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The first television advertisement was broadcast in the United States on July 1, 1941

The watchmaker Bulova paid for a placement on New York station WNBT before a Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.

This 10-second spot displayed a picture of a clock superimposed on a map of the United States, accompanied by the voice-over "America runs on Bulova time.

Hence from there on in, the US cannot enjoy more than 10 minutes of show time.

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First TV advert USA was shown on 1st July 1941. Bulova Watches paid the princely sum of $4 to place a 10 second advert on New Yorks WNBT just before the start of a baseball game.

The first TV advert broadcast in the UK was on ITV on 22 September 1955, advertising Gibbs SR Toothpaste.

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Bulova had the first US TV commercial in 1941.

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It was made by Ben Dover in an arsecrack cream commercial on Christmas Day.

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