# Broadcast News Networks — Meta ads research Category research. Brand directory deferred. Edition: October 2026. Page updated: 2026-10-11. ## Account AOV aggregate No publishable AOV benchmark. - Status: unavailable_insufficient_cohort - Scope: The exact category cohort does not support a publishable AOV aggregate. - Status reviewed: 2026-10-11T14:10:23.508070+00:00 - Period: No publishable aggregate; underlying reporting period not supplied 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. Source: [Madgicx Research & Labs](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#benchmark) Directory status: deferred. Final brand research and logo placement are pending. ## Research questions ### 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 permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-1) 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 ### 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 permalink](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 ### 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 permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-3) 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 ### 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 permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-medianews1-broadcast-news-networks-4) 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 ### 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 permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-benchmark-status) 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 ### 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 permalink](https://madgicx.com/labs/industries/news-information-media/broadcast-news-networks#answer-download-research) 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 ### 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 permalink](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