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RAB makes it official: Radio revenues grew 1% in first quarter
The RAB's "grand total" gain of 1% tracks what many groups have been
reporting. Clear Channel, radio's largest group, reported a 1% gain at
its radio stations.
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RAB launches 'Why Radio' factoid micro-site
The Radio Advertising Bureau has launched a “Why Radio” micro-site as a radio advertising & research hub for radio sellers, advertising agencies and marketers. The new online destination allows users to access and download radio factoids previously available in the more extensive Radio Marketing Guide, including reach, media consumption, demogr…
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RAB chief Jeff Haley to run broadcast software provider Marketron
Haley starts as President/CEO on April 16, just in time for the industry's biggest gathering, the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Yesterday's announcement about Erica Farber advancing from her EVP role at the Radio Advertising Bureau to the top job carried the suggestion that Haley had his next opportunity lined up.
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5-year RAB chief Jeff Haley steps down, Erica Farber takes over
Haley joined the Radio Advertising Bureau in September 2006, succeeding Gary Fries. He had previously been Senior VP at Time Warner Global Marketing, and was once part of the launch team of Entertainment Weekly.
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Official RAB revenue numbers for 2011: Radio up 1%, to $17.4 billion
RAB President/CEO Jeff Haley says 2011 was the second consecutive year of revenue growth for radio, helped by "the diversity of radio's revenue mix." He says "while automotive remains dominant, the categories ranked #2 to #5 have grown closer to each other compared to 2007 levels, and now represent a larger percent of the overall pie."By category: …
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Buyers & sellers of ad time can identify HD & net streams with "call letters"
Donovan Data Systems, with support from the Radio Advertising Bureau, Katz, MFS and Strata, has a solution to the current scattered system of tracking HD Radio multicast signals and online streams. Donovan says "Using unique station call letter designations for each HD and streaming channel, agencies can now see the Arbitron ratings for each statio… Read More
“Radio’s 2011 in verse”
From today’s TRI Newsletter and its ongoing year-end feature “2011 in 200 words”, a poem from Lindsay Wood Davis of Madison, Wisconsin-based Broadcast Management Strategies -“Tom Taylor asked if I mightSit down at my keyboard and write200 some words(Tweets are for birds)Serious,Perhaps with some bite“Fine people our business enfoldsSo my first thou…
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Despite the economy, Radio revenues grew 2% in Q3: new RAB report
"Seven consecutive quarters of growth" is the headline of the just-issued quarterly RAB Revenue Report. RAB President/CEO Jeff Haley says "the positive growth we've seen over the 21-month period is unprecedented since the late 1990s." He says the third quarter demonstrates "radio's strength during these unusual economic times." The numbers compiled…
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Erica Farber joins the RAB, Sheila Kirby leaves for a senior post at CBS
The third name in today's high-level announcement is RAB veteran Ron Ruth, who will take on a consulting role for the association he has served for many years. At the top of today's announcement Former R&R publisher, major-market GM and rep-firm executive Erica Farber joins the Radio Advertising Bureau as Executive VP.
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RAB report on radio's second quarter: revenues up 1%
Once again, it was digital and off-air that helped pull the numbers up. What the Radio Advertising Bureau now calls "spot" revenue was down 1%, at $3,722,000,000.
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Kantar Media reports that radio revenue expanded an average 1.3% in Q1
Kantar's estimates of advertising spending across all U.S. media put cable TV up 31%, helped along by the NCAA "March Madness" men's basketball tournament. Read More
Bob Pittman to lead a "Total Radio" super-session at Sept. NAB/RAB Radio Show
Chicago is where Bob Pittman once programmed WMAQ radio (670), and it's the site of this year's NAB/RAB Radio Show. Pittman, now the Chairman of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Platforms, will lead a super-session of top executives on Day 2 of the Show (Thursday, September 15).
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NAB/RAB Radio Show is Sept. 14-16 in Chicago, and registration just opened up
Last year's Radio Show in Washington, D.C. was the first time the NAB and RAB had cooperated on a Fall event, and this year the organizers promise "an enhanced schedule and expanded Radio Show Marketplace featuring exhibitor booths." The 2010 Washington show had been booked at the hotel before a
final decision was made to co-promote, and some sem…
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"Higher than expected radio revenues in 2010", says BIA/Kelsey
Dr. Mark Fratrik says the 5.4% increase in over-the-air local station revenues "reflected the return of national advertisers to the airwaves, and some political battles that made an impact in certain markets." BIA/Kelsey pegs local over-the-air revenues at $14.1 billion for the full year.
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Radio revenues grew 7% in fourth quarter of 2010, announces the RAB
The quarterly and full-year figures are just out, showing 7% total growth for October through December and 6% growth, total year. For the fourth quarter: Spot revenue averaged a 7% gain to $3.747 billion. Read More
Latest RAB report: Automotive re-gains top spot as radio's leading advertiser
For the full year of 2010, Auto Dealer/Dealer Groups/Manufacturers hit $1.808 billion, about $200 million ahead of #2 Communications/Cellular at $1.61 Billion. The Restaurants category was third at $1.342 billion.
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NAB/RAB announce the venue for Sept. 14-16 Radio Show in Chicago
The two associations have chosen the Hyatt Regency in Chicago as the site for their second merged Fall Radio Show. It's been known since the first commonly-promoted Radio Show last year in Washington, D.C. Read More
The Radio Advertising Bureau recruits Sheila Kirby to run training
The former President of Strategic Sales Development at Interep has recently been supervising training and development of the Tribune Company's Publishing and Interactive divisions. Kirby has long been involved with the Radio Advertising Bureau, as a board member and also more recently as chair of the former Sales & Management Conference.
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New RAB report: Radio's revenue grew 5% in third quarter
"Steady momentum", according to Radio Advertising Bureau President/CEO Jeff Haley, led by the automotive, financial and department store categories. Political buys happened "in the final throes of this year's competitive mid-term elections." The 5% trend for July-August-September is enough to keep the year-to-date growth rate at 6%.
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New RAB Board Chairman is CBS Radio's Scott Herman
The expected move came during the RAB Board meeting in Orlando, as vice chairman Herman was voted into the top spot, as of January 1. He succeeds Entercom regional president Weezie Kramer. Read More
