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.
"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."
"According to the filing, 74 employees will be affected by the shutdown, representing the full staff at both locations, a development that signals a significant operational reset in one of the country’s most active regional sports markets."
"After stepping away from playing, Ripken transitioned into media, building a digital presence through The Ryan Ripken Show, a YouTube program that has attracted more than 24,000 subscribers."
"Wright, who fronts First Things First on FS1 and hosts the What’s Wright? With Nick Wright podcast, will join longtime host Brent Hanks at the desk for the upcoming season."
"I’ve never not been involved in the sport for the last 30 years, being in a gym and calling a game, coaching a game, playing in a game. So, it’s going to be a heck of a transition."
"What ESPN is betting on isn’t a one-for-one trade in raw audience. It’s momentum. It’s trajectory. It’s cultural currency. Women’s sports are no longer a novelty — they are appointment viewing for a growing, younger, and more engaged audience."
"Mutual respect matters. I respect your living. Respect mine. There’s no need to embarrass. No need to intimidate or imply one job is more important than the other."
"There were no specifics given. My program director had just held a meeting with us on Friday to talk about being number one in all the weeklies for February."
"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."
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.