Outline
• Structure of the television industry• Television advertising• Television audience• Structure of radio• Radio advertising• Radio audience• Interactive media
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Broadcast and Interactive Online Media
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• Public television• Cable and subscription television
– Who provides cable programs?
– Cable scheduling
• Local television• Specialty television
Structure of the Television Industry
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• Television syndication• Interactive television• Changes in broadcast television
Structure of the Television Industry
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Television Advertising
• Forms of television advertising– Sponsorships
– Participations
– Spot announcements
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The Television Audience
• Measuring the television audience– Nielsen indexes
– People meters
– ClusterPLUS
– Target TV: a new challenger
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Television
• Advantages– Cost efficiency– Impact– Buying time on TV
• Disadvantages– Expense– Clutter– Inflexibility
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Structure of the Radio Industry
• LPFM• Public radio• Web radio• Satellite radio
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Radio Advertising
• Network radio• Syndicated radio• Spot radio
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Radio Audience
• Measuring the radio audience– Arbitron
– RADAR
• Buying time on radio
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Advantages of Radio
• Target audiences• Flexibility• Affordability• Mental imagery• High level of acceptance
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Disadvantages of Radio
• Listener inattentiveness• Lack of visuals• Clutter• Scheduling and buying difficulties• Lack of control
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Internet Media
• Types of Internet advertising– World Wide Web home page
– Banners
– Skyscrapers
– Minisites, pop-ups, and superstitials
– B2B
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Additional Issues
• Measuring online advertising effectiveness
• Buying time/space on the Internet
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet
Advertising
• Advantages– Customizing messages
– Merging databases
– Excellent B2B sales leads or sales
• Disadvantages– Difficulty producing effective ads
– Difficulty measuring effectiveness