It can be hard to keep big news quiet and when it comes to BIA's Mark Fratrik, there is huge news. On June 30, Mark will retire from his full-time role at BIA. We announce this with excitement that he…
Prasad Joglekar We recently featured Prasad Joglekar in our Leading Local Insights podcast interview series. Prasad was SVP and General Manager of TV and Cross Platform Products at Comscore; Executive Director of Marketing Science at H&S (a division of Omnicom),…
Reed Barker, Philo Philo's head of advertising, Reed Barker, sees vMVPDs (virtual Multichannel Video Program Distributors) as a natural marketplace evolution of video platforms taking advantage of advances in technology, programming, marketplace forces and ultimately what consumers and advertisers are…
In the latest episode of BIA’s Leading Local Insights podcast, Before and After COVID - A Look at Legal Services Local Ad Spending, BIA's Senior Research Analyst Suzanne Ackley examines the ad spend and media selections of businesses in the legal services…
BIA forecasts overall local ad spending by the motion picture industry for 2022 will reach nearly $700 million, more than half of which ($364 million) will be in digital channels. This level of spending has increased year over year since…
The local Audio advertising marketplace is becoming more competitive with more streaming services and podcasts. While the shares of local Radio OTA (Over-the-Air) advertising is eroding, Radio Digital is increasing, providing Radio Stations an avenue to still increase their sales.…
BIA forecasts that marketers will spend $85.2 billion on digital ads targeting local consumers. Over half of this was forecast to go Google (35.3 percent) and Facebook (17.4 percent). However, on last month's earnings call, Meta announced that due to…
TVB's Brad Seitter, EVP Business Development moderated a members-only session exploring how local TV sellers can drive growth opportunities by developing strategies from TVB's proprietary Purchase Funnel Study and BIA Advisory Services forecasts. BIA's ADVantage local market intelligence service forecasts…
Local OTT/CTV is a top growth performer in local media. BIA forecasts spending will reach at least $2 billion in 2022. To dig into the drivers behind this growth, BIA organized a panel at TV 2022's virtual conference this week…
BIA evaluated three datacasting revenue scenarios: High, Middle and Low cases utilizing 7 Mbps, 5 Mbps, or 3 Mbps of ATSC 3.0 data capacity. BIA's non-core datacasting revenue forecast estimates the Middle Case scenario will produce revenue rising to $10.7B…
In this edition of BIA Advisory Services’ Vantage Points series, Brad Adgate, Media Consultant & Forbes Contributor, pens his views on the current audience measurement situation. The Vantage Point series taps the perspectives of various lookout points from around the local…
Idil Cakim, SVP Research & Insights, Audacy Recent neurological research buttressed by follow-on survey research reveals audio is a highly engaged media platform to create human connections and communities. Results reveal that audio across Radio OTA and Digital is trusted…
Roger LanctotDirector Automotive Connected Mobility Strategy Analytics Strategy Analytics' Roger Lanctot is director of automotive connected mobility, and a self-described, "not a car guy." However, Lanctot is the go-to guy when you want to understand what is going on in…
Bob Branson joined the Multicultural Media, Telecom & Internet Council (MMTC) as president and CEO in June 2021 and recently sat down with BIA for an episode of our Leading Local Insights podcast series. Branson brings to MMTC his deep…
In the latest episode of BIA’s Leading Local Insights Podcast, Five Keys to Success in 2022: Follow the Money, BIA’s CEO and Founder, Tom Buono, talks about five keys to build a successful 2022: tapping into a robust political year,…
BIA is forecasting that ad spend on local television will be $21 billion in 2022, with $19.3 billion going towards over-the-air television ads and $1.7 billion going to digital television ads. This is an increase of 26.5% from 2021 local…
In light of the Media Rating Council recently defining Over-the-Top (OTT) to be Connected TV, I recently spoke with Brian Hunt, head of OTT/CTV advertising sales at Sinclair Broadcast Group. Brian runs Sinclair's CompulseOTT, an aggregated data-driven platform with a…
In the latest episode of BIA’s Leading Local Insights Podcast, Targeting Local Viewers in OTT, Rick Ducey, BIA’s Managing Director, talks with Brian Hunt, Head of Compulse OTT and Sinclair OTT/CTV. The podcast discussion centers on how to navigate the…
In the latest episode of BIA’s podcast, Leading Local Insights, Auto Part II: Top Ad Channels for Automotive Sub-Verticals in 2021, BIA industry analyst Suzanne Ackley further examines the ad spend and media selections of businesses in the automotive vertical. In the…
BIA Advisory Services and Premion explore pandemic induced changes in the local ad market for streaming TV, as well as look ahead to trends to forecast 2021-2022 ad spending in the report, A Marketer's Guide: The New Rules Ahead for…
