A Borrell Associates report released this morning reported that broadcast TV stations received $1 billion in revenue for online advertising sales in 2008. This represents a 36 percent increase from 2007. In 22 of 80 markets local TV sites received more unique visitors than newspaper sites, compared with 16 markets in 2007.

This data reflects the growing use of online media by consumers and advertisers alike. For more information, see article on Adweek.com