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The question of who will rule the attention economy is no longer rhetorical; it’s existential. That’s the premise behind Watch the Throne: What Content Reigns in a New Media Kingdom? at Forecast 2026, taking place on November 12 at the Harvard Club of NYC.

SonicTrek.ai announces the launch of an AI-driven audio syndication platform in partnership with Futuri Media. The company introduces localized, 24/7 formats using Futuri’s AI technology, voice talent, curated music, and writing for multiple markets.

In a rebuke of the Defense Department, NPR National Security Correspondent Tom Bowman has surrendered his Pentagon press credentials after nearly three decades, joining the network’s refusal to sign a controversial new press access policy.

A major shift in the media research world is underway as SSRS, a market and survey research firm based outside Philadelphia, has acquired Edison Research, the firm best known in radio circles for its venerated Infinite Dial and Share of Ear reports.

In the connected car, the battle for attention isn't between stations; it’s between systems. A newly released Automotive Infotainment Report provides a comprehensive overview of how drivers interact with in-car media, highlighting opportunities and urgency for radio.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting President Patricia Harrison is hitting back against NPR claims that the agency caved to political pressure in reassigning control of the Public Radio Satellite System, calling the suit a distraction from CPB’s legal duty to protect public media.

NPR is among the outlets refusing to sign the Pentagon’s new press access policy, joining more than 20 major organizations in rejecting rules that journalists and legal experts warn would undermine press freedoms and limit independent reporting on the US military.

Whether you call it digital-first, blended revenue, or simply smart selling, one thing is clear: the business of radio is an increasingly digital one. That’s why, for the third year, Radio Ink is recognizing the innovators redefining how radio sells, connects, and grows.

(Paige Nienaber) ‘Tis the Season of Begging; the time of year when our hands are out and asking the audience to give us food/clothes/toys. I try not to be cynical, but radio is kind of like being a parole officer… Eventually, you come to expect the worst.

(Chris Stonick) $500 sale, which, if I'm lucky, I'll have to make over and over and over again. You know what a $500 sale really is? It's a client testing you, but it could lead to a...