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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Hmmmm, TV started in the 1950's. According to the queen of Television, they had to do so many mentions of a product an hour. Martin & Lewis were sponsored by Colgate.
I don't have to read about the early days. When I asked a TV executive why we have ads, I was answered ads are how they paid for the programming.
The internet is not always right.
I will believe people that actually worked in it.
The other guy said Network TV, he didn't say paid TV.
Every show I have seen from the 50's always mentioned a household product or 3.
Westinghouse was a big sponsor.
Now they weren't always commercials as we know them, but products have always been mentioned.
Though even I would admit, there are way too many commercials these days.
Oh and must be nice to have a job that you can play on the internet and get paid for working.
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I think you need to learn your history. I don't have time to go into all of it. But I can tell you the Ed Sullivan Show started airing in the 1940s. So did Howdy Doody.
Also, you are confusing networks and their rules with radio/television. They aren't the same thing. There is no law saying there has to be so many commercials an hour, or any commercials whatsoever.