Advertiser Attitudes Regarding the Substitutability of English-Language Television to Reach Foreign Language Target Audiences
In: Journalism & mass communication quarterly: JMCQ, Band 89, Heft 4, S. 710-730
ISSN: 2161-430X
Scholars have examined media substitutability from many angles, but few, if any, studies have examined substitutability of advertising on the basis of language. Using a price sensitivity test, this exploratory study examines advertisers' attitudes toward the substitutability of English-language advertising among U.S. foreign language television advertisers to reach their target audiences. Advertisers overwhelmingly (90%) indicated that they did not consider English-language television as an acceptable substitute for reaching their target audiences. This finding has implications for media ownership and mergers, providing evidence that foreign-language television and English-language television exist in separate product markets, and should aid future policy discussions.