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Infinite Dial Finds Social Media Use Plateaus
This is the last in a series about the latest edition of “The Infinite Dial” report. (Read the previous story.) For the third year in a row, the findings of the Infinite Dial tell us that social media use among Americans is at 82 percent, suggesting it may have reached

Anti-Piracy Group Takes Down Another Video-Streaming Site
Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment says Streamzz has shuttered The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) said it has shut down an illegal video-streaming site that was racking up millions of monthly visits. ACE, whose members include the major studios, said that Streamzz, an Ahlen, Germany-based global file hosting service, was drawing

LeGeyt: Keep AM In Cars, Keep Americans Safe
In a Wednesday post on the NAB blog, Curtis LeGeyt mixed history, emotion, and fact in a stirring defense of AM radio in cars. As Ford, Tesla, BMW, and Audi remove AM from the dashboard, LeGeyt reminds carmakers of AM’s role on “the front lines of history.” AM’s prevalence in

Former FEMA Leaders Continue Push for AM Preservation
Say the removal of AM radios from cars is “a grave threat to future local, state and federal disaster response and relief efforts” The laundry list of current and former government officials advocating for the safeguarding of AM radio in electric vehicles continues to grow. On Feb. 26, seven former

Rupert Murdoch Concedes That Fox News Anchors ‘Endorsed’ Bogus Election Fraud Claims
Fox Corp. chairman’s deposition testimony could prove harmful in voting machine company Dominion’s $1.6 billion lawsuit against the far right media company Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch acknowledged that Fox News hosts rendered on-air support for former President Donald Trump’s spurious claim that the 2020 national election was bogus, even

Can Network Radio Overcompensate For Cable TV’s Declining Reach? New Research Says Yes.
Advertisers looking to replace the reach lost due to pay TV’s steadily decreasing subscribers and household penetration should consider moving more of their budgets to network radio, according to an analysis of current trends and sample media plans in Westwood One’s weekly blog. “It is getting harder to build national media