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Television advertisement

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Paid commercial segment on television "Commercial break" redirects here. For radio commercials, see Radio advertisement. For the 1997 black comedy film, see Commercial Break. It has been suggested that commercial break itself, and regulations concerning it (especially timing, length and frequency of each break; not the content in advertisements) be split out into another article titled Commercial break . (Discuss) (November 2018) Television was still in its experimental phase in 1928, but the medium's potential to sell goods was already predicted by this magazine cover from that year. A television advertisement (also called a television commercial , commercial , ad TV advert or simply an advert ) is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization. It conveys a message, aimed to market a product or service. Advertisers and marketeers may refer to television commercials as TVC s. [1] Advertising revenue provides a significant p...

Stephen Colbert

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This article is about the comedian. For the character he portrayed on The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, see Stephen Colbert (character). Stephen Colbert Colbert in December 2017 Birth name Stephen Tyrone Colbert Born ( 1964-05-13 ) May 13, 1964 (age 54) Washington, D.C., U.S. Medium Television theatre film books Education Porter-Gaud School Alma mater Northwestern University Years active 1984–present Genres Political/news satire, improvisational comedy, character comedy, sketch comedy, musical comedy, surreal humor Subject(s) American politics, American culture, political punditry, pop culture, current events, mass media/news media, civil rights Spouse Evelyn McGee ( m.   1993 ) Children 3 Parent(s) James William Colbert Jr. Relative(s) Elizabeth Colbert Busch (sister) Signature Stephen Tyrone Colbert [1] ( / k oʊ l ˈ b ɛər / kohl- BAIR ; [2] born May 13, 1964) [3] is an American comedian, writer, ...