Read more commercials stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4160/commercials.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:17:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74159/steelers-legend-cops-award-for-30-year-old-coke-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlready a Hall of Fame-bound football player, Joe Greene of the Steelers became an advertising legend 30 years ago with the release of the Coca-Cola commercial that ends with him tossing his jersey to a starstruck young fan. The spot won the ad industry's highest honor, but the stars had...http://www.newser.com/story/74159/steelers-legend-cops-award-for-30-year-old-coke-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:37:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73240/att-sues-verizon-over-misleading-tv-ads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAT&T went to court today to try to stop Verizon from mocking its wireless coverage in new TV commercials. The lawsuit contends that Verizon uses "misleading" maps to suggest that AT&T customers get no coverage at all in large swaths of the country. Verizon's "There's a Map for That" ads...http://www.newser.com/story/73240/att-sues-verizon-over-misleading-tv-ads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 17:31:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72935/spade-got-200k-for-farley-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhy did David Spade agree to the recent DirecTV ad that uses a scene from Tommy Boy, starring his departed costar Chris Farley? "To honor Chris's memory," his publicist tells the New York Post — but the $200,000 sources say Spade was paid probably didn't hurt. The commercial stirred up...http://www.newser.com/story/72935/spade-got-200k-for-farley-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 9:49:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71848/beck-weeps-for-simpler-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGlenn Beck had a weepy "Kodak moment" when he shared old commercials with viewers yesterday and recalled a "simpler" America when "we used to be united." One of the oldie ads he played—a day after fellow right-wing commentator Rush Limbaugh was bounced from a Rams buyers' group amid charges...http://www.newser.com/story/71848/beck-weeps-for-simpler-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 4:21:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70984/dominatrix-levi-johnston-sex-up-pistachios.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCan sex sell nuts? Pistachio growers sure hope so. With sales off more than 20% following last year’s nationwide recall, they’ve launched a risqué $15 million ad campaign. How risqué? In one ad, a real-life dominatrix cracks open a pistachio with a whip, USA Today reports. Another observes that teen...http://www.newser.com/story/70984/dominatrix-levi-johnston-sex-up-pistachios.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 14:55:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70160/save-the-boob-ads-turn-heads-spark-complaints.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust because breast cancer is serious, does that mean PSAs have to be? "Save the boob" is the tag line on one irreverent video in a campaign for breast cancer awareness that's drawing fans—and furious complaints. Designers of the public service announcements aim to grab the attention younger women,...http://www.newser.com/story/70160/save-the-boob-ads-turn-heads-spark-complaints.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 3:31:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70035/how-tvs-trying-to-woo-you-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNetworks know we’re watching our favorite shows online instead of on TV, but they’re not taking it sitting down. Here’s what they’re doing, smart or otherwise, to bring us back, writes Stephanie Schomer for Fast Company : Cutting commercials: ABC is going to do without the first commercial break on its...http://www.newser.com/story/70035/how-tvs-trying-to-woo-you-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 11:36:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66500/stay-tuned-for-ads-during-tv-shows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new strategy aims to grab the attention of viewers now using DVR to skip commercial breaks: in tests, so-called “in-show ads” are run on the top or bottom of the screen—and even on occasion in the middle—during the action, Advertising Age reports. Execs are betting that Americans...http://www.newser.com/story/66500/stay-tuned-for-ads-during-tv-shows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 9:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64552/microsoft-ad-campaign-gets-under-apples-skin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple demanded Microsoft ditch TV ads featuring shoppers mulling the relative value of PCs and Macs, CNET reports. In the ads, which Microsoft’s chief operating officer calls “completely unscripted,” shoppers get to keep money they save by choosing a PC over a Mac. “We got a call from the Apple...http://www.newser.com/story/64552/microsoft-ad-campaign-gets-under-apples-skin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:15:01 CDT