- Music from TV Commercials - http://www.songtitle.info
Frequently updated list of music from television commercials (U.S. broadcasts).
- Dee-T's 70s Page - http://www.rt66.com/dthomas/70s/
Featuring audio and video clips of 1970's commercials, from fast food and toys to mattresses and cleaning products.
- The :30 Second Candidate - http://www.pbs.org/30secondcandidate/
Companion Web site for The :30 Second Candidate television program, broadcast on PBS. Explores the history of political advertising.
- USA TV Ads - http://www.usatvads.com
Views and sales of commercials from the 1970s to the present.
- WatchReels.com - http://www.watchreels.com
Advertising creative directory of TV commercials, demo reels and showreels.
- Coca-Cola Television Advertisements - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/colahome.html
Collection of historic advertisements donated by the Coca Cola corporation to the Library of Congress. Videos available in RealPlayer, QuickTime, and MPEG formats.
- The Night of the Adeaters - http://www.adeater.com/
Founded by Jean Marie Boursicot, this database contains more than 700,000 commercials from around the globe.
- CommercialDirectors.com - http://www.commercialdirectors.com
The cyber community for directors of filmed commercials and the people who hire them.
- The Living Room Candidate - http://www.ammi.org/livingroomcandidate/
A history of presidential campaign commercials from 1952 to the present, from the American Museum of the Moving Image.
- Commercial Channel.com - http://www.commercialchannel.com
Wiew selected commercials and provide comments to the advertisers about them.
- Shots - http://www.shots.net
Showcases the creative talent in the international advertising industry. Also contains news and clips.
- AdvertisementAve.com - http://www.advertisementave.com
Amusing, entertaining TV commercials available in a number of streaming video formats.
- Cellular Phone TV Commercials - http://www.cellular-news.com/tv_commercials/
Television commercials from around the world, all featuring cellular phones and services.
- What is Merchantia? - http://what_is_merchantia.tripod.com
Step-by-step demonstration on how a commercial is created.
- Commercial Breaks And Beats - http://www.commercialbreaksandbeats.co.uk
The UK Television Advert Music Database. Comprehensive online directory of television advertisement soundtracks.
- Visit 4 info - http://www.visit4info.com
Database of tv radio and magazine adverts with advertisers information and downloads.
- What's That Tune ? - http://www.whatsthattune.co.uk
Archive of music used in advertisement in the UK and Ireland. Visitors can submit requests to know the tunes in commercials not yet archived.
- Classic TV Ads - http://www.roadode.com/classic.htm
Media player clips of old American television ads, from the 1940s through the 1970s.
- Koroulakis Television Commercials - http://www.sunsetwestproductions.com/p0000024.htm
View sample videos and thumbnails from various television commercials which have been produced and directed by John Koroulakis.
- What's That Called? - http://www.whatsthatcalled.com
What's That Called? Is a free website of song titles for TV adverts and commercials. Requests for an unknown advert can be made using the Forum.
- Gaijin a Go-Go Cafe - http://www.gaijinagogo.com/
Find all your favorite western stars on Japanese television commercials, stars who wouldn't be caught dead in their own country pushing products. Quicktime clips.
- Adtunes.com - http://adtunes.com
Find information on music used in television commercials, TV shows, movie trailers, soundtracks, and video games. Features updated ad music weblog, resources, and message forums.
- UK TV Adverts - http://www.uktvadverts.com/
Discover the identity of actors and actresses who appear in, or do voice-overs for British commercials.
- Sounds Familiar - http://www.soundsfamiliar.info
UK TV Advert music and movie soundtracks database
- Ad Music - http://www.nothingnet.fsnet.co.uk/tvadmusic/
Find all your favourite tv advert songs, and the tunes used in television commercials, with full details of singer, band, track, and album.
- I have an idea - http://www.ihaveanidea.org
I have an idea is Canada's Advertising Intellectual Archive, with clips, interviews, and lots more interesting stuff.
- Commercials I Hate - http://www.commercialsihate.com/
TV viewers sound off about the worst of the television advertising world.
- Duncan's Ad Land - http://tvadverts.blogspot.com
Duncan Macleod's web log reviewing advertising spots in Australia. Includes archive and biography.
- 30 Seconds - http://www.30sec.net
Library of advertisements in Windows Media Player and Real Player formats, organized by topic.
- TheSpecSpot.com - http://www.thespecspot.com
See speculative commercial work of new and seasoned commercial directors, created without restraint from clients, ad agencies and taste. Rate spots, send anonymous feedback, and submit your own spots.
- How to Advertise on TV - http://www.howtoadvertiseontv.com
Collection of articles on creating and purchasing advertising spots.
- My Dog Spot - http://www.mydogspot.com/
Archives of commercials with Cal Worthington, advertising his southern California automobile dealerships.
- Ad to Favourites - http://www.adtofavourites.co.uk/index.html
Collection of broadcast ad, including some featuring stars before they were famous.
- Discussion for TV Adverts - http://www.adbreak.co.uk
Message board for discussions about TV adverts past and present, good or bad.
- Ad-Awards.com - http://www.ad-awards.com/
Selection of international commercials, updated monthly. Advertising awards given once a year.
- Japander.com - http://www.japander.com/japander/
Western movie and TV stars endorsing products and services in Japanese commercials.
- Retro Junk - http://www.retrojunk.com/
A retro collection of TV commercials, movie trailers and theme songs - all from the 1980s.
- The Video Vault - http://giesbers.net/video
A collection of famous & funny commercials. These tend to be commercials that guys under the age of, say, 30 would find to be of interest, so it may not be a site for everyone.
- Clipland - http://www.clipland.com/
A huge media database with comprehensive information regarding music videos, movie trailers, TV commercials and short films.
- TV/Radio Commercials - http://tv-radio.info/
An online collection of television and radio commercials from around the world.
- AwfulCommercials.com - http://www.awfulcommercials.com
Editorial reviews of the worst of television ads and other forms of advertisement. Humor and advertising industry related.
- Ephinx - http://www.ephinx.com/tvadverts/
Website with 'Funny, Cool and Weird' TV commercials, mostly from Europe and Asia.
- As Seen On TV - http://www.svol.net/~tvadpro/tv-commercial.htm
Weblog-style site that lets TV commercial fans, advertising agency reps and television production professionals share comments, funny commercials, resources and television reviews.
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