Metro’s advertising options falling short, TV channel on hold

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Metro has been forced to postpone its plans for adding television screens across the transit system and scale back how much money it earns because of the soured advertising market.

The transit agency will bring in $8 million a year under a new advertising contract starting in July, well short of the $40 million per year it has been earning.

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