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Television Trends

This area contains information on multicultural cable viewers, their viewing trends/preferences and the various cable networks that offer programming specifically tailored for them.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELATED:

• African-American Cable Television Landscape
With cable penetration reaching critical mass among African-American households, this industry has a unique opportunity to effectively service this multi-billion dollar marketplace that is routinely ignored, or taken for granted. There are 3 cable networks: BET, Black Family Channel (formerly MBC) and TV One - that are programmed for this consumer's cultural, political and entertainment interests. Learn more about these exciting networks.
• The African-American Cable Viewer: Reaching the Viewers That Count
African American cable viewers are more upscale than broadcast viewers. This difference is visible in their education, occupation, income and spending habits. These consumers represent the prime prospects that advertisers seek. Learn more about this group and its value to advertisers.
• The African-American Cable Viewer: A Different Kind of Viewer
African-American cable viewers are Trendsetters. Their demographic profiles and spending patterns outpace those of African-American viewers of broadcast. Marketers looking for upscale African-American consumers will find them in the cable universe. Learn more about this lucrative market segment.
• African-American Television Viewing Trends
Cable television delivers a greater choice of viewing options which this desirable group of viewers regularly seeks out. Over past several years, there has been is a steady shift of viewing from Broadcast to the expanding options found on cable. This trend is particularly evident among African American audiences.

HISPANIC RELATED:

• Hispanic Cable Television Landscape
The growth in Hispanic population has translated into more Hispanic homes subscribing to cable and satellite every day, catching the attention of top media companies in the English-language world, which have added "en Español" to some of their signature properties, or are developing entirely new ones all together. Learn more about these exciting developments.
• The Hispanic Cable Viewer: Reaching the Viewers That Count
Hispanic cable viewers are more upscale than broadcast viewers, this follows the general market trend. This difference is visible in their education, occupation, income and spending habits. These consumers represent the prime prospects that advertisers seek. Learn more about this group and its value to advertisers.
• The Hispanic Cable Viewer: Share of Viewing to Cable by Language and Demo
The tables in this section show the shares of impressions for both English and Spanish Language Cable by various demos for Hispanic Cable Households, Spanish Dominant Households and Total Hispanic Households. In other words, the percentages represent the share of viewing to that particular language (English or Spanish) that is to Cable. Learn more...
• Hispanic Television Viewing Trends
"Television is the medium of choice for Hispanics, regardless of the language they learned first" according to American Demographics. Hispanics make media choices based on demographic and life style considerations. Learn more about these considerations and the trends behind them.

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