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September 25, 2009
Coleman Examines PPM 'DNA' Of Winning Stations
A new COLEMAN INSIGHTS study, entitled "The PPM DNA of AMERICA’s High Performance Radio Stations," found that Weekly Cume Rating is the measure that most often differentiates stations that are enjoying highly successful PPM ratings. The … more »
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September 24, 2009
Group Execs Look At State Of Radio At NAB Panel
THURSDAY's NAB RADIO SHOW opened with a breakfast panel of group executives offering their outlook on industry issues from the recession to digital and the battle over performance royalties. GAP BROADCASTING Pres. GEORGE LAUGHLIN said "We're … more »
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August 18, 2009
Arbitron July '09 Quality Metrics Reported
ARBITRON has released a summary of sample quality metrics for the JULY 2009 local market PORTABLE PEOPLE METER survey report (JUNE 25 - JULY 22). On average, across 20 PPM currency markets for the JULY 2009 survey reports, ARBITRON says PPM panels … more »
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July 30, 2009
Kabrich Asserts PPM Hurting Urban, Hispanic; A Radio PD Says 'Not So Fast'
Consultant and persistent PPM monitor RANDY KABRICH has crunched ARBITRON's recently released PPM data, compared it to the previous year's diary results and come up with one conclusion: In what he calls the "currency ratings of the top-10 stations … more »
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July 22, 2009
DDI Slippage Forces Arbitron To Up Incentives
On the heels of DDI slippage in the JUNE PPMs for MIAMI -- especially among women 18-34 -- ARBITRON has implemented a variety of enhancements to bring the numbers of certain demos in line with targeted benchmarks. On top of enhancements that were … more »
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July 21, 2009
Arbitron Net Income, Revs Up For Q2
ARBITRON has announced financial results for the second quarter ended JUNE 30th, 2009. Net income for the quarter was $3.5 million or $0.13 per share (diluted), compared with $600 thousand or $0.02 per share (diluted) for the second quarter of 2008. For … more »
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July 17, 2009
Arbitron Reveals Accomplishments, Challenges in June 2009 PPM Metrics
ARBITRON released the JUNE data for the PPM samples and in-tabs, and while the ratings company met or exceeded almost all benchmarks in terms of overall DDI, certain demos such as Black 18-34 failed to meet the DDI and In-tab benchmarks. In a sense, … more »
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July 14, 2009
PPM Goes Live In Miami, FL AG Sues Arb To Stop It
On the heels of the FLORIDA Attorney General filing a lawsuit to prevent ARBITRON from releasing MIAMI PPM data (see below), ARBITRON just announced today that it has commercialized its PPM radio ratings service in the MIAMI-FT. … more »
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July 14, 2009
Thom Mocarsky Learns 'You Can Go Home Again'
Less than two months ago, ARBITRON SVP/Press and Investor Relations THOM MOCARSKY announced he was leaving the ratings company, after 26 years of service, in late JUNE (NET NEWS 5/26). The company didn't let him stay an ex-ARBITRON employee long, … more »
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June 29, 2009
Radar Report Shows Network Radio Grows Again
ARBITRON has released cumulative audience estimates for the 58 RADAR-rated networks. The most current estimates indicate that Network Radio delivers more listeners across major buying demographics as compared to the prior RADAR network audience report. … more »