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Nielsen Spring 2025 Total U.S. AM/FM Radio Audiences Up +6%; Weekends Grow +9%
Network radio advertisers transact on Nielsen’s national audience service called “Nielsen Nationwide.” Nielsen has just released the Spring 2025 (April-May-June) Nationwide study of total listening in the United States.
State of Digital Advertising 2025: US Ad Spend Hits $137 Billion [REPORT]
US digital ad spend hit $137 billion in 2025, with impressions climbing to over 16 trillion. Brands across industry are sharpening their strategies as trends around AI, retail media, and more continue to reshape the future of the industry.
How Americans View AI and Its Impact on People and Society [REPORT]
Artificial intelligence tools are now playing a role in many aspects of life and society, spanning politics, the arts, work and beyond. While Americans express some openness to AI’s potential benefits, they’re concerned about its impact on some human abilities, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
53% of Consumers Distrust AI-Powered Search Results
Fifty-three percent of consumers distrust or have a lack of confidence in the reliability and impartiality of AI search and summaries, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. This concern is reflected in user frustration, with 41% of consumers reporting that generative AI overviews make the search process more frustrating than traditional search methods.
On the passing of advertising legend Emilio Alvarez-Recio: A life of success with Colgate-Palmolive
Emilio Alvarez-Recio, the Cuban-American international corporate executive whose name became synonymous with Colgate-Palmolive, passed away last week in Key Biscayne, Florida.
FTC Sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster for Engaging in Illegal Ticket Resale Tactics and Deceiving Artists and Consumers about Price and Ticket Limits
The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster for tacitly coordinating with brokers and allowing them to harvest millions of dollars worth of tickets in the primary market. Live Nation and Ticketmaster then sell the illegally harvested tickets at a substantial markup in the secondary market, causing consumers to pay significantly more than the face value of the ticket.
From Mortgage Crisis to Recession, 20-Year-Old American Community Survey Tracks Housing Booms and Busts
It’s been 20 years since the American Community Survey (ACS) began collecting detailed information on the U.S. population and the housing they live in, giving us a window into changes that reshaped the nation’s housing over two decades.
THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 26TH ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINEES
The Latin Recording Academy® announced the nominees for the 26th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards®, the preeminent international honor celebrating excellence in Latin music, and the only accolade awarded by music industry professionals. The Latin Academy's membership body of music creators, who represent all genres and creative disciplines—including recording artists, songwriters, producers, recording engineers and mixers—vote during the Awards Process.
HISPANIC FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME ESTABLISHED TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC EXCELLENCE
A historic milestone in the world of American football has been reached with the establishment of the Hispanic Football Hall of Fame (HFHOF), an organization dedicated to recognizing and honoring the extraordinary contributions of Hispanic players, coaches, and contributors at every level of the game.
23rd ANNUAL HISPANIC TELEVISION SUMMIT AND HISPANIC TV AWARDS
The 23rd Annual Hispanic Television Summit will be presented on Monday, October 20, 2025, in the Playwright Ballroom on the 3rd floor of the New York Marriott Marquis,1535 Broadway in New York City. The Summit is the longest running, “must-attend” annual event for those in the business of television intended for Hispanic audiences in the U.S. and worldwide. It has been consistently produced each year by Schramm Marketing Group of New York. This year’s theme is “Content, Culture, & Connection.”
