Forget the pause that refreshes — Peacock users will soon be greeted by a live commercial as soon as they sign on to the streamer. The introduction of “Arrival Ads” is among a host of new ad-tech ...

Despite continued uncertainty and mounting regulatory challenges, pharma TV ad spend topped $7 billion through the first 11 months of 2025. Recently released data by iSpot.tv found that the ...

Smart TVs can feel like a dumb choice if you’re looking for privacy, reliability, and simplicity. Today’s TVs and streaming sticks are usually loaded up with advertisements and user tracking, making ...

WTF?! A woman with schizophrenia was hospitalized after seeing an Apple TV+ ad on her Samsung smart fridge. Because the ad coincidentally used her name, the woman believed someone was attempting to ...

A startup’s ads for controversial embryo tests hit the New York City subway. One day this fall, I watched an electronic sign outside the Broadway-Lafayette subway station in Manhattan switch ...

Apple today shared its annual holiday season ad, titled A Critter Carol, as well as a behind-the-scenes video showing how it was made. In the short film, set in a snowy forest, a group of woodland ...

Blocking ads on your home network isn't as hard as you think. If blocking ads on a per-device basis isn't enough, try these options. Both of these options are free and effective. How many ads do you ...

’Pause ads’ are on the rise with nearly all the major TV streaming services. In case you’re unfamiliar, these are the ads that appear on-screen whenever you pause a TV show or movie. Brian Steinberg ...

A moment that is frozen in time has become one of the media industry’s hottest areas of focus. Most consumers are prone to dislike the interruption that TV commercials bring, which is why many of them ...

After spending much of the year sloping steadily downward from a January peak, TV drug ad spending picked up in a major way last month. The combined outlay for the top 10 brands in October weighed in ...

For nonprofits, reaching audiences through connected is often out of reach. They have limited resources, a lack of control over audience targeting, and it’s hard to effectively measure impact. But ...

Coca-Cola is back with another series of AI-generated ads to herald the holidays — and they look just as bad as they did last year. That initial foray at making a vague AI homage to the original ...