Tag Archives: Arbitron

Reports: Pandora rules, AM/FM survives, where is it all going?

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Matthew Lasar

Two recent market surveys of Internet music services and AM/FM radio confirm my suspicion that nobody knows where the latter medium is going/staying in relation to the former. If you are an Internet streaming music booster, you will be buoyed … finish reading Reports: Pandora rules, AM/FM survives, where is it all going?

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Breaking the auto barrier: almost one in five Americans get Internet radio in cars

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Matthew Lasar

Edison Research/Arbitron’s anticipated study on online radio is out, and it suggests that a significant barrier on Internet radio listening may be broken soon. According to the survey, seventeen percent of mobile phone owners have streamed online radio in their … finish reading Breaking the auto barrier: almost one in five Americans get Internet radio in cars

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FCC: Internet doesn’t count for local radio ownership rules (but should it?)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Matthew Lasar

Despite heavy lobbying from Clear Channel and its allies, the Federal Communications Commission proposes retaining its current ownership rules for commercial AM and FM radio stations. Here is a quick refresher course on the local radio rules. They allow any … finish reading FCC: Internet doesn’t count for local radio ownership rules (but should it?)

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Radio Still Relevant, Although not Necessarily for Music Discovery according to Infinite Dial Study

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Jennifer Waits

Yesterday Edison Research and Arbitron (ARB) released the latest findings from their ongoing series of studies about the convergence of radio and technology. The Infinite Dial 2010: Digital Platforms and the Future of Radio is based on a February, 2010 … finish reading Radio Still Relevant, Although not Necessarily for Music Discovery according to Infinite Dial Study

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The decade's most important radio trends: #12 National Public Radio keeps growing

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Matthew Lasar

Everybody knows the fate of over-the-air radio over the last ten years. “On Demand Killed the Radio Star,” as Boston Globe Media put it in 2005, going so far as to ask whether terrestrial radio is on the way out. … finish reading The decade's most important radio trends: #12 National Public Radio keeps growing

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Congress will hold hearing on Arbitron Portable People meter

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Matthew Lasar

Arbitron’s controversial Portable People Meter is still in hot water with the government. The device, which measures user listening habits sans a written diary, is scheduled to be the subject of a hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday, December 2. Continue reading →

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Stevie Wonder’s case against the Arbitron Portable People Meter

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Matthew Lasar

Among the top Federal Communications Commission-related headlines this morning is Arbitron’s insistence, yet again, that the FCC doesn’t have regulatory authority over the alleged inadequacies of its controversial Portable People Meter (or PPM as it is acronymed). And RBR/TVBR.com (the … finish reading Stevie Wonder’s case against the Arbitron Portable People Meter

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