TVB: Spot TV to Dip in 2009

NEW YORK Spot TV is in for another rough year in 2009.

According to the Television Bureau of Advertising’s annual forecast released Thursday, spot TV revenue will be down between 2 percent to 5 percent compared to 2008. Local spot is expected to be the strongest segment (-1 percent to +2 percent), while national spot, which has been soft this year, will continue that trend into ’09, down perhaps as much as 5 percent.

TVB’s forecast follows a disappointing 2008 for TV stations, which were expecting a bullish 9-10 percent revenue increase.

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