besides providing information, advertising also supports the arts, including television and movies. it may be annoying to sit through commercials during your favorite tv show, but the advertisers have paid for its production. This, in turn, pays the actors for their work. Even public broadcasting has supporters. The companies' names appear at the beginning or end of the shows. without their support, there would be more hours of pledge drives asking you, the consumer, for more money. As for movies, we find out about them through ads, and we decide which ones we want to see based on ads for them. Additionally, many performing artists, such as actors and musicians, get their starts from writing or appearing in commercials or print advertisements. it's a way for them to get both experience and exposure.