The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has launched a public affairs campaign calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update media ownership regulations that the organization argues prevent local television and radio stations from competing with major digital platforms. “This campaign underscores the urgent need to modernize outdated FCC ownership regulations that put the

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Edison Research will present The Infinite Dial 2025 in a webinar on Thursday, March 20, at 2pm ET. The long-running study, supported by Audacy, Cumulus Media, and SiriusXM Media, provides annual insights into U.S. digital media consumption habits. Since its inception in 1998, The Infinite Dial has tracked key trends in streaming audio, podcasting, radio,

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Nuvoodoo Research: Leigh Jacobs & Carolyn Gilbert We were in Nashville last week for Country Radio Seminar 2025 – and what a great event it is every year. RJ Curtis and his team put on a wonderful conference. Carolyn Gilbert and I were there to present a massive 1,500-person study of Country music fans that

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Triton Digital has released its January 2025 U.S. Podcast Ranker, covering the period from December 30 to February 2. For another consecutive month, the iHeart Audience Network secured the #1 position in the Top Sales Networks Report, with 64.4 million Average Weekly Downloads and 18.1 million Average Weekly Users. NPR maintained its #2 ranking with

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Seven consumer studies commissioned by the Cumulus Media | Westwood One Audio Active Group® over an eight-year period find audio listeners are a rich source of in-market financial consumers and drive significant top and bottom funnel impact. The key findings from the studies are outlined on this week’s blog. Key takeaways: Compared to TV viewers,

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Nuvoodoo Research: Leigh Jacobs & Carolyn Gilbert Yes, it’s a Country study, but many Urban stations have sister Country stations. So here goes. NuVoodoo will be in Nashville later this week for the Country Radio Seminar. While there we’ll present a massive 1,500-person study of Country music fans – including nearly 1,200 Country radio listeners.

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Triton Digital has released its 2024 U.S. Podcast Report, revealing significant insights into the podcast landscape in the U.S. The report highlights a 23% growth in monthly podcast listeners over the past three years, with nearly 10% growth in the last year alone. By 2024, 44% of the U.S. population engaged with podcasts monthly, a

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YouTube, Netflix, Prime Video Hit Usage Highs During 2024 Holidays The three streaming sites reach or tie their biggest share ever of the U.S. TV audience. The holiday season brought big gifts to several streaming platforms, with YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video all hitting or tying their best mark ever in Nielsen‘s monthly snapshot of

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Leigh Jacobs & Carolyn Gilbert, Nuvoodoo Research We made a few changes when we fielded our first national study for 2025: NuVoodoo National Media & Marketing Study 25. The sample is still massive – over 2900 respondents – but the demo is wider. We still start at age 14. But instead of ending the sample

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Leigh Jacobs & Carolyn Gilbert, Nuvoodoo Research With friends and colleagues and their families facing up to the devastation in parts of Southern California, it’s difficult to find a focus that doesn’t seem trivial or shallow. Perhaps it’s a reminder that stations are licensed to serve in the community interest. While many stations attract listeners

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