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Lesley Stahl’s 60 Minutes Extension Is a Band-Aid, Not a Fix

For years, people compared a 60 Minutes correspondent chair to a Supreme Court seat: once you got it, it was yours for life. This year proved that's not actually true.

Should New Podcast Credit Rules Lead To Questions About Radio’s Three Minute Qualifier?

"If the podcast industry is willing to recognize 30 seconds of listening as worthy of credit over "genuine engagement," then radio has every right to examine whether its own standards should evolve as well."

New Music Friday Evolves As Spotify Bets On Editorial Personality

"The irony is hard to miss — streaming is adding humans while radio considers removing them."

What Radio Programmers Can Learn from Boring Bands About Audience Loyalty

"What we know doesn't work is back-selling and reading liner cards. That is the radio equivalent of being a boring band."

Does Notre Dame Skipping Bowl Season Really Affect Sports Television?

"Notre Dame skipping the Pop-Tarts Bowl is like Taylor Swift skipping the Grammys. It makes the event a bit less glitzy and dramatic, but the show goes on."

NFL Places Week 17 Green Bay Packers vs Baltimore Ravens Broadcast on Peacock

Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge will make up the broadcast booth, while Kathryn Tappen will serve as the sideline reporter.

YouTube TV to Create Sports-Backed Bundle

"TV should be easy, giving viewers greater control over what they want to watch."

Nielsen: Live Sports Dominated Viewership During Thanksgiving Week

"The NFL, college football, college basketball and even the National Dog Show delivered record-setting audiences"

Rebecca Lowe Added To FOX Sports World Cup 2026 Coverage Team

"Lowe, who has spent the past 12 years as one of NBC’s most visible and respected soccer voices, has built a strong rapport with American audiences"

NFL Announces Super Bowl LX Pregame Entertainment Lineup Airing On NBC, Peacock

"The broadcast will air live on NBC, Telemundo and Peacock, and the league is leaning heavily into a mix of chart-topping names and cultural impact to open its biggest event of the year"

Netflix Reportedly Looking Towards Premier League Media Rights Deal

"The moves could impact Sky and TNT Sports in the U.K. and NBC in the United States"

NBC Sports Lost the Ball on Michael Jordan’s Inclusion With the Network

"The problem is clear: the plotting, strategy, and execution failed"

NBC Olympics Announces Broadcast Teams for USA Network, CNBC Coverage

"We are excited to have veterans of multiple Olympics returning to serve as hosts to present the most compelling stories, news, and interviews as we take viewers from event to event throughout the Games"

NBC Sports Reportedly Looking To Sublicense Big Ten Championship Game In 2026

"According to the report, any attempt to sublicense the game would require approval from both the Big Ten and FOX Sports"

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Should New Podcast Credit Rules Lead To Questions About Radio’s Three Minute Qualifier?

"If the podcast industry is willing to recognize 30 seconds of listening as worthy of credit over "genuine engagement," then radio has every right to examine whether its own standards should evolve as well."

New Music Friday Evolves As Spotify Bets On Editorial Personality

"The irony is hard to miss — streaming is adding humans while radio considers removing them."

What Radio Programmers Can Learn from Boring Bands About Audience Loyalty

"What we know doesn't work is back-selling and reading liner cards. That is the radio equivalent of being a boring band."

Nielsen Audio Ratings Overhaul Could Reshape Radio Measurement

Here’s the question: Will another research company have an opportunity to overthrow King Nielsen? Will radio and audio measurement change? I expect we’ll see a new landscape by the end of the decade.