ad spot

Paid airtime segment

An ad spot is a designated time slot or placement for an advertisement, whether in broadcast media, online platforms, or physical spaces.

The term emphasizes the specific location or moment where the ad appears: They bought a thirty-second ad spot during the Super Bowl.

In radio and television, spots are measured by duration; in digital media, by position on a page or in a video stream.

Related

slot · television · radio · prime time · jingle · promo · placement · break · sponsor · network · thirty-second · prime-time · campaign · media · buy · rate · viewer · target audience

Categories
Opposites
commercial vs. editorial content

ad spotthe show

news segment · organic content · station ID

paid vs. unpaid media

ad spotnews coverage

Journalistic attention to events

press coverage · word of mouth · viral content · public service announcement

commercial intent

ad spotpublic service announcement

Broadcast promoting civic awareness

editorial · user-generated content

Family

ad, spot, ads, spots, spotted, spotting, spotty, spotter, spotless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G