Our last insight of 2025, from Share of Ear®, showcased how the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically shifted audio listening time into the home from 2020 – 2022. The majority of audio listening remains at-home, but we now see a shift back towards pre-COVID levels. Our first insight of 2026, from Edison Podcast Metrics, illustrates where U.S.

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Skyview Networks has announced a network audio sales partnership with TM Studios that takes effect this January. Under the agreement, Skyview Networks will gain exclusive access to TM Studios’ advertising inventory across its affiliate network. Skyview’s sales team will represent the inventory with the goal of expanding network reach and driving revenue growth. TM Studios

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Cardi B has fired back at an unfounded claim that her father was convicted of attempted rape. The story appears to have sprung from a parody X account that shared an alleged tweet from X’s AI assistant tool, Grok. “Cardi B’s father, Carlos Almanzar, was convicted of attempted rape in 1993, per Nassau County records,” the screenshotted

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A new podcast sales effectiveness study from Oxford Road and Podscribe finds that audio podcast ads significantly outperform YouTube podcast video ads in driving consumer purchases, reinforcing a growing body of research showing audio’s advantage in attention, engagement, and return on investment. The findings are highlighted in this week’s Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio

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As the fitness industry heads into 2026 with projected growth of 8%, new research suggests audio platforms — particularly radio — may offer advertisers a disproportionate share of health-club users. According to data cited from The Media Audit and investment firm MCCG Invest, audio listeners are significantly more likely than the general population to be

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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced that its board of directors has voted to dissolve the organization after 58 years, following Congress’s decision to rescind all federal funding for public broadcasting. CPB said sustained political opposition and the loss of funding made it impossible for the organization to continue operating as envisioned under the

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WHJX Hot 106.5 proudly welcomes DeDe In The Morning to its weekday lineup beginning Monday, January 12, expanding the reach of one of radio’s most recognizable nationally syndicated morning shows. The program will air simultaneously on HOT 106.5 and CMG’s Tru Hip Hop station Power 106.1 (WJGL-HD2), marking a rare dual-frequency morning show presence in

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Dave Van Dyke: BridgeRatings Radio’s audience is often described in broad strokes, but the real opportunity lies in understanding why different listeners still choose radio — and how those motivations can be activated for deeper engagement. Today’s radio listener isn’t a single profile; it’s a set of behaviors shaped by habit, context, and convenience.  

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 iHeartMedia, the #1 audio company in America, announced today that it has extended its relationship with the culture-shifting multimedia mogul Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of iHeartMedia New York’s Power 105’s wildly popular and nationally syndicated hit radio show “The Breakfast Club,” heard by over 7 million listeners monthly and founder of The Black Effect podcast

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