ABC Television has slashed the cost of commercials during today’s Academy Awards broadcast.
In 2008, 30-second commercials went for as much as $1.8 million. This year, they’re going for as little as $1.4 million.
Once considered invulnerable to economic ups and downs, the Academy Awards has discovered that it can’t get away with jacking up the ad rates every year. Especially in a year when all five Best Film nominees have been ignored by movie-goers.
Here’s a tip for the Oscars’ nominating committee: Nominate movies people want to see and people will want to watch your awards ceremony.
If they can bring those rates down a little more – ok, a lot more – you could be seeing “IHateTheMedia.com Presents the 2009 Oscars.” If only we hadn’t blow our entire 2009 ad budget on expensive SuperBowl commercials Doritos.
This post was last modified on October 18, 2023
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Best Picture: An American Carol. Yeah, in my dreams. A friend of mine who's a lib and a movie reviewer named AAC one of his worst of the year.
That's all you need to know. "Laugh Like Your Country Depended
On It."
I will not be watching (can't remember the last time I watched this anti-American drivel).
I'm just loving watching ALL of these leftist freakshows go under; and yes, New York Slimes, I include you in that list.
Let's roll.