National TV ad spending on NCAA March Madness by year (YoY growth) according to Kantar:
1) 2013 — $1.12B
2) 2014 — $1.13B (↑ 1%)
3) 2015 — $1.19B (↑ 5%)
4) 2016 — $1.24B (↑ 4%)
5) 2017 — $1.28B (↑ 3%)
6) 2018 — $1.32B (↑ 3%)
Unique advertisers for NCAA March Madness by year (YoY growth):
1) 2013–89
2) 2014–89
3) 2015–96
4) 2016–95
5) 2017–97
6) 2018–99
Viewers for 2018 Men’s Final Four according to Sports Media Watch:
1) Championship — 16.5M
2) Early Semi. — 13.4M
3) Late Semi. — 13.3M
Streaming viewers for 2018 Men’s Final Four (% of total):
1) Championship — 533K (3.2%)
2) Early Semi. — 250K (1.9%)
3) Late Semi. — 208K (1.6%)
Our prediction: Total streaming grows 12% YoY (600K) accounting for 3.5% of total viewership.
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