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Jon Lafayette

NBCUniversal Finishes Upfront With Big Events Making Up for Weak Market

Mark Marshall at NBCUniversal upfront

NBCUniversal said it has completed its upfront sales, saying the dollar volume of ad commitments were “roughly in line” with last year’s upfront, which was in the $7 billion range across broadcast, cable and digital.

With falling ratings, a strike by writers and actors and economic jitters, this year’s upfront has been a buyers’ market, with prices dropping for traditional commercials especially in primetime. 

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