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Arbitron Inc. Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Scheduled For July 22, 2008 (Business Wire)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:30:00 GMT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced that it will release its second quarter results on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 during pre-market hours.

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Wi-Fi-Ready Radios Won't Tie You Down (Sci-Tech Today)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:38:36 GMT

What's more boring than the stuff on AM radio? The stuff on FM radio, of course. No wonder millions subscribe to satellite radio services like XM and Sirius, or sample the delights of Internet audio streams. According to Arbitron Inc., 33 million Americans listen to Internet audio every week. Most hear the audio streams through computer speakers, but that's a lousy deal when the PC is in one...

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Tsk! Tsk! (It's Not Nice To Try To Fool 'Mother Arbitron') (Breakfast Blog)

noreply@blogger.com (Albright & O'Malley) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:36:00 GMT

The Fresno Bee's Rick Bentley dug into the story of ARB's reissue of the Fresno trends last month and got specifics about what happened and who did it (Darrell Dahlberg, an AE had filled out two ratings diaries) you seldom see in print: "...At first it looked like a ratings slide was over for KISS Country with a slight increase in the March numbers, but it was impropriety affecting the Arbitron...

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Arbitron Releases RADAR 97 June 2008 Radio Network (Mediabuyerplanner)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:19:05 GMT

this week its June 2008 RADAR radio network audience reports (RADAR 97), covering the period April 5, 2007 to April 2, 2008 and including PPM and diary respondents. It had issued last week,...

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Arbitron to Report HD Multicast and Internet Streaming Stations (Mediabuyerplanner)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:14:22 GMT

Arbitron's July book will include info on listening for internet streaming and HD-R multicast stations in PPM markets. Arbitron has said that 69 of the 78 eligible HD2 stations have encoded for the...

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Ratings show drop in WRIF's key listeners (Detroit Free Press)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:16:00 GMT

With Wednesday's release of the Arbitron radio ratings for March, April and May, the morning volatility of listenership after the departure of Drew Lane from the top-ranking WRIF-FM (101.1) effort now helmed by ex-partner Mike Clark is particularly evident.

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Arbitron's 'people meter' will hurt industry, BMP Radio CEO says (The Baltimore Business Journal)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:29:56 GMT

BMP Radio has joined with a trio of top Spanish-language radio broadcasters in the U.S. in hopes of convincing media audience measurement company Arbitron Inc. to delay further roll-out of its controversial personal people meter (PPM) system. (ARB)

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Distinctively designed fashion watches (Blue Hedgehog Network)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:36:00 GMT

For further details please visit our online store Champagne asks if it would be hard for people to votecompeting with NAB stations. Based on an Arbitron keeper Petr Cech was able to make a save to avoidJust try," said the host talking of Gaudreault. became King Edward IV.March 04 is Purim in Judaism, Dhulandi (Holi) in

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Arbitron Restarts PPM Commercialization (Radio)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:19:00 GMT

Arbitron notes it has been working with the Media Rating Council to achieve MRC accreditation for the PPM in all Arbitron markets.

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RADAR 97: 96% of College-Educated Adults under Age 50 Listen to Radio (Mediabuyerplanner)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:43:38 GMT

Some 96% of adults age 18-49 with a college degree and an annual household income of $50,000 or above tune into radio over the course of a week, according to preliminary findings from Arbitron’s...

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Arbitron to Commercialize PPM Come October, Despite Friction (MarketingVOX)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:07:02 GMT

Despite protests from PPM clients and others demanding MRC accreditation, Arbitron plans to resume the commercialization of its PPM radio ratings service in eight markets: New York, Nassau-Suffolk,...

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Spanish Radio Broadcasters Speak Against Arbitron PPM (Radio)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:45:00 GMT

The Spanish Radio Association has concerns about accurate audience measurements being captured with the Arbitron Portable People Meter.

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Arbitron to Commercialize PPM Come October, Despite Friction (Mediabuyerplanner)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:50:32 GMT

Despite and others calling for MRC accreditation, Arbitron announced today that it will resume the commercialization of its PPM radio ratings service in eight markets. Commercialization will begin...

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Arbitron Announces Restart of Commercialization of Portable People Meter Ratings Services (Business Wire)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:05:00 GMT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) announced today that it will resume the commercialization of its Portable People MeterTM radio ratings

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Dumb & Dumber (JacoBlog - Jacobs Media's Blog)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:22:00 GMT

Kudos to Edison's Larry Rosin for his recent think piece about college grads and radio. If you haven't read it yet, it's worth your time. To give you the 10-second headline, Larry's Arbitron analysis shows that college grads give considerably less quarter-hours to radio than their less educated counterparts. And...

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People Meters Causing Static for Advertisers (HispanicTrending)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:19:04 GMT

June 9, 2008 By Laurel Wentz Hispanic radio stations and ad agencies fear a huge drop in ratings when Arbitron moves from paper diaries to Portable People Meters to measure radio audiences. Compared to the general market, Hispanics spend more...

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TBTL ratings: "awesome." (blatherWatch)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:44:57 GMT

They're feeling pretty good over at KIRO -- the Winter Arbitron book was the first true measure of their format gamble on Luke Burbank his groundbreaking show, Too Beautiful to Live. (photo: Luke & Jen) Luke, and Jen Andrews, his...

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The Hypocrites At Cox, Saga and ICBC (INSIDE MUSIC MEDIA™)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:00:50 GMT

By Jerry Del Colliano The CEOs at Cox, Saga and ICBC Holdings (Inner City) climbed out of their sandboxes briefly last week to shoot rubber bands at Arbitron once again over the issue of People Meter accreditation. At least, that’s what they want everyone to believe. These companies have paid for the latest in a series of what I think are childish ads aimed at their industry’s only credible...

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Stull, Stull & Brody: Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Class Action on Behalf of Shareholders of Arbitron, Inc. (Market Wire - Class Action)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Attorney Advertising. Notice is hereby given that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Arbitron, Inc. ("Arbitron" or the "Company") (NYSE: ARB) between July 19, 2007 and November 26, 2007 (the "Class Period").

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More Groups Raise Hands against Arbitron and PPM (Mediabuyerplanner)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:27:33 GMT

Arbitron's PPM continues to fight for its life as a new industry ad from , Inner City parent ICBC Broadcast Holdings and Saga Communications urges the company to hold off on the rollout of the new...

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