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Obama Buys $5M in Olympic Ad Time

Posted Jul 24, 08 6:52 AM CDT in Business,  Politics 

(Newser) – The Obama campaign has bought $5 million worth of network and cable television airtime to run during coverage of the Beijing Olympics, reports TV Week. It's the first major TV airtime purchase by a political candidate in 16 years. NBC and its cable channels will air 3,600 hours of Olympic coverage beginning August 8.

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Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a fund raiser in New York.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Barack Obama speaks at a fund raiser in New York. His campaign has bought $5 million worth of air time during the Olympics.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A volunteer holds U.S flags and a poster supporting Barack Obama.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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