Wine and beer advertisements air liberally on national network television but for years the spirits industry has voluntarily banned televised liquor commercials. In December, NBC announced its ...

Two congressmen say they are prepared to introduce legislation to ban advertisements of distilled spirits on television if the network doesn’t reverse plans to run such advertisements. Two U.S.

NBC has backed off a new policy that made it the first broadcast network to run hard liquor commercials. Citing a request from "the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Commerce Committee," ...

Who says advertising has lost its impact? Media folks and moralists are all abuzz this week after NBC’s decision to reintroduce liquor ads during last Saturday’s airing of “Saturday Night Live.” ...

Hard liquor advertisements have been refused airtime by the biggest television networks since the 1940s. Only a few local and cable stations would run the ads, and now NBC has become the first of the ...

NBC’s decision to accept hard-liquor ads has stirred emotions in Washington, where one lawmaker is considering introducing legislation that would put a cork in the net’s plans. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) ...

Soap operas were started as a way to sell soap. Shoppable streaming channel Spirits Network launched as a platform to help sell booze. The channel, which was rolled out by NBTV in 2019 – good timing ...

Long ago, in a haven for underage drinking far, far away, some friends of mine spent an evening with a case of beer and a bottle of Jack Daniel's. One guy, who was not me and whom no readers should ...

Booze ads are making serious inroads on TV, thanks to the recession. This year, with ad revenue for broadcast TV off 4.2%, local broadcast affiliates that didn't used to take liquor ads are actively ...

The Smirnoff ad on Saturday Night Live last Saturday was a historic event - the first network ad for liquor in 50 years. But what that means for the future of television advertising is still up in the ...

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