The first television advertisement aired on July 1, 1941 and was 10 seconds long promoting Bulova watches. It aired before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies and cost $9 to broadcast. While Greece and Egypt were early innovators, the first company to air a TV commercial was Bulova in the United States in 1941. The most expensive advert to date is a Guinness "tipping point" commercial showing a domino effect among villagers that cost millions to produce.

1. History of TV Advertising
Charlie Hannah

2. When did advertising start?
The world's first television advertisement was broadcast July 1, 1941.
The watchmaker Bulova paid $9 for a placement on New York
station WNBT before a baseball game between the Brooklyn
Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. The 10-second spot displayed a
picture of a clock superimposed on a map of the United States,
accompanied by the voice-over "America runs on Bulova time."

3. Where did advertising start?
The first ever advert was in America,
however, Greece and Egypt were the first
ones to discover tv advertising

4. All time best selling TV Advert
The all time best selling advert was a
Guinness advert consisting of horses on a
beach and a battle in the sea.

5. The first company to show an
advert
The first company to show an advert was
Bulova, it was in in July 1941 and it was
aired just before a baseball game

6. What’s the most expensive advert?
The most expensive advert to this day is
the Guinness tipping point advert. It’s the
advert which consists of lots of villagers
coming together and making a massive life
size domino fall.

7. How much on average does
advertising cost
 Producing a film TV commercial
Depending on all the stuff £10,000-
£100,000
 Animated TV Advert
Less than £5000

8. What celebrity has done the most
TV adverts?
Gary Lineker,
Peter Andre,
David Beckham.

9. When is the most expensive time to
show an advert?
The most expensive time to show an
advert is during the superbowl in America.
There are over 90 million viewers tuning in
to watch the super bowl and a spot for an
advert for this time could cost millions of
dollars.