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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Fox News Remains Most-Watched Basic Cable Network

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FOX News Channel (FNC) capped off its 25th anniversary year by dominating all of basic cable in total day and primetime viewership for the s...

Post Christmas: Mariah's Holiday Hit Still Tops

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Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The carol, released in 1994, adds its...

Most Podcasts Listeners Are In English-Speaking Countries

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For the first time, the eMarketer forecasting team at Insider Intelligence has produced a comprehensive set of international forecasts for ...

Nielsen Expands its Nielsen Impact Score Offering

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Nielsen announced the expansion of its Nielsen Impact Score, which helps universities recruit collegiate athletes by demonstrating the marke...

NYC Radio: WEPN's Michael Kay Beats WFAN's Carton & Roberts

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The Michael Kay Show The full fall ratings-book numbers are in, and the NY Post reports they spell victory for “The Michael Kay Show” and WE...

December PPMs Day 1: NYC, L-A, Chicago +9 More Markets

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Nielsen on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 released the first batch of  December2021 PPM data for the following markets:   1  New York   2  Los A...

Wake-UP Call: U-S Sets Record For COVID Cases

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The U-S hit a record-high number of daily COVID-19 cases yesterday. The seven-day average of 254,496 cases surpassed the previous high numbe...

R.I.P.: John Madden, Legendary Football Personality, Coach

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John Madden 1936-2021 John Madden, a Super Bowl-winning coach who became the pre-eminent sports commentator and was the brand name for the l...

R.I.P.: Jeff Dickerson, Covered NFL Bears For ESPN

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Jeff Dickerson, who covered the Chicago Bears for ESPN, died on Tuesday from complications of colon cancer at the age of 44, reports The NY...

Appeals Court Puts Part NYTimes Coverage Ruling On Hold

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A New York state appeals court on Tuesday put on hold part of a trial judge's decision blocking the New York Times from reporting on doc...

New Officers Elected At IBA

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The Independent Broadcasters Association’s (IBA) Board of Directors has elected officers for the 2022-2023 term. The announcement was made b...

NPR Morning Edition Adds Leila Fadel

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Leila Fadel NPR announced Tuesday that Leila Fadel has been selected as the fourth host of Morning Edition, NPR’s morning drive time news ma...

VA Radio: WFLO Combo To Go Silent

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WFLO AM and FM in Farmville, VA is going dark on Friday, Dec. 31, after more than seven decades on the air. The pandemic hit WFLO, making i...

December 29 Radio History

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➦In 1891 ...Thomas A. Edison patented "transmission of signals electrically" (radio). Wendell Niles, Marilyn Monroe ➦In 1904 ...on...
Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Wake-Up Call: CDC Reduces Recommended Isolation Time

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The Centers for Disease Control has cut in half the number of days it recommends that people quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19....

Joe Rogan: Michelle O Would Beat Donald In Election

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Podcaster Joe Rogan predicted last week that if former first lady Michelle Obama ran for president — even against former titleholder Donald ...

TV Ratings: Docuseries 'The Beatles: Get Back' Viewers Are Older

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According to Nielsen, the Thanksgiving Week 2021 debut of Peter Jackson’s Disney+ docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” was viewed by people pr...

And Google's Top Trending Searches of 2021 Are...

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The year-in-review lists are rolling in again. Although life has not gone back to normal in many respects, Google’s top trending searches of...