by Mark Dugan | Sep 30, 2022 | BIA, Blog, CTV/OTT, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
Political advertising for the 2022 cycle has reached $6.15 billion, already eclipsing the 2020 cycle in Non-Presidential spending, and a 56.6% increase over the last mid-term elections in 2018 according to BIA partner, AdImpact. With less than 100 days from the...
by MacKenzie Lovings | Sep 22, 2022 | BIA, Blog, CTV/OTT, Local Advertising Forecast
BIA’s current U.S. Local Advertising Forecast indicates that local Over-the-Top (OTT) advertising will rise to $2.8B by 2024, making it one of the fastest growing local media channels. BIA’s Nicole Ovadia, VP Forecasting and Analysis, and Rick Ducey,...
by Suzanne Ackley | Sep 21, 2022 | BIA, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast, Radio
Top Billing Radio Stations in 2021 In a streak lasting since 2014, Hubbard Radio, LLC’s WTOP-FM in Washington, DC was once again the top billing radio station in 2021. BIA estimates that WTOP-FM pulled $70 million in revenues in 2021, up 12.9% from $62 million...
by Suzanne Ackley | Sep 14, 2022 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
The 2022 midterm elections, like fall, are fast approaching and some areas of the U.S. are going to be inundated with more political advertising than others, according to data from BIA Advisory Services. My home state of Virginia will be (relatively) quiet this year,...
by Rick Ducey | Sep 8, 2022 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
As expected, political ad spend this year has been extremely high, and there’s no sign of it slowing down in the final two months. Nationally, BIA forecasts that TV Over-The-Air (OTA) will reach $3.8 billion by the end of the 2022 cycle. We also predict there is...
by Mark Dugan | Aug 16, 2022 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Local Advertising Forecast
Over the last few years, online gambling has been delivering a tremendous lift to local media and it has quickly developed into a strong category for Local TV and Radio in particular. With the potential of more states, such as California coming on board in the...
