American Songwriter

On This Day in 1969, Merle Haggard Released a Signature Song He Would Later Come To Regret

Even as time marched on from the song’s September 29, 1969, release, “Okie from Muskogee” followed Haggard through the decades. In a 2012 interview with GQ, Haggard lamented that his signature song, ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1988, The Hollies Were at No. 1 After a Beer Commercial Revived a 1969 Hit That Featured a Young Elton John

Thirty-seven years ago today, The Hollies went to No. 1 in the United Kingdom with a song they originally released in 1969.
New York Post

A+E gets into real-estate reality TV — with its first-ever show on the commercial industry

For decades, real-estate reality television has mined the drama of luxury homes, quick-flip makeovers and high-end staging. And, of course, catty broker drama. But the engine that powers downtown ...
IEEE

Real-Time Detection of Free-to-Air Television Commercials in Audio Using Feature Extraction and Machine Learning

Abstract: Detecting television commercials is essential for the advertising, broadcasting, and content analysis industries. In that sense, traditional methods, which rely on audio-visual cues or ...
The New York Times

NFL’s RedZone (with ads) starts … now: Why fans are talking about the Sunday showcase

As the NFL’s popular “RedZone” pop-up TV service enters its 17th season, it drew attention this week for anticipation it will layer in commercials after nearly two decades of being “commercial-free.” ...
Decider

NFL RedZone Streaming Options: Price, Free Trial, Commercials, How To Watch NFL RedZone On YouTube TV, Hulu, and NFL+

It’s the end of an era. NFL RedZone fans are used to hearing a familiar slogan from intrepid host Scott Hanson at the beginning of each broadcast: “Seven hours of commercial-free football starts now.” ...
Variety

Diapers and Football? Pampers Joins Swelling Ad Crowd Making Rush for NFL

When football fans tune into early games on CBS this Sunday, they may notice that some very young players are using extra padding. An inspiring 60-second spot from Pampers features an array of wee ...
The New York Times

What’s up with the ‘Saving College Sports’ commercial you can’t avoid on Saturday? It’s a long story

If you spent a good chunk of Labor Day weekend watching football on television, it would have been hard to miss an ad that starts with a man holding a ball in an empty stadium, warning about the ...
Mashable

Yes, that weird NFL parade float commercial was made with generative AI

The 2025 NFL season is officially underway, and some fans have already identified a new TV commercial they never want to see again. Thursday night's game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia ...
Reason

Should Have Seen That One Coming: Claims Over A&E's "Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall" Dismissed

From today's decision by Judge Dale Ho (S.D.N.Y.) in Psychic Readers Network, Inc. v. A&E Television Networks, LLC: "Call me now!" So ordered Miss Cleo, a television psychic who, in the late 1990s, ...
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Most disturbing commercials aired on TV

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