From MediaPost Publications
By Eric Sass
September 17, 2009

The decline in newspaper ad revenues — now several years old — will continue for at least another year, according to Fitch Ratings, which issued the gloomy prediction in an overview of the media business released earlier this week.

According to Fitch’s “Credit Encylo-Media,” newspapers will not share in the recovery forecast for some other media in 2010, thanks to continuing downward trends in all three traditional mainstays of newspaper advertising: classifieds, local, and national ads. Read More…

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From Media Life Magazine
By Louisa Ada Seltzer
June 3, 2009

Newspaper ad revenue plummets 28.3 percent

Newspaper ad revenue has declined each of the past three years, and it certainly doesn’t look like that will change this year. Papers suffered their worst decline in recorded history during first quarter, according to numbers put out by the Newspaper Association of America. Quarterly revenue plunged 28.3 percent compared to the same time last year, from $9.2 billion to $6.6 billion. The hurt was felt across print and online both, with the latter slipping 13.4 percent to just over $696 million, the steepest decline since the NAA began tracking web revenue in 2003. Print was off 29.7 percent, to $5.9 billion. Classified took the biggest hit, off 42.3 percent from last year. It follows the worst-ever quarterly decline for radio as well.

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From MediaPost Publications
By Erik Sass
May 14, 2009

Much attention has been focused on the decline of major American newspapers, and it’s common knowledge that print advertising revenues have plunged over the last couple of years. But exactly how much money have newspapers lost in their print operations? An estimated $18.7 billion from 2006-2008. Read More…

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From: Radio Business Report
By: Jim Carnegie, Editor & Publisher
May 8, 2009

Radio, TV stations drove $805 million in online dollars

According to new research from BIA Advisory Services broadcasters are showing signs of progress by developing Internet revenue for their stations. BIA estimates radio and televisions stations collectively drove some $805 million in online dollars, equal to 7.3% of the $11 billion local online ad money spent in 2008.

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From Media Post Publications
By Eric Sass
April 8, 2009

The economy be damned. Online radio is still going strong, according to “Infinite Dial 2009,” Arbitron’s latest overview of the medium, due out later this week. The news follows a series of deals confirming that whatever happens in the economy at large, online radio is rapidly carving out a niche for itself in the digital media landscape.

And it’s a sizeable niche. 42 million Americans over the age of 12 listen to radio during an average week, more than double the 2005 figure of 20 million, and up 27% from 33 million in 2008. That means online radio currently reaches about 17% of Americans over the age of 12, up from about 8% in 2005 and 13% in 2008. These figures are based on data collected and analyzed by Arbitron and Edison Research. Read More…

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From The New York Times
By Tim Arango
December 28, 2008

Did you hear what Howard Stern said the other day? Neither did we. But we read about it on a blog.

Mr. Stern, the ribald radio jock who once commanded attention with each off-color utterance and obscene joke, mused recently on the air that he was thinking of retiring when his contract expires in two years. “This is my swan song,” he said.

Back in the day when Mr. Stern was on free radio and had an audience of 12 million, that remark would have cascaded through the media universe. But by switching to satellite radio three years ago, Mr. Stern swapped cultural cachet for big money. Read More…

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From Media Buyer Planner
October 21, 2008

The 14-24 demo is increasing its time spent listening to radio and decreasing time spent listening to iPods, according to a new study from Paragon Research.

Time spent listening to radio among 14- to 24-year-olds has increased by 11% this year, while time spent listening to iPods has slipped by 13%, per the study (via AdAge). The article points out that the study corresponds with the RAB’s annual RADAR report, which shows that AM/FM listeners increased by 3 million, to a total of 235 million weekly listeners, in 2008. Read More…

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From Advertising Age – MediaWorks
By Jeremy Mullman
August 18, 2008

Tribune, Scripps and Lee Report Declining Online Revenue

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — File this under “It can always get worse.” Amid the constant stream of circulation declines, vanishing ads and staff reductions that have afflicted print newspapers, some major publishers are seeing online-revenue declines for the first time. Read More…

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