RECEIPT #VRANIC
MAY 13, 2019
PREDICTION BY
Suzanne Vranica“The TV ad market is heading for a reckoning as audiences flee to streaming and the upfront model strains.”
FOLLOW-UP
Vranica flagged the TV upfront under stress in 2019. Linear TV ad revenue dropped from ~$66B (2019) to under $52B (2024); cord-cutting accelerated; CTV ate the difference.
