teal

Voters in swing states -- and this, Colorado, appears to be the mother of all swing states -- are treated to a nearly endless barrage of political advertising and discussion.

Jed Lewison

Funniest Tax Ad Ever

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 05.25.2011

Presenting "Color by Numbers: Bush-McCain Tax Plan," a new web video from Obama-Biden. It's quite possibly the funniest video on taxes ever. Make sur...

New Olympics Ad Uplift from Obama and McCain, Attacks Everywhere Else

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

William Bradley

For the unprecedented Olympics ad buys, Obama started out positive and uplifting -- as befits the positive uplift of the Olympics media environment. McCain went in, well, a different direction.

McCain's Olympic Attack Ad and Other TV ADD War Oddities

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

William Bradley

The last week of TV ad wars were really the ADD wars, with both McCain and Obama launching and swapping out TV ads so quickly they couldn't possibly have had any impact in actual paid airings.

TV Ads Losing Their Effectiveness

Ad Age | Steve McClellan | Posted 05.25.2011

A majority of marketers believe that television advertising has become less effective in the past two years, according to a new survey from the Nation...

Romney Campaign Pulls All TV Ads In South Carolina, Florida

AP | JIM KUHNHENN and GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has decided to pull his advertising from South Carolina and Florida, in a sign of trouble for a campaign...