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Olympics Windfall: NBCU Sells Record $800M In Ads For Winter Games

NBCUniversal has sold $800 million in ads for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia -- a record for the winter games, from fewer advertisers than usual. The network expects the total haul to be around $970 million. Advertisers have not been affected by the controversy of Russia's anti-gay laws, Seth Winter, exec VP-sales and marketing for NBC Sports Group, tells Michael McCarthy. Scheduled advertisers include Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, McDonald's, Visa and AT&T.

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