Automotive companies are dominating NBC's Olympic TV coverage so far.
Four of the top 10 Olympic spenders on NBCU's NBC broadcast network and its cable networks are
automotive through 10 days of the event, according to iSpot.tv.
BMW is No. 1, at $28.7 million; Chevrolet is second with $27.3 million; Ford Motors, is sixth at $16.9 million; and Toyota is
tenth, $14.6 million.
Overall, automotive companies have spent $132.9 million so far. Insurance companies are well behind -- spending half as much as autos at $62.3 million. GEICO is the
leading company in this group, at $26.6 million.
Movie companies have spent $49.6 million to date with NBCUniversal’s Universal Pictures at $11.5 million. Banks and credit-card
companies are next at $40.1 million; Visa, is fourth overall at $19.8 million, with Citi is the fifth at $18.3 million.
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Other top individual spenders are Samsung Mobile, at $22.6 million,
ExxonMobil, with $15.1 million; and McDonald’s, also at $15.1 million.
Fast-food restaurants have been the fifth most active Olympic TV ad category at $34.4 million; telecom/wireless
producers are at $32.7 million; mobile devices, $23.7 million; beer, $20.9 million; fuel/motor oil, $15.4 million; and beverages/soda, $14.3 million.