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Media, Entertainment & Broadcasting

Lead generation for media & broadcasting. Reach ad sales, CTV/programmatic, and distribution leaders with targeted lists, email outreach, and cold calling.

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US-basedDedicated SDR team
Phone + emailOne coordinated motion
Month to monthNo long-term contract
129K+
Qualified meetings booked
$2.5B+
Pipeline generated
2,285
Clients scaled
100%
US-based SDRs
Our Media & Broadcasting track record

Yes, we have run Media & Broadcasting outbound before.

These figures come straight from our CRM: every client account tagged with a Media & Broadcasting industry that we booked meetings for. Client names stay private. Ask on your strategy call how those campaigns were targeted and what worked.

18Media & Broadcasting client accounts
1,128Meetings booked for them
2018First year on record

Counted from client industry tags: publishing, digital media, broadcast media, media and entertainment, media production. Minimum figures; refreshed hourly.

Industry brief

Built for how Media & Broadcasting buyers actually buy

SalesHive is a B2B lead generation agency that books qualified meetings for Media and Broadcasting companies with ad sales, distribution, and ad operations leaders across linear and streaming.

SalesHive builds targeted lists of Chief Revenue Officers, ad sales VPs, and programmatic and CTV monetization directors, then runs personalized email and SDR cold calling that fits upfront, scatter, and performance buying.

Outreach reaches the right revenue stakeholders fast, even when measurement skepticism, brand safety, and rights constraints stretch approvals across fragmented platform teams.

The Challenge

Why Media & Broadcasting Sales Development is Hard

With pay-TV subscribers falling about 7% year-over-year in early 2024 and U.S. CTV ad spend hitting $26.6B in 2025, priorities change fast, so the buying process rarely stays in one lane.

01

Upfront-driven, seasonal buying cycles

Many decisions cluster around upfront planning, quarterly pacing, and makegood windows, which can freeze vendor conversations for weeks at a time. If your outreach doesn’t align to their calendar, you get “circle back” responses instead of meetings.

02

Fragmented stakeholders across platforms

Broadcast, streaming, digital, and programmatic teams often run parallel motions with different goals and tools. Deals stall when messaging resonates with ad sales but misses ad ops, data, or finance, the people who validate feasibility and pricing.

03

RFP-heavy procurement and compliance

Media organizations commonly require formal proposals, vendor onboarding, and detailed documentation before moving forward. Security reviews, data usage terms, and ad policy requirements add layers that extend cycle time and kill momentum.

04

Budget volatility tied to ratings and fill

Revenue targets are pressure-tested against audience delivery, fill rates, and shifting demand across linear vs. streaming inventory. Even strong interest can pause when pacing changes or budgets reallocate to new packages and priorities.

05

Measurement and attribution skepticism

Buyers are constantly asked to prove performance across devices, walled gardens, and competing measurement standards. If you can’t connect your value to outcomes they can defend internally, deals become “nice to have” and get deprioritized.

06

Brand safety and rights sensitivities

Media teams protect brand integrity, content rights, and advertiser trust, especially when data, targeting, or user-level workflows are involved. One unclear claim or risky integration assumption can shut down conversations quickly.

Our Approach

How We Generate Leads for Media & Broadcasting

SalesHive combines media-specific targeting, smart personalization, and multi-channel outbound to reach revenue owners and consistently convert conversations into qualified meetings, without locking you into an annual contract.

01

Media-specific list building

We build targeted lists that separate linear vs. streaming responsibilities and pinpoint who owns monetization, distribution, and revenue operations. That means fewer dead ends, cleaner routing, and more conversations with true budget holders.

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02

Personalized email outreach

We craft messaging that speaks directly to the realities of ad inventory, sponsorship packaging, programmatic enablement, and audience strategy. Using AI-assisted personalization, we scale relevance across many accounts without sounding templated.

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03

Cold calling that converts

Our callers use concise talk tracks designed for busy ad sales and operations leaders, with tight discovery to qualify quickly. We follow up with structured voicemail and email sequences to keep deals moving through gatekeepers and busy seasons.

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04

Outbound performance optimization

We track deliverability, engagement, and meeting outcomes so messaging and targeting improve every week, not every quarter. You get visibility into what’s working by segment (broadcast vs. streaming, ad sales vs. ad ops) and can scale the winners fast.

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Who we reach

We Target Your Ideal Media & Broadcasting Buyers

Our SDRs are trained to speak the language of ad inventory, CTV/OTT monetization, carriage, and audience data, so your outreach lands with revenue owners, not generic inboxes. We tailor talk tracks and email angles to match how media teams plan around upfront/scatter cycles and shifting streaming priorities.

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Buyer coverageDecision-Makers We Reach
  • 01Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) / EVP, Revenue
  • 02SVP/VP, Ad Sales (Linear + Streaming)
  • 03Director, Programmatic & CTV Monetization
  • 04VP, Distribution & Carriage (Affiliate/Platform Partnerships)
  • 05VP/Director, Ad Operations & Revenue Strategy

Questions, answered

Media & Broadcasting outbound, explained

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How do you time outbound lead generation around upfront, scatter, and makegood windows in media & broadcasting?
Media teams often freeze new vendor conversations during upfront negotiations and quarterly pacing, so timing is everything. We align outreach to the buyer’s planning calendar, building pipeline ahead of upfront season (often late spring through summer) and leaning on shorter, problem-specific angles during in-flight periods when teams are focused on delivery, makegoods, and yield. Our multi-touch sequences keep you present without being noisy, so you’re the “easy yes” when budgets reopen.
Which stakeholders should we target for linear vs. streaming (CTV/OTT) monetization, and why do deals stall when you only talk to ad sales?
Linear ad sales, streaming/CTV monetization, programmatic, and ad operations frequently run parallel motions with different KPIs and tool stacks. We build lists that separate ownership (e.g., ad sales leadership vs. programmatic/CTV monetization vs. ad ops/revenue strategy vs. distribution/carriage) and then tailor messaging to each persona’s goals and constraints. This reduces “looks good, but ops says no” stalls by creating stakeholder alignment earlier in the process.
Why is lead generation uniquely challenging in media & broadcasting compared to other B2B industries?
Buying decisions are heavily influenced by volatile revenue conditions (ratings, fill, CPM pressure, and shifting spend between linear and streaming), which can pause deals even after strong interest. Approvals also slow down due to brand safety, rights constraints, and data usage sensitivity, one unclear integration assumption can derail momentum. On top of that, many organizations require formal RFPs, vendor onboarding, and security reviews before moving forward.
How does SalesHive’s email outreach work for media & broadcasting without sounding templated to busy ad sales and ad ops leaders?
We write outreach that speaks directly to how media teams make money, inventory packaging, programmatic enablement, measurement, and workflow realities, rather than generic “increase revenue” language. Our AI-powered platform with eMod personalization helps us tailor emails at scale using relevant triggers (platform mix, monetization model, audience/data initiatives) while keeping copy natural. We also run structured follow-ups that match the seasonality of the business so prospects don’t go cold between planning cycles.
What does SalesHive do during cold calling and qualification to book meetings that survive procurement, compliance, and measurement scrutiny?
On calls, we qualify for the non-negotiables early, data access and usage terms, brand safety requirements, measurement expectations, and realistic integration scope, so meetings aren’t wasted on “not possible here” scenarios. We use concise talk tracks designed for revenue owners and operators, then route meetings to the right stakeholder group (ad sales, ad ops, programmatic, distribution) based on the use case. If a prospect is RFP-driven, we position the meeting as a pre-RFP discovery step to influence requirements and shorten the path to evaluation.
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