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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

Cumulus Media Scores Landmark Victory Over Nielsen

“The ruling signals a potential shift in the power dynamics of audience measurement.”

Nielsen Claims Cumulus Media Using Antitrust Law for a 50% Rate Reduction

"In a heavily redacted filing in federal court in New York, Nielsen framed its defense bluntly, saying Cumulus wants to pay 50% less for the same services."

Radio Can Find a Better Investment for Change Than Re-Investment in Nielsen

"This constant quid pro quo between Nielsen and radio is disappointing, and both sides share the blame"

ESPN Establishes New WNBA Viewership Records in 2025

"The network said this year’s playoff performance marked its most-watched WNBA postseason to date and the most-viewed across all networks since 1999"

FOX Sports MLB Division Series Highest Viewership On Any Network Since 2015

"Across FOX, FS1, and FS2, 4,146,000 viewers watched the 2025 ALDS. This total represents the most-watched LDS across the FOX/FS1 platforms since FS1 began televising postseason baseball in 2014"

Prime Video Viewership for 49ers vs Rams up 20% Year Over Year

"A dramatic 49ers-Rams overtime showdown drew 14.79 million viewers, marking a 20% increase over last year’s comparable matchup"

Denny Hamlin Details Ratings Struggles NASCAR Facing off With NFL

"We just… took the best, highest dollar amount we could and pieced it all together and came up with the deal that we have. But long term, I’ve always had reservations about where we go with it"

FOX Sports Viewership for ‘America’s Game of the Week’ up 15% Over 2024

"The marquee window not only leads all sports broadcasts but currently stands as the No. 1 program in all of television"

New Nielsen Ratings Rules Don’t Solve Our Biggest Problems

“Those higher numbers are meaningless. I don’t think it takes much critical thinking to realize that.”

Nielsen 12+ June Monthly And Spring 2024 Quarterly Ratings

Nielsen has released the next round of June Monthly and Spring 2024 quarterly ratings.

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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."