In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, Radio One and Reach Media sent employees a memo concerning layoffs at the Urban radio broadcaster. Many sales and promotions positions are the most affected including some air personalities. Here's the entire memo: "Today is an extremely More

Voxnest's Podcast Platform Spreaker Integrates With Nielsen

Voxnest

Voxnest has signed a new agreement with Nielsen for the use of Nielsen Audience Segments. Under the deal, both advertisers who utilize Voxnest Audience Network and podcast publishers on Voxnest's Spreaker will utilize the integrated data in order to achieve an understanding of More

Podtrac: Weekly Podcast Downloads, Audiences Trending Down

Podtrac

According to Podtrac, weekly podcast downloads and audiences have trended down since March 9 amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Last week's data indicates this may be leveling off. However, overall growth in downloads and audiences is still positive year-to-date. Hourly data shows reduced downloads during commute More

RRC to License Non-Commerical Stations for Nielsen CDM

Nielsen

Nielsen has announced that the Radio Research Consortium (RRC) can now license individual non-commercial stations for Nielsen Continuous Diary Measurement (CDM). RRC is an independent, not-for-profit research firm providing audience data to non-commercial radio outlets. RRC contracts More

FCC Issues $20,000 NAL to WNEW/New York Over EAS Tones

FCC

The FCC has slapped Entercom's WNEW-FM/New York with a Notice of Apparent Liability for $20,000 for airing Emergency Alert System (EAS) codes or Attention Signals in the absence of an actual national, state or local area emergency, authorized test of the EAS, or a qualified public More

BFA Responds to Coronavirus Pandemic with Emergency Grants

Broadcasters Foundation of America

The Broadcasters Foundation of America's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors held an emergency meeting recently to respond to broadcasters in financial need due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The criteria for emergency grant qualifications has been revised to provide aid to broadcasters who meet the More

NuVoodoo: COVID-19 Topics Listeners Most Interested In

NuVooDoo

NuVoodoo Media Services' ongoing national study to track concern about the spread of COVID-19 and media usage amid the Coronavirus outbreak reveals the topics that radio listeners are most interested in hearing about on their favorite FM music radio stations. The data was collected More

FCC Opens Comments to Allow OTA Radio to Add Geo-Targeting

GEO Broadcast Solutions

The FCC is requesting comments on the petition filed by GeoBroadcast Solutions on March 13 seeking a rule change that would permit radio broadcasters to air geo-targeted programming, including emergency alerts, news and advertising on a voluntary basis. The technology, called ZoneCasting, has been in More

iHM Execs Voluntarily Agreed to Forgo Certain Compensation

iHeartMedia

In an 8k filing with the SEC, iHeartMedia announced that some executive officers and other executive level employees have voluntarily agreed to forgo certain compensation under their respective employment agreements beginning with the next regular payroll period and continuing through the last payroll period More

Acast Posts 100% Revenue Growth in 2019 to $38 Million

Acast

Acast, a global podcast producer, posted 100% revenue grow from $19 million in 2018 to $38 million in 2019 with a gross margin improving from 34% to 36%. The contribution from all core markets was instrumental to Acast's growth as the Americas grew by 148% and European operations by 91%. Additionally, Acast More

Entercom Changes to Virtual Shareholders Meeting For 2020

Entercom

Entercom announced Tuesday a change of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Due to the emerging public health impact of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), and to support the health and well-being of the company's shareholders, employees, associates, directors and vendors, the company has changed the More

RAB Adds Webinar to ''Business Unusual'' Webinar Series

Radio Advertising Bureau

RAB has added an additional webinar to the Business Unusual webinar series. The new webinar titled "Solution Selling Promotions - Even In Crisis" featuring Second Street is taking place from 11am-12pm CT on April 6.. Advertisers are creating strategies for helping their customers and marketing to them now. More

MSN Establishes the Recruitment Solutions Network

Media Staffing Network

Media Staffing Network (MSN) is helping job seekers across all industries by tapping into its knowledge of job search skills and techniques to present a series of free webinars under its newly established Recruitment Solutions Network (RSN) unit. The series kicks off Wednesday, April 8 with two webinars: More

Coronavirus Outbreak Drives Increases in Radio Listening

NuVooDoo

NuVoodoo Media Services has announced that in the face of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, its ongoing nationwide study to track concern about the spread of the virus and media usage surrounding the concern reveals net increases to radio listening this week in all major dayparts. More

Report: Monthly Podcast Listening for 12 and Over Totals 37%

The Infinite Dial

More than one-third of Americans age 12 and over, or 104 million, are consuming podcasts regularly, up significantly from 2019, according to The Infinite Dial 2020 from Edison Research and Triton Digital. Podcasting awareness and consumption in the U.S. continue to rise as 75% of More

Salem Media Group to Hold Virtual Stockholders Meeting

Salem Media Group

Salem Media Group will host its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders virtually due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and to prioritize the health and well-being of meeting participants. The 2020 annual meeting of stockholders will be held in a virtual format only at More

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