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 ...

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.” ...

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Late last year, after NBC started airing ads for Diageo's Smirnoff vodka, the first network ads for hard liquor in more than 50 years, there was talk of an entire new ad category that might generate ...