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Fox Refuses Ads for Service to, Well, Kill Ads

Kevin Spak — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:26:02 CDT

How awesome would it be if your DVR automatically skipped commercials on shows recorded off the major networks? Probably not very awesome if you were one of those same networks, which is why they're outraged over the Dish Network's upcoming "Hopper," which, Dish announced last week, would be able to...

Acura Apologizes for 'Not Too Dark' Casting Call

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:00:05 CDT

Acura apologized this week over a casting document for its Super Bowl commercial that requested a black actor who is "not too dark." The casting sheet had specified: "Nice Looking, friendly. Not too dark." reports TMZ . An actor angry at being passed over for the commercial, which starred Jerry Seinfeld,...

Sheen Is Back, With 2 Awesome Ads

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:39:05 CST

Charlie Sheen's "episode" really is over : He returns to the small screen in two commercials AdWeek dubs "great," though both of them do poke fun at the "winning" tiger-blood drinker . In the first ad, Sheen touts the fun of house arrest—when you're an actor with a huge house and...

The Super Bowl Ads Are Here

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:30:00 CST

At $3.5 million for a 30-second slot , they better be brilliant, right? So far so good with Super Bowl ads for 2012: Matthew Broderick's Ferris Bueller revamp for Honda and Jerry Seinfeld's comic turn with the Soup Nazi for Acura have been popular online. Now Super Bowl ads are...

The Awesome Ferris Bueller Ad Is Here

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:54:05 CST

The full-length Ferris Bueller-inspired Super Bowl ad is here, and AdWeek dubs it "awesome." Matthew Broderick stars in "Matthew's Day Off," a Honda ad in which he calls in sick to a film shoot in order to do all sorts of fun stuff in his CR-V. The extended version of...

Super Bowl Ads Sell Out, and 30 Seconds Cost...

Kate Schwartz — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:52:43 CST

Big money, big money, no whammies? When it comes to Super Bowl XLVI, the big money sure has poured in: The commercial slots are officially sold out, at a cost of about $3.5 million for 30 seconds. The no whammies part remains to be seen... The Wall Street Journal...

Celebs Who Hawked McD's Before They Got Famous

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:39:32 CDT

Before there were Oscars or legendary sitcoms, there were apparently McDonald’s commercials for a number of actors. Huffington Post rounds up eight amazing commercials that must be seen to be believed, featuring everyone from Michael J. Fox to (our favorite) Jason Alexander. Watch a selection in the gallery or click...

Enjoy Your Flight, But Good Luck Escaping Ads

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:25:46 CDT

Your next flight could feel like being stuck inside a commercial. Various US airlines, desperate for revenue, are beginning to cram advertising into every corner of their planes, including overhead bins, seat backs, napkins, flight attendants' aprons, and even through crew announcements and in-flight safety videos, reports USA Today . Delta,...

Tom Brady Apparently Loves UGGs

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:44:05 CDT

Depending on your age, gender, fashion sense, and NFL affiliation, you will either be horrified or ecstatic to hear that Tom Brady and UGGs have finally come together. The New England Patriots quarterback is featured in a new ad for the Australian shoe brand, in an attempt to boost its...