by Mark Dugan | May 12, 2026 | Blog
As shown in our monthly transaction chart, April 2026 transaction activity was relatively quiet across both television and radio, though select deals continued to reinforce the long-term value of local broadcast assets. Television...
by Mark Dugan | Apr 14, 2026 | Blog
By Mark Dugan As shown in our monthly transaction chart, March delivered a measured but meaningful set of broadcast transactions, totaling approximately $69.8M in television deals and $25M in radio. While overall deal volume remains selective, the transactions point...
by Suzanne Ackley | Nov 6, 2019 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Broadcast, CTV/OTT, Local Advertising Forecast, Political Advertising
For 2020 political and over-the-top (OTT) advertising, and growth in mobile and social ads, will be key ingredients for local media’s 5.5% growth from 2019. BIA estimates total local advertising revenue in the U.S. will reach $161.1 billion in 2020, up from...
by Celine Matthiessen | Feb 27, 2019 | BIA, BIA ADVantage, Blog, Mobile-Social, Newspapers, SAM
Local ad revenues for 2019 are forecasted to have a strong year. Unemployment and general optimism for future growth has led to strong consumer spending, with national and local advertisers having greater incentive to increase their spending as well. Local ad spending...
by Mark Fratrik | Jan 19, 2018 | BIA, Blog, Broadcast, Radio
In terms of radio and television station transactions, the past year was strong but not overwhelming. As shown in the year end totals, BIA/Kelsey reports that the total number of television stations sold in 2017 were 107 for a total value of nearly $4.7 billion. For...
