Vital Media Statistics

We can’t say that you asked for it, but we’ve always sort of had a hankering for a list of how markets are ranked by Arbitron on the one hand, Nielsen on the other hand, and by Eastlan on yet another hand (not to suggest there mutations are widely present in the broadcast nerd community). And yes, we suspect this list will be of particular interest to the nerdiest of broadcast and research professionals. But we think it’s very interesting.

What is the state of subscription video on-demand services in the United States? A look at market share, based on how much demand exists in the market for each service's original content offering, is now available from Parrot Analytics.

Newly released research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has opened a new lens on the group of consumers who have never had a pay-TV service. According to LRG, this segment of consumers now constitutes one-third of non-subscribers.

This study based on the in-depth research of BIGinsight falls more into the category of know your audience than anything else – but this...

Chances are that when your radio regulars are seeking broadcast entertainment, and they do not happen to be in a vehicle, they are watching television. But what are they watching? This is a very good thing to know for a number of reasons, and thanks to the research wizards at Prosper Insights and analytics, we can pinpoint viewing habits four you. Today we look at older-skewing radio audiences.

The latest digital audio intelligence from Triton Digital has been released, and it provides a rather comprehensive look at total weekday listening to audio streams. We've taken a look at the data, and we're pleased to provide you all of the details.

As the streaming wars heat up, the audience measurement and consumer data giant Nielsen notes that it's important to be mindful of just how much time consumers are spending with different media options ... such as radio. New data gives good ol' AM and FM a positive report card.

Tom Cheli, the nine-year CEO of ad sales automation and workflow company Frequence, got thinking about how its local ad partners have benefited from an omnichannel approach during this period — something that could benefit broadcast radio and TV. He joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobson on the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, to share his thoughts. LISTEN HERE

Here is the companion piece to “Slicing and dicing the radio audience,” which ran in this space two weeks ago on 3/4/13. This report...

The message was decidedly mixed when it came to station trading during the week of November 17-21.

Perhaps the No. 1 question facing broadcast media C-Suiters is how to combat the magnetic ad-dollar behemoth that is digital social media, led by Facebook. Maybe, with time, radio and TV's budget battles will become a bit easier. How so? New intelligence from eMarketer shows Facebook ranking as the No. 1 social media hub across every age group except one. That would be teens -- and that's not good news.

With the newly established routines of consumers, the colder winter months and increased movement restrictions will further solidify daytime TV as a true work companion, Nielsen believes. In its words, "Understanding these behaviors now is vital, as they can leave a lasting impact on a post lockdown world."

Here is the final installment on how to find loyal broadcast fans, both radio and television, when they are being less than loyal in...