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Instant Access to Timely and Comprehensive Information on the Media Industry

In the world of broadcast media, digital innovations and competitive business activities are driving rapid changes. Keep your finger on the competitive pulse with MEDIA Access Pro™, a data and analytical software service that delivers the most comprehensive information available for the radio, television and newspaper industries.

MEDIA Access Pro is the industry standard for analysis essential for financial, operational and marketing decision making, with many clients using MAPro to submit applications to the FCC.


MEDIA Access Pro (MAPro) contains more than 2,000 fields of data on 30,000-plus broadcast and newspaper organizations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Updated daily, the data fields deliver over-the-air and online advertising revenues, ratings, circulation, ownership, transactions, digital information, demographics, technical stats and multi-level contact information. It also offers a sophisticated custom mapping program that creates professional coverage maps that show adjacent and crossover market coverage.

There is no other source in the market with information as comprehensive, tested and accurate.



VIDEO: Georgina Santilli, Client Services Manager, shows how easy
it is to search for station information with MEDIA Access Pro.





MEDIA Access Pro Product Profile

Why buy?

  • Access information necessary for M&A, financial, operational decision making
  • Gain a cross-media view of markets, ownership, revenues and coverage
  • View over-the-air and online advertising revenues in any market
  • Assess competition for audience share
  • Visualize coverage for multiple industries simultaneously on the same map
  • Locate reliable sales, marketing, internet/digital staff
  • Evaluate sale or expansion decisions

Who buys?

  • The nation's top media companies
  • Advertising firms
  • Universities and colleges
  • Investment and lending institutions
  • Brokers
  • Law firms
  • Research analysts
  • Consultants
  • Government agencies
  • Service providers
  • Industry organizations
  • Trade press

Comprehensive Industry Coverage

Covering both rated and non-rated markets, MAPro encompasses 14,000 commercial and non-commercial radio stations, 10,000 full- and low-power TV stations, and 7,500 daily and weekly newspapers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Information is updated daily by a dedicated call center. Our longevity and trusted reputation in the business allows us to have regular, direct contact with station and newspaper owners and operators.

Cross-Media View

MAPro is the only business application that provides a fully integrated view of markets, ownership, revenues and coverage for competitive and comparative information and analysis on the media industry. MAPro allows you to compare cross-media data on one screen and plot coverage for multiple industries on the same map.

All-Inclusive Data

There is no other source in the market that offers such comprehensive information. For more than 25 years, BIA/Kelsey has drawn upon its unique access to stations, ownership groups and industry resources to report the most accurate market numbers through MAPro.

MAPro is the only industry service that provides market-level online advertising revenue estimates supplied directly from broadcasters and others in the market. The following data is updated daily:

  • Online and over-the-air advertising revenues
  • Competitive overview of local television and radio markets
  • Estimated revenues for properties, owners and markets
  • Major group revenue shares by market displayed graphically (TV and radio)
  • Historical and projected market financial performance displayed graphically for the past and future five years (TV and radio)
  • Comprehensive coverage maps
  • Transactions and deal terms
  • FCC activities such as transactions’ proposed date, FCC grant date and consummation date
  • Market growth data and demographic makeup
  • Accurate sales, marketing and internet and digital director contact information, including seven-plus contacts at each facility and executive personnel at ownership level

MAPro contains market-level online advertising revenues for broadcast media and newspapers

MAPro 4.6

Latest Census Data

Census Data

Transaction Data

Transactions
 

Click to see specifics for radio, television and newspapers.

Whether you need financial or market information for radio, television or newspapers or you are looking for contact names at every level of the industry, MAPro will fit your needs. There is no other source with information as comprehensive and up to date as MAPro, and no other database product that offers such state-of-the-art functionality and customization ability.

Call (800) 331-5086 today for an online demonstration and ask how to obtain a free trial of MEDIA Access Pro™ or e-mail sales@bia.com.

        

Contact BIA/Kelsey

Sales  |  (800) 331-5086
(703) 818-2425
sales@biakelsey.com

About Media Access Pro

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Support  |  (607) 936-6737
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New Data Updates
July 7, 2011
2010 U.S. Census Bureau information and granted and consummated transaction information. Full story

“The inclusion of the most recent census data will help our users better evaluate a particular station's competitive position in a market. By overlaying the predicted contours of a station's facilities and construction permits with the census block information to generate population estimates, MAPro users have access to the most accurate and detailed information available to understand the current situation for each station in all markets and those outside of markets. This type of insight is critical in today's fast moving environment.”

Mark Fratrik, Vice President, BIA/Kelsey

On-Demand Webinar

Webinar Tracking the Broadcast Industry with MEDIA Access Pro™
Tips, Tricks and Top Line Results from BIA/Kelsey's Broadcasting Forecast
View Webinar Video | PDF of Slides | Local Media Watch

Testimonials

"The data integrity of MEDIA Access Pro is top-notch and the customer service is beyond compare."

Jackie Drebes, Supervisor, Credit Department, Harris Corporation, Broadcast Communications Division

"MEDIA Access Pro data is extremely reliable and one of our main sources for verifying personnel changes in the industry. It's also an easy system to use and update, but if there are ever problems, the client services team is very responsive and helpful."

George Barber, Vice President of Membership Services, National Association of Broadcasters