Well the ratings are in, and the revival of the classic sitcom Roseanne is a huge hit: The first two episodes of Roseanne, a full hour at...

Gordon Borrell has issued his latest report benchmarking local media’s digital revenues. Required reading for anyone in the local media...

One of the biggest secrets in radio is what’s happening to listening over the long term. Talk to insiders and they will acknowledge that...

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock you know that Apple released its latest iPhone last week, and the announcement came with all the...

So last week I penned a strong piece suggesting that the radio industry drop PPM. The argument was stimulated by the discovery that...

Aren’t you tired of PPM yet? From Tom Taylor Now: How many PPMs does Nielsen allow in one household? Answer – up to 16. Does that sound...

The routine is familiar: At least one radio station in every market flips to “All Christmas” music around Thanksgiving, thus dominating...

I have largely steered clear of the Voltair/Nielsen discussion (except for this piece) because it’s so simple: It’s a classic...

Is the new Apple Music a mess? And… The new marketing muscle of your favorite movie stars. It’s episode 21 of Media Unplugged with...

You’ve heard of Voltair, that’s the audio technology that presumably allows PPM devices to more effectively pick up that all-important...

Have you noticed? There hasn’t been a significant new music radio format introduced in a decade. Sure, we’ve had Rhythm AC and Classic...

In  a new report from Nielsen, the news for the traditional radio space is decidedly unsurprising, and not the stuff of holiday cheer. As...

Recently I was in a gathering of brands. Not agencies, brands. Among my conversations was one with the VP and Director of Global Media &...

The entire category of cable news is suffering a ratings slide. So acknowledges Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes. But what’s his solution? How...

I guess I hit close to home with my prior blog post on the Ratings Disaster that is today’s talk radio. The June PPM’s suck for talk...

If you can’t trust the Nielsen ratings in America’s largest radio market, then where can you trust them? A few days ago, Nielsen delayed...

I just delivered a research project for a broadcaster in a relatively small market. The study contained the opinions of 600 people. Now...

“It’s the single biggest threat to the radio business today, the measurement system is flawed in a dramatic way.” So says Sean Hannity in...

Why are you investing the time, energy, and effort you’re putting into social media? And more importantly, are you investing that energy...

You know the routine. Your radio station introduces a new morning show and you sit back and wait for the magic to happen. And you...