
With the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics rapidly approaching, people around the globe — united under the “One World, One Dream” theme — are preparing for a colossal media event. The opening ceremony, which begins at precisely 08:08:08 P.M. on 8.08.08, kicks off over 3,600 hours of television coverage on six U.S. networks through August 24th. Primetime coverage of the 2004 games garnered views from over 15% of the U.S. population, with an average of 45 million viewers. With comparable audiences around the globe, companies with considerable brand recognition, including General Motors, McDonald’s, Budweiser, Nike, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, Samsung, UPS, Adidas and General Electric, are investing a combined $1 billion in television advertisements.



