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."
"This guy points out every obvious thing that happens during the game, provides zero insite during the game, and sometimes points out things like there's five-year-old watching the game."
"If I ever -- EVER -- go out on the air or go back to Spike Eskin and say 'This guy needs to be fired', you have permission to punch me right in the face. Because that is a ridiculous -- ridiculous -- abuse of power."
"I really do believe at some point that's gonna be the future of TV broadcasting in sports. At least in baseball, if you're trying to attract more viewers."
"All of this crap is confusing, but this is particularly confusing. Does that mean that you have to have YouTube TV and sign up for their subscription before you can sign up for Sunday Ticket?"
"The guy's like 'Look, you don't have growths but you've got stuff. I gotta operate and you're down for 12 weeks.' And I'm like 'I'd still probably beat Michael Kay, but no thank you'."
"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.