In USA (United States of America), the first television advertisement was broadcast on July 1, 1941. The watchmaker Bulova paid $9 for a placement on New York television station WNBT before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. The 20-second spot displayed a picture of a clock superimposed on a map of the United Sates (US), accompanied by the voice-over “America runs on Bulova time.”
The first colour television advertisement in the world was in 1951 for General Foods Jell-O Pudding and Pie Filling.
In India, the first television advertisement was for Gwalior Suitings, on Doordarshan and the first colour advertisement was for Bombay Dyeing.
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