Editor's note: An earlier version of this story included an incorrect graphic noting only two Anheuser-Busch beers in the 2025 Ad Meter top 10. In fact, there were four: one each from Budweiser, Bud ...

McDonald’s has released an AI-generated Christmas ad, sparking online backlash, which grew so fierce that McDonald’s turned off comments on YouTube before setting the video to private. However, the AI ...

The term ad-lib comes from the Latin ad libitum, or “at one’s pleasure.” It refers to the spontaneous creation or alteration of dialogue, actions, or moments by actors during a performance. Ad-libbing ...

Vice President Harris’s campaign is touting her record on immigration policy in an ad arguing she will be tough on the hot-button issue of the southern border. The 30-second ad, titled “Tougher,” ...

YouTube's crack down on ad blockers leads to unskippable blank video ads on the platform. Credit: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images YouTube ad-blocker users, prepare to stare at nothing for ...

Netflix is phasing out its lowest-priced ad-free subscription plan in the U.S., which could drive more viewers to its cheaper ad-supported plan. The Los Gatos, California-headquartered streaming giant ...

Think back to the last time you scrolled through your social media feed and encountered a political ad that perfectly aligned with your views – or perhaps one that outraged you. Could you tell if it ...

Some users have been forced to take ‘ad breaks’ in between posts. Some users have been forced to take ‘ad breaks’ in between posts. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, ...

Ads are here, there — almost everywhere — on streaming services now. By John Koblin Not long ago, streaming TV came with a promise: Sign up, and commercials will be a thing of the past. Netflix rose ...

Apple is apologizing for its advertisement promoting its latest iPad Pro after widespread blowback online. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Netflix says its ad-supported plan includes “the vast majority” of TV shows and movies available on the standard no-ads tiers — but more than a year after the streamer introduced the cheaper option, ...

Some political ads work a lot better than others. But nobody really knows what will reliably make an ad click with voters. That’s one of the major findings of a new study from researchers who analyzed ...