Is A Web Portal Really Worth It?

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Borrell Associates and BIA Financial Network released results of a study on valuations of media websites, revenue, margin, and annual growth.  Since newspaper related sites in most markets are the most established, as a segment of the media sites surveyed they posted the highest valuations but are also on the decline as a faltering economy and reliance on traditional web ads is starting to catch up with them:

               Media            Annual Revenue   Cash Flow Margin      Annual Growth      Outlook               
               Newspaper      $715,000.00                     37.1%                        33.5%                Decline
               Local TV         $450,000.00                     22%  *                        70%                   Increase
               Local Radio     $165,000.00                     15.2% *                      67%                    Increase
               Pure-Play         $300,000.00                     16.7% *                      40%                   Increase
                        
                           *As revenue increases in the coming years, margins expected to hit low 40's%

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