Tag: Arbitron Inc

Arbitron Network Radio Reaches Wide Audience Weekly

December 13, 2011
Arbitron Inc. Releases Third Quarter Financial Report

October 25, 2011
Radio Chains Hold Firm Against PPM Measurement

Like old man river, the three-month radio ratings average just keeps rolling along. When the October results become available, say goodbye to July; when November’s are released, say goodbye to August. And so on. The months fall like dominoes. The stations and advertising agencies that subscribe to the Arbitron Inc. ratings survey use this collective…

October 25, 2010
Oveda Brown Recognized by American Urban Radio Networks

October 7, 2010
Arbitron and Adelante Media Group Partner for Portable People Meter

October 5, 2010
Arbitron CEO Michael Skarzynski Steps Down

William T. Kerr to Serve as Chief Executive OfficerInvestor Call Scheduled for 12:00 pm (ET) Tuesday January 12, 2010COLUMBIA, MD ““ JANUARY 11, 2010 ““The Board of Directors of Arbitron, Inc. (NYSE: ARB) announced today that, effective immediately, Michael P. Skarzynski has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of the…

January 11, 2010
Arbitron Expands Cell Phone Sample Target for Diary Markets

Increase in cell-phone-only household sample target scheduled to be implemented six months earlier than previously announcedAll Arbitron-rated radio markets in all fifty United States* include cell-phone-only household samplingSpring and Summer 2009 Results show substantial gains in key sample quality metric for Persons aged 18-34Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced plans to accelerate a scheduled increase…

December 21, 2009
Arbitron Chairman Responds to Government Oversight

The following statement was issued by Arbitron Inc. in response to the recent statement by the Office of Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:”Over the last four months, Arbitron has been actively engaged with Chairman Towns and the Oversight Committee Staff. Arbitron has been open…

September 23, 2009
Improving Sample Quality in PPM Markets: Arbitron’s Key Initiatives

Arbitron Outlines Two Key Sample Quality Improvement Initiatives for Diary and PPM Markets Increasing Diary cell-phone-only household sample target to average of 15 percent; Increasing PPM cell-phone-only household sample target to average of 20 percent Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced two sample quality improvement initiatives as part of its ongoing continuous improvement program. …

August 14, 2009
Arbitron Emphasizes Commitment to Continuous Improvement

COLUMBIA, MD; March 2, 2009 ” Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) confirmed today that it has been extending to all PPM markets a number of the key methodological enhancements that the company committed to in its agreements with the Attorneys General of New Jersey, New York and Maryland .While there is variation in metrics and milestones…

March 2, 2009
Arbitron Expands Cell Phone Sample Target in PPM Markets

12.5 percent target set for year-end 2009, 15 percent by year-end 2010;Address-based sample frame introduced for cell-phone-only recruiting in all markets;Diary markets on schedule for cell-phone-only sampling starting Spring 2009 Arbitron Inc.Ã‚ announced today that it will increase the sample target for cell-phone-only households in all Portable People MeterTM markets to 15 percent by…

January 22, 2009
Arbitron to Expand Cell Phone Sampling Nationwide

Major program to help improve sample quality especially among young adults; 151 diary markets targeted to receive cell-phone-only sampling in Spring 2009 assuming completion of software to support rollout; All markets except Puerto Rico to be cell-phone sampled by Fall 2009 Arbitron Inc . (NYSE: ARB) today announced that it plans to expand the…

December 15, 2008