A new Superbowl-ads.com poll identifies the top 10 ads for Super Bowl 2009, with "Free Doritos" at #1
Superbowl-ads.com, a leading Web portal for watching and reviewing Super Bowl TV commercials, today announced this year’s top 10 Super Bowl ads, based on post-game audience polling.
Because Superbowl-ads.com uses the GridCast TV service, viewers can watch all of the newest Super Bowl videos from the site on their TVs, including ads from this year’s Super Bowl as well as the top ads from Super Bowl 2008. GridCast TV can be viewed by anyone with an Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Internet-enabled TV, or other UPnP (universal plug and play) device, without a set-top box or any additional hardware.
Doritos took first place with a user-generated spot that also won the “USA Today Ad Meter,” which earned the ad’s creators a million-dollar bonus. Over 10,000 poll visitors chose from a list of 49 commercials, with the following results:
1. Doritos: “Free Doritos”
2. Budweiser: “Stick”
3. hulu.com: “Secret”
4. Monster.com: “Double Take”
5. Bridgestone: “Taters”
6. CareerBuilder: “Tips”
7. E-Trade: “Wings”
8. Coca-Cola: “Heist”
9. Diet Pepsi Max: “I’m Good”
10. Pedigree: “Crazy Pets”
“I was surprised how the voting came out this year,” said Ken Phipps, owner of Superbowl-ads.com. “Some of the ones that I picked for the top honors like Denny’s ‘Serious’ and Pepsi’s ‘Refresh Anthem’ didn’t make it in the top 10. Many of the advertisers got an early start on the build-up this year too, and we had links posted to more than 20 ad previews in the week prior to the game.”
This is the first year that Superbowl-ads.com has had a partnership with GridNetworks, using their GridCast TV service. “We’re pleased that most people can see the ads on their TVs now, without any extra equipment,” said Phipps. “That lets viewers watch the ads on a big screen, in HD—from the comfort of their couch.” With combined support for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the GridCast TV service can reach over 40 million homes worldwide. Superbowl-ads.com joins other GridNetworks customers, including A3 Network, Salient Media, and Revision3, who have already begun using GridCast TV to stream high-definition Internet video to their viewers’ TVs.
“We are also launching a fun new poll to determine which year had the best commercials,” said Phipps. “So go to Superbowl-ads.com to check them out and vote.”
About Superbowl-ads.com
Founded in 1997, Superbowl-ads.com has become a leading Web portal for watching and reviewing Super Bowl TV commercials, with video clips of the advertisements from eleven prior years, surveys, news, reviews, and the best collection of links about Super Bowl advertising on the web. For more information, visit http://www.superbowl-ads.com.
About GridNetworks
GridNetworks technology does what no CDN or video-platform provider can do: it gets high-value Internet video onto TVs and computers—with no additional hardware, while keeping content owners in control of their brand, content, and revenue model. As an end-to-end video delivery platform provider, GridNetworks helps content owners establish a direct relationship with TV viewers, eliminating the need to work with third parties or negotiate numerous distribution deals. GridNetworks technology also scales quickly to meet audience growth. GridNetworks is based in Seattle, Washington, and was founded in 2005. Investors include Comcast, Cisco, and Panorama Capital. For more information, visit http://www.gridnetworks.com.
Contact:For GridNetworks: Justin Baker, 206-926-3602 jbaker@gridnetworks.com
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