Wednesday, February 27, 2013

A Channel Reflects the Reshaping of TV Demographics - NYTimes.com

A Channel Reflects the Reshaping of TV Demographics - NYTimes.com: A TELEVISION network that offers programming aimed at African-Americans is stepping up advertising sales operations as it attracts a growing roster of blue-chip marketers.

The network, Bounce TV, part of Bounce Media, has hired Dennis Ray for the new post of executive vice president for advertising sales. Mr. Ray, whose resume includes stints at Fox Broadcasting and NBC, is based in a new New York sales office for Bounce TV, which has headquarters in Atlanta. He is overseeing a staff of three sales executives, with plans to add additional employees in the office.

Bounce TV, which began its digital over-the-air broadcasts in September 2011, is indicative of the multiplying media choices for multicultural consumers like African-Americans and Hispanics, whose increasing numbers and buying power make them attractive audiences for marketers.