
Phone: (201) 735-3000 URL: www.CNBC.com
Audience: 283,000 daily
Ad revenue: N/A Ad rate: N/A Comment: Key buy for advertisers targeting the at-work crowd. In 2006, "Closing Bell" viewership in its key demographic group (adults 25-54) was up 60%.
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Phone: (212) 275-6000
URL:www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/
Audience: 884,000 (average number of daily viewers)
Ad revenue: N/AAd rate: N/A
Comment: Dobbs continues to separate himself from the cable pack by taking on controversial issues such as immigration and outsourcing. The formula certainly hasn't hurt ratings: Lou Dobbs Tonight, which is the second highest rated show on CNN, recently picked up 65% more viewers in the coveted 25-54 bracket.
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Phone: (212) 664-4444 URL: www.mtp.msnbc.com Audience: 4.2 million
Ad revenue: $68 million Ad rate: $75,000-$80,000 for a 30-second spot
Comment: "Meet the Press," hosted by NBC News veteran Tim Russert, has been the No. 1 Sunday morning public affairs program for nine years running, according to Nielsen Media Research. Russert also beats the competition in attracting the key demographic group of adults aged 25-54.
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Phone: (317) 917-6222
URL:www.ncaa.org
Audience: Estimated 8 million+ for Final Four, 12 million for championship game
Ad revenue: N/A
Ad rate: Estimated $120,000 for 30-second spot, early rounds; $250,000 for Sweet 16; $700,000 for Final Four and $1.1 million for championship game.
Comment: Growing number of b2b advertisers seems to be attracted to the annual college hoops tournament, during which they can reach upscale, male viewers with an average household income of $100,000.
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Phone: (561) 624-8400
URL:www.pga.com
Audience: Estimated 4 million for major events
Ad revenue: N/A
Ad rate: $180,000 for 30-second spot for major event; $75,000 for non-major event
Comment: Unlike the four major sports, which are seasonal, golf programming can be seen year round. The PGA's wide range of tournaments—from the Masters to the Ryder Cup—opens up marketing venues for b2b companies of all stripes. Whatever the event, the PGA draws an upscale audience of men with household income of more than $100,000.
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Phone: (212) 456-1580
URL:www.espncms.com
Traffic: 99 million monthly
Ad revenue: N/A
Ad rate: N/A
Comment: One of the best media vehicles to catch C-level execs when they're in a different mindset than during the business day. Mobile ESPN, which halted service in December, will re-launch this spring through Verizon Wireless.
2007 MEDIA POWER 50 |
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| No. 1 The Wall Street Journal | No. 2 Google | No. 3 Forbes.com |
| No. 4 The New York Times | No. 5. CNET Networks | No. 6. Meet the Press |
| No. 7 USA Today | No. 8 BusinessWeek | No. 9 ESPN 'SportsCenter' |
| No. 10 Yahoo! | ||
| Top Newspapers | Top Business Magazines | Top IT Magazines |
| Top Trades | Top Web Sites | Top Broadcast |
| Top Out-of-home | ||






