YouTube’s Upfront Pitch to Advertisers Raises a Big Strategic Question

When you can legitimately claim to have everything, why would you want to be compared to something that's losing ground by the day?

Takeaways From The Newsletter Conference and Why the Radio Industry Should’ve Been There

"There's tons of opportunity out there but sometimes you have to enter new rooms to find out."

Music Radio Reacts: First Listen Impressions on Drake’s Triple Album Drop

"The responses ranged from impressed to underwhelmed, with most landing somewhere in between."

Inside the Cumulus-Nielsen Oral Arguments at the U.S. Appeals Court

To paraphrase another slogan, "They argue, you decide."

New Rolling Stones Music and Classic Rock’s Missed Opportunity

"Classic Rock radio's response to these releases was the equivalent of a big yawn."

The World Cup Is a Marketing Goldmine Sports Radio Cannot Ignore

"The stations that succeed won’t necessarily be the ones with the deepest soccer knowledge. They’ll be the ones that recognize the scale of the moment and strategically find a way to insert themselves into it."

NBC Nightly News Won the China Summit Coverage — And Tom Llamas Earned It

NBC Nightly News took viewers to the Great Wall of China. They sat down with Secretary of State Marco Rubio for an interview that covered Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan, and the broader U.S.-China relationship in ways that mattered.

Barrett Media Introducing ‘The Scott Shannon Award’ at the 2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit

"When an individual in the radio business creates this type of impact, it deserves to be remembered and celebrated annually. So we are going to do just that."

Does ABC News Fit Into Josh D’Amaro’s ‘One Disney’ Approach?

D'Amaro's one-app vision is worth pursuing. Simplicity wins in the streaming wars more often than complexity does. But Disney would be wise to ask whether forcing ABC News into that ecosystem serves the news division — or quietly diminishes it.

Mark Cuban’s Warning About NFL Greed Is More Relevant Than Ever

"The NFL isn’t collapsing anytime soon but eventually every empire starts believing the audience will tolerate absolutely anything forever."

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