Editing Commercial broadcasting (section)

=== Americas ===
Commercial broadcasting is the dominant type of broadcasting in the United States and most of Latin America. "The US commercial system resulted from a carefully crafted cooperation endeavor by national corporations and federal regulators."<ref>{{Cite journal
 | last    = Hilmes
 | first   = Michele
 | title   = The Origins of the Commercial Broadcasting System of the United States
 | journal = [[Jahrbuch Medien und Geschichte]]
 | volume  = 4
 | issue   =
 | year    = 2004
 | pages   = 73–81
 | url     =
 }}</ref>

The best-known commercial broadcasters in the United States today are the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], and [[NBC]] [[television networks]], based in the United States. Major [[cable television in the United States]] operators include [[Comcast]], [[Charter Communications]] and [[Cox Communications]]. [[Direct-broadcast satellite]] (DBS) services include [[DirecTV]] and [[Dish Network]].

In an hour of broadcast time on a commercial broadcasting station, 10 to 20 minutes are typically devoted to [[advertising]]. Advertisers pay a certain amount of money to air their [[Advertising|commercials]], usually based upon program ratings or the [[audience measurement]] of a station or network.  This makes commercial broadcasters more accountable to advertisers than [[public broadcasting]], a disadvantage of commercial radio and television.