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It All Comes Down to Monday Night

The summer season is winding down and that can only mean one thing: IT’S FOOTBALL SEASON! This September, millions of Americans will be keeping a close eye on their favorite teams and fantasy players. While friends and families gather to watch the game, companies will be trying their best to fight for the attention of … Continue reading “It All Comes Down to Monday Night”

The summer season is winding down and that can only mean one thing: IT’S FOOTBALL SEASON! This September, millions of Americans will be keeping a close eye on their favorite teams and fantasy players. While friends and families gather to watch the game, companies will be trying their best to fight for the attention of key viewers.

call to advertise with a television broadcast during football season

ESPN’s Monday Night Football is one of the most-watched television broadcasts, averaging roughly 10 million households per game. In 2014, ESPN’s Monday Night Football games:

  • Ranked as 7 of the 10 biggest cable audiences among households (3 of 10 among viewers) led all networks on Mondays – cable or broadcast – in delivery of key male and adult demos (ages 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54).
  • All 16 Mondays in prime time won the night as the most watched network among households and total viewers – cable or broadcast – in prime time on Monday in 12 of 16 weeks

According to Sports Media Watch, in 2015, the Monday Night Football (MNF) opener brought in 14.3 million viewers, a 24% increase from the previous year.

Cablevision advertising packages for the 2016 MNF season contain eighteen 30-second commercials and one-hundred 20-second promotional shout-outs. These packages start at roughly $4,000.00 for local zones and can increase to roughly $20,000.00, depending on whether you’re trying to reach viewers across all of Long Island. Multi-zone discounts are available and range from 2% to 8%, depending on the number of zones chosen.

Local teams are scheduled to appear on Monday night broadcasts four times this season. The season’s schedule is as follows:

Date Game Day / Time
12 – Sep – 16 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Washington Redskins M 7P – 10P
12 – Sep – 16 Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers M 10:15P – 12M
19 – Sep – 16 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears M 8:15P – 11:15P
26 – Sep – 16 Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints M 8:15P – 11:15P
3 – Oct – 16 New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings M 8:15P – 11:15P
10 – Oct – 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers M 8:15P – 11:15P
17 – Oct – 16 New York Jets vs. Arizona Cardinals M 8:15P – 11:15P
24 – Oct – 16 Houston Texans vs. Denver Broncos M 8:15P – 11:15P
31 – Oct – 16 Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears M 8:15P – 11:15P
7 – Nov – 16 Buffalo Bills vs. Seattle Seahawks M 8:15P – 11:15P
14 – Nov – 16 Cincinnati Bengals vs. New York Giants M 8:15P – 11:15P
21 – Nov – 16 Houston Texans vs. Denver Broncos M 8:15P – 11:15P
28 – Nov – 16 Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles M 8:15P – 11:15P
5 – Dec – 16 Indianapolis Colts vs. New York Jets M 8:15P – 11:15P
12 – Dec – 16 Baltimore Ravens vs. New England Patriots M 8:15P – 11:15P
19 – Dec – 16 Carolina Panthers vs. Washington Redskins M 8:15P – 11:15P
26 – Dec – 16 Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys M 8:15P – 11:15P
7/8 – Jan – 16 Wild Card Playoff Game (Simulcast on ABC) TBD

 

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“The Times” Is Changing: Study Shows Increasing Role of Social Media in News Delivery

Where do you get your news? If this question were asked forty or even twenty years ago, the most common responses would have included radio, television and good old-fashioned newspapers. But the Pew Research Center and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently released a study on news and social media, and the … Continue reading ““The Times” Is Changing: Study Shows Increasing Role of Social Media in News Delivery”

Social Media Is Shifting News SourcesWhere do you get your news? If this question were asked forty or even twenty years ago, the most common responses would have included radio, television and good old-fashioned newspapers. But the Pew Research Center and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently released a study on news and social media, and the findings reveal a significant demographic shift over the past few years.

Shifting News Sources

The big statistic revealed from this study is that 44% of American adults get news via Facebook. Yes, 44% of all adult Americans stay informed via the world’s most popular social networking platform. This number represents two thirds of all adult Facebook users, up from 47% of Facebook users in 2013.

Some other figures from this study are worth mentioning as well. The total percentage of American adults who get their news from any social media network (including Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tumblr, and more) is 62%, and almost two thirds of those usually get it from just one social media network. For journalists and marketers alike, this represents a paradigm shift. While news consumers of a previous generation might have read the day’s headlines in the morning paper, heard additional news on the radio during their commute to work and returned home to catch the six-o’clock news on TV, today’s consumers are increasingly likely to get their updates from just one source—most often Facebook. Today, information and advertising are still delivered via a screen, but more and more the screen is located on consumers’ desks or in their hands rather than in their living rooms.

Shifting Attitudes

Another important statistic: Among Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube users who get their news online, about 60% report that they merely see headlines while they’re doing other things online; only 40% specifically search the web for it. The internet has made it easier than ever before for information and advertising to reach consumers wherever they are, even if they don’t intentionally seek it out.

It is impossible to predict whether social platforms will ever completely crowd out the “traditional” media of newspapers, radio, and TV. But in regard to marketing and public relations, organizations can gain valuable information about consumers’ shifting news sources from last month’s report. A thoughtful, relationship-driven approach to advertising is essential to navigating the complex avenues of social media successfully.

If you have questions about how best to promote your organization across social media, The Public Relations and Marketing Group, LLC (PRMG) is happy to help. Don’t hesitate to contact us at (631) 207-1057 or at johnzaher@theprmg.com.

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