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"The higher the engagement, the greater brand recall and purchase intent." That's the conclusion of a study conducted by Brightline and MediaScience that examined more than 60 interactive campaigns and 700 participants. "This illustrates what we already know: engagement equals results," Brlightline said.
Adam Jacobson
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The publicly traded audio content creator and distributor that's the parent of Westwood One has filed a sweeping federal antitrust lawsuit against The Nielsen Company. Mary Berner-led Cumulus accuses the ratings Goliath of “coercive conduct, strong-arm negotiation tactics, and restrictive terms” that suffocate measurement competitors.
Cameron Coats
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NPR has a new Chief Marketing Officer, and her resume includes a role as VP of Brand and Product Marketing at Girl Scouts of the USA and a senior marketing position at PepsiCo.
Cameron Coats
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James E. O'Neal
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The Media Rating Council on Friday received outside attention for its decision to revoke accreditation to "Big Tech" giant Meta while denying accreditation to fading social media darling Snap. What was largely overlooked was the MRC's concurrent decision to revoke accreditation for seven Nielsen Audio markets.
Adam Jacobson
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Nearly half of U.S. internet households are consumers of free ad-supported streaming television channels, new data released by Parks Associates show. The finding comes ahead of the eighth annual Future of Video: Business of Streaming conference in Marina del Rey, Calif., scheduled for November 18-20.
Adam Jacobson
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David Ellison and his leadership team at Paramount Skydance Corp. are putting the finishing touches on the inaugural quarterly earnings analysis since Skydance Media merged with Paramount Global. On Friday, it became known when the Nasdaq-trading company will unveil the fiscal report card for the entity trading as "PSKY."
Adam Jacobson
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A Canadian digital marketing partner to service-based businesses has introduced a new TV advertising tool it believes "democratizes" TV advertising for small and mid-sized businesses. It's the latest product designed to encourage SMBs to use video advertising in the streaming and digital delivery realm.
RBR-TVBR
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For Salem, its leaders remain confident that its mix of Christian-themed and secular conservative spoken word content will bring ad dollars and listeners alike. To keep cash in the coffers, its co-founder and executive chairman is agreeing to accept stock in Salem rather than greenbacks as a form of 2025 compensation.
Adam Jacobson
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One of the first staff members of what started out as National Public Radio and is today simply NPR has died at the age of 87. In the words of her son Josh, Susan Stamberg was "a true humanitarian" who believed in the power of great journalism. "Her life's work was connection, through ideas and culture."
Adam Jacobson
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It was once Oldies as "XTRA 104" and after that was "Z104" in an era of the Spice Girls and TLC. Now, WPRS-FM has entered a new era by adopting a Tropical presentation, with reggaetón and bachata beats debuting Thursday.
Adam Jacobson
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Ernesto Aguilar
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RW Staff
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As part of its ongoing “Radio Works” initiative, the RAB is presenting a live webinar on October 22 that seeks to provide radio sellers with insights into the current healthcare landscape and the factors influencing local healthcare advertisers’ marketing decisions.
RBR-TVBR
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The CBS News & Stations property in the Dallas-Fort Worth market branded as "CBS News Texas" on Tuesday morning brought to viewers for the first time its first local newscast that uses the virtual reality and augmented reality technology already put to the test in other markets, including San Francisco.
Adam Jacobson
2 weeks 3 days ago
By-invite demos from one Woodinville, Wash.-based tech company during the NAB Show New York next week could offer a glimpse of the stateside possibilities of a technology already moving forward in Europe. It comes thanks to the latest endeavor from Vern Fotheringham.
Adam Jacobson
2 weeks 3 days ago
A key ATSC 3.0 implementation firm has completed the configuration of the encoding system for New Mexico PBS powered by Ateme technology with live AI-fueled language translation for its NEXTGEN TV broadcast signal.
RBR-TVBR
2 weeks 4 days ago
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Inc. and the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) have shared who has been selected as the 2026 mentee for their joint MIW NABLF LAUNCH Program. It's a Broadcast Operations Manager for Townsquare Media in Texas.
Adam Jacobson
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Earl Sondreal
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With hopeful deregulation, ATSC 3.0’s continuing rollout, the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act awaiting a Congressional vote and those ever-pesky microeconomic challenges, what has this meant for the broker community? Richard A. Foreman, the veteran media broker, shares his thoughts in this conversation, presented by dot.FM.
Adam Jacobson