adage.com - 7/24/2008
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Candidate's Package Includes National Network, Cable By Ira Teinowitz Published: July 23, 2008 WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) -- It's official. Sen. Barack Obama's campaign will be among the TV sponsors of NBC Universal's Olympics coverage. In the first significant network-TV buy of any presidential candidate in at least 16 years, the Obama campaign has taken a $5 million package of Olympics spots ...
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Jossip —
... Barack Obama’s campaign is making a $5 million donation to NBC. By “donation,” of course, we mean “Olympics advertising buy.” [AdAge] ...
The Onslaught Is About To Begin
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton —
Get ready to see Barack Obama all over TV in America.
The Democratic presidential hopeful has just made a huge ad buy for the Olympics.
Obama is spending $5 million to buy commercial time during the games.
Wise move?
Money spent well???
Barack is targeting the nation and not just specific battleground states.
You know what? He's got so much money in fundraising, he can afford it!
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Adrants —
... how integration has changed and how branded content fits into the changing media landscape. - Obama will spend $5 million during NBC's Olympic coverage. - Steve Biegel ...
Late Breaks: Live from Beijing, the Obamalympics
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... , he doesn't need it because the networks' coverage of Obama is warmer and fuzzier than the gauziest campaign ad.) [Ad Age] ...
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