nlogax
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It's much cheaper to advertise on tv at the moment than it used to be, for obvious reasons. In times like these charities will strike decent deals with commercial channels who are desperate for all and any ad revenue.
Same applies in Australia. British TV advertising looks a model of sophistication in comparison (except for some "global" commercials for things like prestige cars - where the left-hand-drive vehicle, fjord landscape and "overseas model shown" small print are a dead giveaway).
But one of my biggest gripes about the commercial channels Down Under isn't just the number of amateurish, shouty ads for "Crazy Dave's Discount Carpet Warehouse", of which there are plenty, but that a similar amount of time is then devoted to repetitive, over-and-over-again previews for that channel's current prime-time cookery or vote-the-bachelor-off-the-island reality show.
Interesting that Ofcom rules are actually quite detailed about when advertising may be scheduled:What I find interesting is how some channels cut ads in at the most inappropriate time, although I suspect that some BBC output is actually planned with appropriate places for ad breaks.
I suspect that some BBC output is actually planned with appropriate places for ad breaks
Try US TV - British TV seems quite reasonable in comparison.
Dont pay much notice to adverts these days. You used to have memorable ones back in the day but of late cant think of any.
A couple of the Specsavers ones were quite amusing, as well as having the only memorable slogan (to me at least) from a recent advertisement.Nothing seems to grab you anymore, there's no gimmicks or comedy in them any more (I'm thinking the Tango slaps and genuinely funny stuff), even You've Been Framed has half the programme stuffed with mishap videos we've seen hundreds of times before.
Nothing seems to grab you anymore, there's no gimmicks or comedy in them any more (I'm thinking the Tango slaps and genuinely funny stuff), even You've Been Framed has half the programme stuffed with mishap videos we've seen hundreds of times before.
I believe you still receive money if a clip is shown - £250, if I remember correctly (which doesn't seem to have changed in years). I doubt that there have been many video cassettes sent in lately, thoughThe last time I watched You've Been Framed was when Jeremy Beadle presented it, and you received money if the video cassette tape you had sent in was used.
And the 70s and 80s weren't all advertising nirvana. Does anyone recall the absurdly repetitive one for something called Bounce? Not the dog food, something you put in the dryer to freshen clothes - not a good idea to confuse those two.
The one where the guy fits a cat-flap at the wrong end of the door was quite funny. Specsavers do seem to have a knack with amusing adverts.A couple of the Specsavers ones were quite amusing, as well as having the only memorable slogan (to me at least) from a recent advertisement.
And the 70s and 80s weren't all advertising nirvana. Does anyone recall the absurdly repetitive one for something called Bounce? Not the dog food, something you put in the dryer to freshen clothes - not a good idea to confuse those two.
The last time I watched You've Been Framed was when Jeremy Beadle presented it, and you received money if the video cassette tape you had sent in was used.
I believe you still receive money if a clip is shown - £250, if I remember correctly (which doesn't seem to have changed in years). I doubt that there have been many video cassettes sent in lately, though
Hated them while I was over there, all they seemed to be were adverts for pharmeceuticals and because of the litigious nature of the USA, the disclaimers were often twice as long as the ads they advertising
German medical ones are entertaining, there seems to be a competition about how fast to say "Zu Risiken und Nebenwirkungen lesen Sie die Packungsbeilage oder fragen Sie Ihren Arzt oder Apotheker" at the end. (For risks and side effects read the leaflet in the box or ask your doctor or pharmacist).
Who on earth eats 5 cheeseburgers...?Even funnier when many adverts are miracle products to reduce cholestorol, sandwiched between two adverts (sorry, commercials) offering 5 cheeseburgers for $5 at Wendy's!
Who on earth eats 5 cheeseburgers...?
I can't remember where, possibly a newspaper, but in comparing adverts on TV the author stated that when they watched the Superbowl in the US, over the period of one hour there were nine segments of adverts, the longest being 7 minutes and the longest between adverts was 9 minutes.
We've not got that bad yet!
Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet ...
I thought it might be unwise to drag the TV licensing thread too far off topic, so:
I believe that would be the equivalent of the British "[product] is a medicine. Always read the label." This has always seemed to me to be rather holding you hostage: since the side effects are listed on the inside of the sealed pack, you have simply wasted your money if you get it home and find it's not suitable for you!
Who on earth eats 5 cheeseburgers...?
Wasn't American Football, built around TV ads in the U.S. ?
No, NFL formed 1920, TV first broadcast efficiently in 1925
US sports naturally lend themselves to advertising as they do have stoppages in play regularly (NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB), so advertising steadily crept into those stoppages
Wasn't American Football, built around TV ads in the U.S. ?