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The official numbers are in, and according to WPP competitive ad tracking units Kantar Media and its CMAG political media specialty division, the 2018 campaign ad spending set new bars for both broadcast TV and digital media.
More than $3 billion — a record for any election cycle — was spent on local broadcast TV spots according to Kantar/CMAG. “There is no doubt that local broadcast TV delivers for political campaigns,” said Steve Lanzano, President & CEO, TVB.
With Democrats securing a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, key committees controlling media law and policy — Energy and Commerce and its Communications and Technology Subcommittee — will get new leadership that may be less friendly to broadcasting interests than the outgoing Republicans.
On the backs of what is expected to be a record election turnout for a midterm election, there is a record turnout when it comes to midterms advertising spending -- $2.9 billion, according to Advertising Analytics, that amount is almost double what it was in the last midterm elections in 2014.
This year, editors and executives from the Times, Post, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News all told POLITICO that they will be prepared for any outcome — and will make sure their readers and viewers are, too.
There's one thing the highly competitive broadcast news anchors and producers responsible for covering the midterm elections can agree on: the stakes almost couldn't be higher, both for politicians and the television networks that cover them.
This year’s midterm elections present a new opportunity for both consumers and marketers. For the first time, almost every major news organization will be providing live video coverage of the election.

TVB Resources

We Get Voters: Nevada: Las Vegas panel discussion with state and national experts on the 2018 election and using advertising media to effectively reach voters in Nevada.

The Morning Consult study shows how advertising on local broadcast TV remains the most impactful way to talk to voters. TV drives political discussions and propels voters to learn more—and to act.

TVB’s guide to the 2018 senatorial, congressional and gubernatorial races.

Nielsen’s Q1 2018 Total Audience Report confirms Americans’ significant and consistent preference for television over all other media.

TVB’s on-air political advocacy campaign communicates the benefits of political advertising on local broadcast television.

Bloomberg News Video: Jordan Wertlieb, president at Hearst Television, discusses the importance of political advertising to local television stations.

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