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…
In the latest episode of BIA’s podcast, Leading Local Insights, Ad Spend Estimates and Trends for the Automotive Vertical (Part 1), BIA industry analyst Suzanne Ackley examines the ad spend and media selections of businesses in the automotive vertical. For 2021,…
The way consumers discover and search for businesses, products, and services online is complex, especially when you factor in new ways of searching on mobile and voice search on home-based, voice-controlled devices. BIA, commissioned by Neustar, has put together best…
In the latest episode of BIA's podcast, Leading Local Insights, Ad Spend Estimates and Trends for the Healthcare Vertical, BIA industry analyst Suzanne Ackley examines the ad spend and media selections of businesses in the Healthcare vertical. For 2021, BIA…
TVB commissioned BIA Advisory Service to conduct the 2021 State of Women in Local Broadcast TV online survey as part of its NEXT Women initiative. A series of executive interviews were also conducted to dig deeper into topic areas. To…
Brock Berry, Founder & CEO, AdCellerant With changes in data and privacy laws, along with policy changes in Google’s support for 3rd party cookies and Apple’s ID for Advertisers, marketers are facing a heavy lift to navigate data, technology and…
Even while the country marches toward an economic recovery, the impact of the pandemic on the radio industry still continues to have an effect. However, there are several areas of good news for radio. In the podcast, Radio Moves on…
Social News Desk's president and founder Kim Wilson finds that even though broadcast news operations get that social media and Facebook in particular are among their biggest sources of traffic to their websites, they have trouble cracking the code of…
In a recent edition of BIA’s Vantage Points series, Emilee Bond, director of the media vertical at Revenue Analytics had a conversation with BIA’s managing director, Rick Ducey, about using data, analytics, AI and a software platform to automate the process of building…