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20 hrs ago | FMQB

Arbitron Gives Sneak Peek At Chicago PPM Data

As it did with preliminary Los Angeles data, Arbitron has released early PPM results from Chicago.

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Breakfast Blog

Looking On The Bright Side Of ARB's Earnings Call

It's easy to be upset at Arbitron following company CEO Steve Morris' analyst call Tuesday .

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Reality Bites Back

Slicing and Dicing the New York Radio Airwaves

Given the money that's at stake, it's no surprise that the New York radio market is cutthroat on a good day.

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising

New York Daily News

On the Radio: Arbitron plants big ol' Kiss on No. 1

One of the last "old-style" Arbitron ratings gave a big kiss to WRKS , which was New York 's No.

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising, Entertainment, Television

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Crain's New York Business

Arbitron releases final radio diary report

Urban station WRKS-FM has No. 1 share among 25-54 year-olds in New York's last radio survey based on listener diaries.

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Related Topix: New York Metro, York (Pennsylvania State University System), Computers, Advertising

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Breakfast Blog

Radio's "Staycation" Problem/Opportunity

As Radio-Info's Tom Taylor reports that Arbitron is preparing for the impact of summer "stay close to home" vacations... "It's something to watch for in both diary numbers in the 100 markets that get Summer ...

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising, The Radios, Pop/Rock

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Baltimore Business Journal

Money Magazine lauds Columbia, Ellicott City as good places to live

Columbia and Ellicott City cracked the top 10 on Money Magazine 's recent ranking of "America's Best Places to Live 2008." Money Magazine called the Howard County duo "a perennial contender on our best places ...

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Related Topix: Howard County, MD, Ellicott City, MD, Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman, Aerospace-Defense, Computers, Advertising

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Media Week

Arbitron to Use New PPM Service Approach

Panelists simply visit a password-protected Web page and register to receive customized alerts for any personal event on as many as five different phone numbers -By Katy Bachman Arbitron is using a novel ...

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Related Topix: New York Metro, Computers, Advertising

Wed Jul 09, 2008

WebWire

New Study of Bar-based Media Shows That Out-of-Home Media Can Be Effective in Reaching TV Ad Avoiders

One-third of adults have visited a bar in the past week Fully one-third of bar patrons watch television programming at home using a DVR and approximately three-quarters use software to block advertising online, ...

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Related Topix: Digital Video Recorders, Computers, Advertising

Radio Magazine

Radio Currents Online - Jul 7- Jul 13, 2008

The World Net Milano was recently used to transport audio over ISDN for a rather unique radio advertisement from Outlaw Sound Studios in Hollywood California, to Quiet, Please! Studios, in Milan, Italy.

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Related Topix: Italy, World News, Computers, Advertising

Tue Jul 08, 2008

FMQB

FCC Investigation Into PPM Dropped, Arbitron Responds

According to reports last week, the FCC was considering a probe into "diversity issues" surrounding Arbitron 's PPM panels.

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising, Columbia, MD

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Breakfast Blog

Tsk! Tsk

The Fresno Bee's Rick Bentley dug into the story of ARB's reissue of the Fresno trends last month and got specifics about what happened and who did it you seldom see in print: "...At first it looked like a ...

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising

Wed Jul 02, 2008

SF Weekly

Arbitron brings its Portable People Meters to Bay Area

Pretty soon you may be hearing a lot more rock music on the radio, less hip-hop, and fewer plugs for the station you're listening to.

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising, Immigration Reform

Tue Jul 01, 2008

New York Business.com

Radio operators criticize Arbitron people meters

Six radio operators, including Clear Channel and Inner City Broadcast, sent a letter to Arbitron outlining their concerns about its Portable People Meter radio audience measuring service.

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Related Topix: Electronic, Broadcast, Computers, Advertising

Mon Jun 30, 2008

FMQB

Arbitron Releases RADAR 97 Results

Arbitron has released its June 2008 RADAR 97 radio network audience report, covering April 5, 2007 to April 2, 2008.

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising

Sun Jun 29, 2008

New York Business.com

New Arbitron numbers slight help to Hispanic stations

New Portable People Meter system continues to take heat from critics. June 27. 2008 1:41PM Matthew Flamm Radio stations have just received the latest round of unofficial Portable People Meter ratings from ...

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising

Fri Jun 27, 2008

FMQB

In Brief - June 24, 2008

Arbitron launches its new Web site for diary measured markets, as a "one stop information resources" for Arbitron subscribers.

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Technology Marketing

TRA, TiVo Forge Data Deal

NEW YORK TV audience researcher TRA has struck a licensing deal with TiVo to access viewing data from the DVR maker's 1.7 million set-top boxes nationwide.

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising, New York Metro, Digital Video Recorders, Electronics

Tue Jun 24, 2008

FMQB

Six Companies Send PPM Complaint Letter To Arbitron

On Friday, six major broadcasters united to send a letter to Arbitron , expressing their concerns about issues surrounding the PPM.

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising

Sun Jun 22, 2008

San Antonio Business Journal

BMP Radio CEO says Arbitron's 'people meter' will hurt industry

BMP Radio, which has invested significantly in the San Antonio market, has joined with a trio of top Spanish-language radio broadcasters in the U.S. The foursome has created a Spanish Radio Association ...

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Related Topix: Computers, Advertising

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