US ad spending by media, Q1-Q3 2007

Total measured advertising expenditures in Q1-Q3 2007 inched upwards by 0.2% to $108.2 bln as compared to Q1-Q3 2006, according to TNS Media Intelligence. Total measured spending during Q3 2007 was up 1.3% versus 2006, reversing declines from the first half of the year.

Advertising activity by media in Q1-Q3 2007

Media Revenues, mln. $ Growth, %
  Q1-Q3 2007 Q1-Q3 2006 YTY
TELEVISION MEDIA $46,400.9 $47,286.2 -1.9%
NETWORK TV $16,163.9 $16,658.9 -3.0%
CABLE TV $12,730.5 $12,155.0 4.7%
SPOT TV $11,224.2 $12,038.1 -6.8%
SPANISH LANGUAGE TV $3,251.9 $3,257.7 -0.2%
SYNDICATION – NATIONAL $3,030.3 $3,176.6 -4.6%
MAGAZINE MEDIA $21,807.9 $20,826.1 4.7%
CONSUMER MAGAZINES $17,293.3 $16,251.9 6.4%
B-TO-B MAGAZINES $2,687.4 $2,842.4 -5.5%
SUNDAY MAGAZINES $1,322.1 $1,228.6 7.6%
LOCAL MAGAZINES $349.2 $361.6 -3.4%
SPANISH LANGUAGE MAG $155.9 $141.6 10.1%
NEWSPAPER MEDIA $19,239.0 $20,294.7 -5.2%
NEWSPAPERS (LOCAL) $16,612.5 $17,507.9 -5.1%
NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS $2,364.6 $2,518.2 -6.1%
SPANISH LANGUAGE NEWSP $261.9 $268.7 -2.5%
INTERNET $8,380.0 $7,149.3 17.2%
RADIO MEDIA $7,972.8 $8,115.3 -1.8%
LOCAL RADIO $5,377.6 $5,478.2 -1.8%
NATIONAL SPOT RADIO $1,861.2 $1,917.9 -3.0%
NETWORK RADIO $734.0 $719.1 2.1%
OUTDOOR $2,952.2 $2,827.7 4.4%
FSIs $1,372.5 $1,386.3 -1.0%
TOTAL $108,125.3 $107,885.6 0.2%
Source: TNS Media Intelligence