What is the short indent used as filler leading into and out of commercial breaks?

• A. Breakbumper
• B. Teaser
• C. Stinger
• D. Teaser Tag

Answer: (A)

Break bumpers are the short cues used to bridge content and commercial breaks. They’re intentionally brief—just a couple of seconds of music or a quick visual ident—so they don’t interrupt the program but clearly signal that a break is coming or ending. This helps re-orient the audience and keeps the broadcast’s rhythm smooth as you move into or out of ads.

A teaser is designed to promote upcoming content and isn’t meant to fill time between segments. A stinger is a punchy, attention-grabbing cue used to punctuate a moment or end a segment, not the neutral filler that marks the transition into and out of a break. A teaser tag serves like a promo fragment attached to content rather than a standard break transition. So the break bumper best fits the role described.