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  "name": "Broadcast News Networks",
  "edition_label": "October 2026",
  "edition_updated_at": "2026-10-11",
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  "kind": "subcategory",
  "parent_slug": "news-information-media",
  "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks",
  "scope": "Category research. No publishable AOV benchmark is available.",
  "directory_status": "deferred",
  "page_readiness": "published",
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    "status": "unavailable_insufficient_cohort",
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    "p25_aov_usd": null,
    "p75_aov_usd": null,
    "metric_window": null,
    "scope_label": "The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate.",
    "methodology": "Median and middle 50% of account-level average order values. Each account value is purchase ROAS multiplied by cost per purchase in USD. Successful classifications, including manual corrections, with positive finite spend, purchases, ROAS and cost per purchase. Accounts are counted once with equal weight. Quartiles use linear interpolation. Root cohorts include direct root classifications and their child categories; exact-child cohorts exclude parent and sibling categories. The source selects the highest-spend coverage row per account among snapshots dated within the preceding 30 days; the underlying reporting period is not supplied. This is a dated aggregate advertising-data snapshot, not business-wide AOV or a census.",
    "read_at": "2026-10-11T14:10:23.508070+00:00",
    "period_label": "No publishable aggregate; underlying reporting period not supplied",
    "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Broadcast News Networks: no publishable AOV benchmark. The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Status reviewed 2026-10-11T14:10:23.508070+00:00. https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#benchmark",
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  "metric_definitions_scope": "Definitions only; no ACV, MRR or ARPU benchmark or measured correlation is supplied.",
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      "id": "answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-1",
      "question": "What should a broadcast-news campaign qualify before promising live-channel access?",
      "text": "CNN's US help ties live TV channels to the viewer's TV package and supported devices, and says not every TV provider supports its app. Verify the advertised route and eligibility. A visit to the watch page does not establish entitled live-channel access.",
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      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Broadcast News Networks. What should a broadcast-news campaign qualify before promising live-channel access? CNN's US help ties live TV channels to the viewer's TV package and supported devices, and says not every TV provider supports its app. Verify the advertised route and eligibility. A visit to the watch page does not establish entitled live-channel access.  Source: https://help.cnn.com/us/Answer/Detail/000001007 Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-1",
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      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-2",
      "question": "Can a broadcast streaming offer imply unlimited written-news access?",
      "text": "CNN's US TV-provider help says unlimited article reading requires its Basic plan, separate from the described video features. Specify whether the campaign sells viewing or article access. A video-entitled viewer should not automatically be counted as a newly acquired written-news subscriber.",
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      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-2",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Broadcast News Networks. Can a broadcast streaming offer imply unlimited written-news access? CNN's US TV-provider help says unlimited article reading requires its Basic plan, separate from the described video features. Specify whether the campaign sells viewing or article access. A video-entitled viewer should not automatically be counted as a newly acquired written-news subscriber.  Source: https://help.cnn.com/us/Answer/Detail/000001007 Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-2",
      "source_url": "https://help.cnn.com/us/Answer/Detail/000001007"
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      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-3",
      "question": "Why should a broadcast-news ad distinguish direct and partner subscription routes?",
      "text": "CNN's US help says All Access obtained through Amazon Prime Video does not include live CNN TV channels. Name the advertised subscription route and its actual entitlement. Sharing a plan name does not establish that a partner offer contains the same live-channel access.",
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      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Broadcast News Networks. Why should a broadcast-news ad distinguish direct and partner subscription routes? CNN's US help says All Access obtained through Amazon Prime Video does not include live CNN TV channels. Name the advertised subscription route and its actual entitlement. Sharing a plan name does not establish that a partner offer contains the same live-channel access.  Source: https://help.cnn.com/us/Answer/Detail/000001007 Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-3",
      "source_url": "https://help.cnn.com/us/Answer/Detail/000001007"
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      "group": "In this category",
      "id": "answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-4",
      "question": "Does connecting a TV provider prove a broadcast campaign won a new subscription?",
      "text": "CNN's US help describes signing in with an existing TV provider to activate channels included in that package. Keep an entitlement connection separate from a confirmed new paid subscription in campaign reporting. A successful provider login alone does not establish incremental subscription revenue.",
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      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Broadcast News Networks. Does connecting a TV provider prove a broadcast campaign won a new subscription? CNN's US help describes signing in with an existing TV provider to activate channels included in that package. Keep an entitlement connection separate from a confirmed new paid subscription in campaign reporting. A successful provider login alone does not establish incremental subscription revenue.  Source: https://help.cnn.com/us/Answer/Detail/000001007 Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-4",
      "source_url": "https://help.cnn.com/us/Answer/Detail/000001007"
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      "group": "Category research",
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      "question": "Is an AOV benchmark available for this category?",
      "text": "No publishable AOV benchmark is available.",
      "context": "The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Parent and sibling benchmarks are not substituted.",
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      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Broadcast News Networks. Is an AOV benchmark available for this category? No publishable AOV benchmark is available. The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. Parent and sibling benchmarks are not substituted. Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#benchmark Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-benchmark-status",
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      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Broadcast News Networks. Can I download this industry research? The exports section provides this edition in Markdown and JSON, along with a research index. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-download-research",
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      "question": "How should I cite a finding from this page?",
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      "url": "https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-cite-research",
      "citation": "Madgicx Research & Labs. Broadcast News Networks. How should I cite a finding from this page? When reuse is permitted, credit Madgicx Research & Labs and link to the exact source. Keep its snapshot date and scope. This private draft is not licensed for public redistribution.  Source: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#reuse Answer: https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-cite-research",
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