Super Bowl TV Ad Revenues And Commercial Time Keep Rising
Published on:
18 January 2018
Solution:
Advertising Monitoring & Evaluation
by Wayne Friedman, MediaPost
TV networks that air the Super Bowl continue to reap bigger revenue rewards, while commercial time in the game continues to rise.
Kantar Media says total Super Bowl TV advertising last year -- the game itself and the pre- and post-game -- totaled $534 million, up 20% versus 2016, when it was $445 million.
In-game TV advertising for 2017 on Fox, which aired the game, tallied $419 million. The pre- and post-game revenues came in at $115 million.
Kantar Media also says total commercial TV time in general continues to creep up -- 4% higher, to 51 minutes and 30 seconds (51:30) in 2017, with a total of 102 commercial spots, versus 2016. Total commercial TV time in 2016 was 49:30 with 96 spots; in 2015, it came in at 48:05 (82 spots). In 2014 there was a dip to 49:15 (83) from 2013, when it was 51:40 (97 spots).
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