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Introduction

The television business, like radio, was based on the selling of time to advertisers who wanted to reach the mass audiences tuning into shows. Ad agencies switched their creative energy to producing slick thirty-second commericals rather than entertainment programs. Television advertising was initally an experimental medium for The Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola showed sportive people, or people sharing romantic moments, sipping sweet refreshing softdrinks.