by admin | Sep 30, 2026 | Production Costs
Local TV airtime depends on market size and time of day. Simulmedia’s 2025 rates put a 30-second spot at $200 to $1,500 in small markets, $2,000 to $10,000 in large markets, and $5,000 to $50,000 or more in top-10 markets, a group that includes Atlanta...
by admin | Sep 30, 2026 | Production Costs
Animated video prices span a huge range. HubSpot, citing a Wyzowl survey of more than 240 brands, reports that the lowest price paid for an animated explainer video was $600, the highest was $250,000, and the average was $10,983 (HubSpot). Most of that spread comes...
by admin | Sep 30, 2026 | Production Costs
Thirty seconds is the standard commercial length, and prices vary widely. Simulmedia reports that a professionally produced 30-second TV commercial typically costs $10,000 to $50,000, though its sample small business budget sets aside $2,000 to $5,000 for production...
by admin | Sep 30, 2026 | Production Costs
Every commercial has two costs: making it and showing it. Production covers the script, visuals, voiceover, music, and editing. Airtime, or ad spend, is what you pay a TV station or platform to put it in front of viewers. When people quote a commercial’s price,...
by admin | Sep 30, 2026 | Production Costs
For Super Bowl LX in February 2026, NBC sold some 30-second spots for more than $10 million, above the $8 million average advertisers paid the year before (SportsPro). That price covers airtime only. The brands are paying for one of the largest live audiences in the...
