Television Broadcasting in the US Industry Market Research Report from IBISWorld Has Been Updated
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 23, 2014 -- Alternative forms of media are currently vying for audiences and advertising revenue that the Television Broadcasting industry traditionally received. According to IBISWorld Industry Analyst Darryle Ulama, “Although advertising revenue has started to rebound slightly, due to rising corporate profit that has enabled many companies to expand advertising spending, new online channels have also started attracting an increasing share of marketing budgets.” As a result of intensifying competition stemming from consumers and advertisers' continual switch to competing media, IBISWorld anticipates revenue for the Television Broadcasting industry to decline at an annualized rate of 1.1% to $37.6 billion in the five years to 2013. This includes an anticipated decline of 0.8% in 2013.
Over the past five years, the mandated transition to digital transmission proved costly for broadcasters. This change led to cost-cutting initiatives, such as layoffs, and diminished spending on programming. Consequently, industry employment is estimated to have declined since 2008 at an annualized rate of 1.2% to 119,069 workers in 2013.
The shift in consumer preferences from broadcasting to cable services has also constrained the industry, forcing industry operators to start demanding that cable companies pay broadcasters a fee for retransmitting programming. “This move would help diversify revenue and boost industry profitability,” says Ulama. As a result, IBISWorld expects profit to expand in the five years to 2013.
The broadcast TV business model will continue to experience significant changes in the five years to 2018, as TV becomes more interactive and customized for individual viewers. Relaxed ownership regulations will likely lead to further consolidation and additional layoffs because the broadcasting spectrum is limited and government regulations currently prohibit new stations from being developed. These factors, combined with improving per capita disposable income and advertising expenditure, are projected to stimulate revenue growth in the five years to 2018.
IBISWorld estimates that the top companies in the industry are NBCUniversal Inc., The Walt Disney Company and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Their dominant market share has stayed relatively constant during the five years to 2013, because some major companies acquired additional stations, while others sold them. The intensifying competition from cable networks has adversely affected broadcasting revenue during this time. As more Americans have started subscribing to and watching cable television, advertisers have started paying higher rates to spots on that medium.
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IBISWorld industry Report Key Topics
Television broadcasters operate studios and facilities that program and deliver audiovisual content to the public via over-the-air transmission. This industry excludes cable and satellite TV and operators that provide only online content.
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