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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedFox Girds for Record Bowl; Strong Competitors, `Idol' Talent Seen Boosting Interest.(News)
TelevisionWeek, January, 2008
Byline: Chris Pursell
For Fox, Super Bowl XLII is poised to break more than a few all-time records, and the network is out to make the most of it.
With a sold-out ad inventory, prices for 30-second ad spots running between $2.6 million and $3 million and a seasonlong ratings uptrend that follows the undefeated New England Patriots, optimistic Fox executives are out to deliver something for everyone with their telecast.
"I was surprised at last year's Super Bowl at the number of celebrities that were turning up and coming in as pure fans of the game,'' said David Hill, ...
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