BIA convened an expert panel of OTT industry thought leaders who shared their insights, recommendations, frustrations and excitement about Connected TV. The session was moderated by Mitch Oscar, BIA advisor and Advanced TV Strategist for USIM. The webinar is available…
NAB Show New York brings together three top CFOs from local TV on a main stage panel to share their insights and learnings from a unique year (we hope). The BIA-moderated session, Local TV Industry CFOs Update meets on Thursday,…
BIA tracks the OTT space closely, including producing an OTT ad-spending forecast for every local TV market. BIA expects local OTT ad spending to reach a total of about $1 billion in 2020. In a new report out by TV[R]EV's…
2020 has seen an overall drop in ad spend for Legal Services advertising in 2020, but five of the 17 media channels in BIA's forecast (from August 2020) will actually see growth in ad spend in 2020. Looking ahead to…
BIA forecasts that Facebook will generate a total of $8.3 billion in overall 2020 ad spending. Over 90 percent of Facebook ad revenue is from mobile advertising. However, in this political season, it is Facebook's political advertising that has developed…
In this edition of BIA Advisory Services’ Vantage Points series, Robert Hawthorne, president of Hawthorne Search is our guest and he shares his perspective on how the pandemic will have a lasting impact on the sales process as we shift from live meetings…
BIA's August forecast update again revised downward to $140 billion the total 2020 ad spending targeting local audience, a 6.1 percent decline from 2019. Of course political spending is an exception, and in this recent forecast update, BIA increased its…
In BIA's August forecast update, the Leisure/Recreation super vertical suffered the greatest declines in ad spending for 2020. The eleven subverticals will show overall ad spending declines in 2020 versus 2019 ranging from -27.3 percent to -38.0 percent. Theme 1:…
The ATSC 3.0 roll-out continues even in the face of the Great Pandemic, albeit at modified pace. As multiple ATSC 3.0 stations launch in a market, attention inevitably turns to, "now what?" The TV of Tomorrow (TVOT) virtual conference features…
BIA is hosting a webinar on July 29th to examine the state of addressability in the the Local and Network TV markets. Along with a panel of expert guest speakers, we'll examine how addressable TV has become a dynamic space…
As local economies start to move into their phased re-openings, consumers are increasing their rate of spending intentions for businesses in different verticals. BIA will analyze the opportunities for radio sellers looking for effective selling strategies as we evolve through…
TV[R]EV's latest report, Eyes on Local, digs into why local TV has growing value to both national and local buyers by exploring innovations in ad technology, data, and audience consumption patterns and impacts of the pandemic. The report provides insights…
The next six months will be an interesting time for Radio operators. As we get to the next stage of the pandemic and start to see unemployment numbers drop and businesses re-emerge, Radio is uniquely positioned to benefit from this…
Media sellers are increasingly focusing their revenue growth initiatives for local businesses on a mix of digital marketing solutions. While traditional media spend will grow, more and faster growth is occurring in digital. To explore the dynamics of this growth…
In the last several weeks, we have had incredible marketplace discussions with business leaders who have described the pandemic alternately as an accelerator, a suppressor and some as both, depending on their perspective. Certainly, the pandemic has changed the way…
As we progress thru the pandemic, station sales have been weak, both in terms of the number and value. For example, 34 radio sold for $4 million in May. Station sales as of May 31, 2020 Transaction Values as of…
Let’s assume that the airlines return to business, and while we are on a flight to a convention in Vegas our plane enters a thunderstorm. What would an experienced pilot do? First, given his or her training and experience, they…
In this edition of BIA Advisory Service's Vantage Points, we share insights from Dan Hight, Business Development and Partnership Executive and Industry Advisor for BIA. The Vantage Point series taps the perspectives of various lookout points from around the local media and tech…
BIA has lowered its 2Q 2020 forecast for local media advertising. BIA is now forecasting that local TV ad spend in 2020 will be $18.5 billion, with $17 billion attributable to over-the-air revenue and $1.5 billion for digital revenue. BIA…
The NAB Show Express launched its virtual sessions last week, including one organized by BIA Advisory Services: Strategies and Case Studies in Advanced TV Ad Selling. It featured NBCU Owned Stations' Shawn Makhijani, head of strategy and business development for…