INFOGRAPHIC: The surging cost of a Super Bowl ad
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Super Bowl ads aren't cheap.
A 30-second ad cost $42,000 during the first Super Bowl in 1967. This year, CBS is charging a record $5 million for 30 seconds of airtime during the Super Bowl 50 broadcast.
To show just how much the cost of Super Bowl ads has risen over the years, StubHub and Column Five produced this infographic:

Ticket prices have also soared in recent years: The average cost of a Super Bowl 50 ticket on StubHub is $5,422, which is $1,200 more than last year's big game and $2,898 more than Super Bowl XLVII.

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