Archive for the ‘Video & Software’ Category

Verizon touts the Samsung Juke in their first TV ad for the device.

Juke Ad - High Definition (1080p), MPEG-4 (17.1 MB)
Juke Ad - Standard Definition, H.264 (3.6 MB)
Juke Ad - iPod, H.264 (2.7 MB)
Juke Ad - Mobile, 3GPP (409 KB)
Buy a Juke from Verizon Wireless

The TV ad/campaign that we predicted would fail… and may have partly cost CEO Gary Forsee his job. Watch it in its painful HD detail.

Sprint ahead “Magic” - High Definition (1080p), MPEG-4 (36 MB)
Sprint ahead “Magic” - Standard Definition, H.264 (7.7 MB)
Sprint ahead “Magic” - iPod, H.264 (5.69 MB)
Sprint ahead “Magic” - Mobile, 3GPP (920 [...]

AT&T ushers in unlimited IM, Text, Picture, and Video messaging bundles with a follow-up to an older advertisement. Obviously aimed at families that have younger phone users, the ad tries to show that the whole family can take advantage of unlimited messaging.

AT&T Unlimited Messaging Ad - High Definition (1080p), MPEG-4 (35.45 MB)
AT&T Unlimited Messaging Ad [...]

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It’s official, Cingular is no more. Cingular’s web site is headed on over to att.com/wireless and AT&T feels the need to advertise. Watch their latest wave of impressive HDTV ads at the links below.

AT&T’s Wireless Launch Ad - High [...]

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Sprint hired a new ad agency. Their first TV ad went big in Sprint’s first true High Definition TV ad, and features the Samsung UpStage. Download from the links below.

Sprint Samsung UpStage Ad - High Definition (720p), MPEG-4 (35.34 [...]

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Verizon Wireless tires to poke fun at huge text messaging bills. Emphasis on tries. Download the commercial below to see Verizon’s promo for their new America’s Choice Select (free messaging) plans.

America’s Choice Select Ad - High Definition [...]

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Boost Unlimited has launched in several regions. Download the first television ad using the links below.

Boost Unlimited Launch Ad - Standard Definition, H.264 (7.34 MB)
Boost Unlimited Launch Ad - iPod, H.264 (2.98 MB)
Boost Unlimited Launch Ad - Mobile, 3GPP [...]

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Apple last night, during the Academy Awards, ran the first television ad for the iPhone. Apple quickly posted copies of the ad on the iPhone web site, however, doing so in rather poor quality.

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Three years ago, we predicted AT&T’s merger/acquisition of Cingular’s shareholders, resulting in AT&T Wireless becoming Cingular, finally becoming AT&T once again. Last night Steven Colbert on “The Colbert Report” explained this process to his audience. While tearing [...]