1. What are some other names for commercial? Advertisement, advert, TV spot.
2. When was the first commercial broadcast in the United States? July 1, 1941.
3. How much did this first commercial cost and how long was it aired for? $11.95 and it was aired for 20 seconds.
4. What features do most commercials have to make them successful? They should have a slogan or something that makes poeple remember the commercial, high quality in sound and image, some audio such as voice or a song or vissual effects and should be funn.
5. How long did the typical television program run in the 1960s compared to today? 50 min. and today it runs for about 40 min.
6. Over the course of 10 hours how much commercial time is there in the US? 6 hours of commercial time.
7. How much does a 30 second commercial cost during the Superbowl? It costs $2.5 million.
8. Are commercials for cigarettes and alcohol permitted in the US, when did this change occur?No, since September 10, 1998.
9. How does commercial advertising in Europe differ from the United States? In Europe commercials for cigarettes and alcohol are permitted and they don't take as much time as in the US.
10. In three sentences suggest what the future holds for television advertisements. I think that in the future television advertisments are not going to be very effective, there will be less and shorter, because everything would be advertised by internet. I really don-t like this idea because I enjoy watching the advertisments in Tv.
