Skip navigation
MOST POPULAR RELATED TAGS
  • TOPICS
  • SECTORS
  • COMPANIES
Media Money Video Gallery
The hour's business headlines, with CNBC's Julia Boorstin.
The hour's business headlines, with CNBC's Julia Boorstin.
MEDIA MONEY INDEX
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
See all Media Money PostsMedia Money with Julia Boorstin
Font size:
Apr.07
2:15 PM ET
Monday, 7 Apr 2008
NBC Says Olympic Ad Sales Are "Golden"

2008 Olympics Beijing
AP

Protests about China's human rights record are slowing the progress of the Olympic flame. But they're not slowing NBC's ad sales for the big sports and television event this summer.

NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker says that the company has sold 75 percent of its ad inventory for its Olympics broadcast and that pricing has been "incredibly strong."

NBC is selling ads across platforms and adding a serious web element to its traditional TV commercials by streaming the sporting events through a partnership with Microsoft[MSFT  Loading...      ()   ].

Everyone's watching to see how much of a toll protests against China take on the big event. I'll be watching too.

Disclosure: CNBC is owned by NBC Universal, which is a unit of GE [GE  Loading...      ()   ].

Questions?  Comments? 

© 2008 CNBC, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Permalink: /id/23997980

HOME  |  NEWS  |  MARKETS  |  EARNINGS  |  INVESTING  |  VIDEO  |  CNBC TV  |  CNBC PLUS  |  CNBC HD+
About CNBC   |   Site Map   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service   |   Advertise   |   Help   |   Feedback   |   Video Reprints
  Data is a real-time snapshot   *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes

Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis