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What to Know Ahead of the 2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit

"If you are not a sponsor, ticket buyer or recipient of a complimentary guest pass and plan to attend, reach out asap. You must be on the ticketed list to gain entry."

How Country Radio Is Turning Up the Volume for America’s 250th

"America's 250th birthday is pushing programmers to go bigger."

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS: Inside Women’s Rise In Live Music

You don't need a research report to figure this...

Broadcast Companies Must Rethink Podcast Cross Promotion on Sports Radio Stations

"Broadcast radio remains one of the most powerful promotional tools in media. But power without precision is wasteful. If companies want better results, they need a cross-promotional model that reflects how audiences actually discover content today."

ESPN Digital Finishes First in Sports for 30th Consecutive Month

Barrett Media produces over 20 stories per day on the music, news, and sports media industries. To make sure you're updated on the latest...

Pete Rose Was Someone Sports Media Never Quite Knew What to Do With

Wrong by a mile, it turns out, Scott Fitzgerald once wrote that there are no second acts in American lives. It seemed the proper...

ESPN Monday Night Football Averages 20.3 Million Viewers During Titans-Dolphins and Seahawks-Lions Overlap

ESPN Monday Night Football had two staggered games again this week. The two games started at 7:30 p.m. ET and 8:15 p.m. ET and...

NBC and Peacock Average 22.3 Million Viewers for Sunday Night Football

Everywhere you look, big viewership numbers are happening for football with the NFL leading the way. This past weekend's Sunday Night Football game was...

2025 Ford C. Frick Award Finalists Announced; John Sterling, Gary Cohen, Dave Sims, Among Nominees

The National Baseball Hall of Fame has announced its 10 finalists for the 2025 Ford C. Frick Award. The award is bestowed upon one baseball...

FOX Sports Off to Best NFL Start Since 2016; Big Noon Kickoff and Big 12 College Football Score Big on Saturday

This weekend saw a lot of sports fans tuning into FOX Sports to watch football. After averaging almost 2 million viewers on Friday night...

ESPN College GameDay Before Georgia-Alabama Draws Best September Viewership Since 2010

It was billed by some as 'the game of the year' at least so far as SEC rivals Georgia and Alabama got together this...

Friday Night College Football Viewership Remains Strong; 3.3 Million Average on ESPN, 1.9 Million Average on FOX

Friday night college football continues to draw in viewers. This past week saw ESPN have their second-best Friday game since 2018 as an average...

Charles Barkley Launches ‘Round Mound Media’ with EverWonder Studio; TNT Gets First Look at All Sports Projects

NBA Hall of Famer and TNT broadcaster Charles Barkley and EverWonder Studio, the independent content studio led by Ian Orefice and backed by Jeff...

Chris Berman Celebrates 45 Years at ESPN

It was October 1, 1979, about a month after the launch of ESPN when Chris Berman started at the network. Today marks the 45th...

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Broadcast Companies Must Rethink Podcast Cross Promotion on Sports Radio Stations

"Broadcast radio remains one of the most powerful promotional tools in media. But power without precision is wasteful. If companies want better results, they need a cross-promotional model that reflects how audiences actually discover content today."

TikTok Tests Voice Calls, Bringing Back a Classic Radio Tactic

"For TikTok, every retained interaction is valuable."