"At some point, ESPN has to decide whether it wants the conversation surrounding its first Super Bowl to be about the broadcast it has assembled or the one it might be losing."
"When we go back to 2024, Donald Trump was making lots of podcast appearances. That was easy to watch and monitor. It was very easy to compare his appearances with those of his opponent, Kamala Harris. That’s one of the reasons we’re probably not seeing as much hubbub about it this year.”
She noted that other American news outlets had featured interviews with members of ISIS and Al-Qaeda, and other controversial figures like Sadaam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, and El Chapo, and there was hardly any backlash.
“If radio pulled this ad off, imagine the buzz and media coverage that would be generated throughout the advertising community leading up to the game."
"When we go back to 2024, Donald Trump was making lots of podcast appearances. That was easy to watch and monitor. It was very easy to compare his appearances with those of his opponent, Kamala Harris. That’s one of the reasons we’re probably not seeing as much hubbub about it this year.”
“The role of modelling is not to replace measurement, but to enhance it. By extrapolating listening from Radio Local+ to virtual respondents, we can provide better insight into reach and frequency, resulting in better value for the radio industry.”