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I always enjoy watching the Super Bowl, but it usually feels like I’m watching a foreign film without subtitles. This year, I thought Super Bowl XL would be a perfect opportunity to learn some football terminology by applying it to the part of the game I already know and love: the commercials...

TiVo Announces Top 10 Viewed Super Bowl AdsBy Nino Marchetti Staff Writer, Designtechnica News Ameriquest's two commercials lead the pack, based upon DVR company's post-game analysis of user viewing behaviors. TiVo’s annual post Super Bowl analysis of viewer reactions to the commercials today revealed that, of the dozens of multi-million dollar spots that aired, Ameriquest’s two ads landed at the top of the pack. Also revealed, according to user viewing data, was how a controversial call in the second quarter put actual Super Bowl viewing time on par with some of the commercials. TiVo, the company said, did their annual...

Sometimes they're the most entertaining part of the Super Bowl--the ads. Big money might equal big profits--if they can get our attention, make us laugh, etc. Will we remember the ad but not the product, though? Link is to a site that will have the ads available for viewing after they've run on TV (or maybe before, too?) FReepers, if you liked--or hated, hated, HATED--an ad, tell us about it here.

Destiny's Child In a first for Wal-Mart, the retailer has recruited celebrities like Garth Brooks and Destiny's Child to appear in holiday television and print ads. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started its holiday campaign Tuesday, the first time the world's largest retailer has run ads this early in the season, company officials said. It's the first time Wal-Mart has used celebrities in an ad campaign, which will also include country singer Martina McBride, pop star Jesse McCartney and actress and singer Queen Latifah. The ads will feature each of the celebrities at their actual homes to fit with the theme, "Home...

New radio commercials support war effortMove America Forward releases spots, praises TV ad thanking U.S. Posted: November 11, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com A national pro-troops organization has unveiled three new radio ads meant to bolster support for the Iraq war effort and encourage Americans not to give up on the fight against terrorism. Move America Forward says its radio ads will run first in the Sacramento, Calif., market in hopes of getting the City Council there to rescind a resolution passed last week that called for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops and bases from Iraq. "We...

Is it simple selling or selling out? We report on a band at odds over ad revenue THE drummer of the Doors has infuriated his former bandmates by turning down nearly $20 million to use their music to sell computers and cars. John Densmore has a legal right to veto the use of the band’s music for advertising. And that is exactly what he is doing. He says that he is holding out to honour the memory of the band’s lead singer, Jim Morrison, who died in Paris from a suspected heroin overdose in 1971, aged 27. “People lost their...

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski recently traveled to Hollywood to meet with studio executives and talk about ideas to increase production in Oregon. The Governor and a bipartisan group of legislators created "GREENLIGHT OREGON," a package of incentives that will help make Oregon a serious player in the competition for major film and television productions. This will create jobs in Oregon, in the United States, and generate millions of dollars for the ecconomy. I fully support this bill since it will help to keep "Hollywood" in the United States instead of major studios going outside of the country to shoot in...

Trying to fend off increasingly tough competition from other states and foreign countries, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to announce a plan soon to grant tax breaks for film companies to help them meet production expenses and stay in California. J. Scott Davis

WASHINGTON — Pentagon police on Wednesday turned away family members of troops killed in Iraq who wanted to confront Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the reasons for the war in Iraq. The group of about 20 was stopped before entering Pentagon property by about a dozen officers, who told the protesters they did not have the proper permission to enter the building. Organizers said they have been petitioning for the meeting for weeks, but department officials are ignoring their requests. “The man who was too busy to personally sign the Killed in Action letters these families received is apparently...

Skipping TV ads illegal in Japan? Ok, everyone's joked at one time or another that the TV commercials during some show or other (probably the Super Bowl) were better than the actual programming. But we didn't actually mean it, did we? In the U.S., broadcasters and advertisers have long been worried about the effects of TiVo and other digital recorders on ad-watching. That anxiety is spreading to Japan, where broadcasters are now saying that skipping commercials is actually a violation of that country's Copyright Law . To combat the ungrateful public's growing ad-skipping, the country's National Association of Commercial Broadcasters...

Well...we are 37 minutes into the supposed "global concert of a lifetime" and MTV has managed to show 12 minutes of commercials for reality programming,interrupted 3 performances,and have shown a highlights package from the UK with the biggest names of the day already performing. Yep. MTV has found a way to not show music on a day where music is all around them. So away with the Live 8 thread....

Please forward this message to your family and friends! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Action Today! Networks Set To Begin Airing Condom Ads In Prime Time CBS and ABC have said they are seriously considering airing condom ads during prime time and daytime television. NBC and Fox and other networks will follow their lead. I hope this concerns you as much as it does me. The condom companies say their purpose in airing their ads is to help stop the spread of disease. So, why do their ads promote products like "Warm Sensations" and "Twisted Pleasure"? Don't be fooled by their double-speak. If...

Good for whatever ails you BY DAVE BARRY (This classic Dave Barry column was originally published on June 21, 1998.) Recently, I was lying on the sofa and watching my favorite TV show, which is called, ''Whatever Is on TV When I'm Lying on the Sofa.'' I was in a good mood until the commercial came on. It showed an old man (and when I say ''old man,'' I mean ''a man who is maybe eight years older than I am'') helping his grandson learn to ride a bicycle. I was watching this, wondering what product was being advertised (Bicycles?...

Good for whatever ails you BY DAVE BARRY Feb. 20, 2005 (This classic Dave Barry column was originally published on June 21, 1998.) Recently, I was lying on the sofa and watching my favorite TV show, which is called, ''Whatever Is on TV When I'm Lying on the Sofa.'' I was in a good mood until the commercial came on. It showed an old man (and when I say ''old man,'' I mean ''a man who is maybe eight years older than I am'') helping his grandson learn to ride a bicycle. I was watching this, wondering what product was...

A public service announcement for those who don't watch any or a portion of the SuperBowl or miss any of the ads. You can view the SuperBowl Ads again.. and again.. and again... The ads will be posted within minutes of being aired.Year 2005 Click for 2005.Ads banned for 2005 can be viewed at Click for 2005 banned.For prior years...Year 2004 Click for 2004.Year 2003 Click for 2003.Year 2002 Click for 2002. Note: The URL may change slightly once the SuperBowl is over and all ads have been displayed as the URLs for prior year's ads are slightly different.

Domain name registrar GoDaddy.com is making a Super Bowl play with a $2.4 million commercial in the first quarter. The company's getting a lot of buzz over the decision as well as some criticism from marketing experts. Brand Autopsy's reaction to the news came in a blog post titled No GoDaddy No!. Comments from happy GoDaddy customers, unhappy customers and even GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons defending his strategy have flooded the site. There's been so much hype over GoDaddy's decision that The New York Times followed up with a reference to GoDaddy's Super Bowl ad and the discussion over on...

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We're living in a post-Nipplegate world -- and apparently it's only going to get worse. In case you haven't heard, Fox has already rejected a Super Bowl ad starring Mickey Rooney for Airborne, the natural cold remedy. Why? Well, in the ad, the 84-year-old Rooney is in a sauna. Someone behind him coughs. He overreacts, jumps up, screams, heads for the door, and drops his towel. His bare bum is exposed for two seconds or so. Clearly scandalous. Who doesn't want to see Mickey Rooney's bare behind? Turns out the Mickey Rooney commercial isn't the only new ad that's already...

The link above will take you to WRAL's (Raleigh, NC) website where you can vote for the "most negative" campaign commercials being run for NC candidates.The link below (which I got from the link above) will take you to the Republican Governor's Association ad against incumbent Democrat Governor Mike Easley (for those non-Tarheels who might not know.) The title of the commercial is "Travel". I saw this commercial for the first time yesterday, and I busted out laughing, it was so silly. It looks like Beach Blanket Bingo at the end. Our Republican candidate for governor, Patrick Ballantine, has an...

John Kerry slandered American troups in 1971 when he came back from Vietnam and accused them all of being baby killers and murderers. Now he continues to slander our president and our troops in Iraq today by accusing them of dereliction of duty by not guarding a stockpile of 370 tons of high explosives. John Kerry lied in 1971 and he is lying now for his own personal political gain just as he did 35 years ago. John Kerry cannot be trusted to lead our military. America need a Commander-in-Chief, not a Slanderer-in Chief.