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As the nation rings in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau has projected what the U.S. population was as the clock struck Midnight in New York on January 1, 2024. It represents an increase of roughly 0.53% from one year earlier.

What excites Xperi Corp.'s Joe D'Angelo about CES? What are his thoughts about the future of AM Radio in an age where HD Radio and streaming audio are more commonly discussed? Find out in this CES preview edition of the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

To close 2023, Borrell Associates on Thursday offered a "Chart of the Week" replete with the wishes of local advertisers for media partners. No. 1 on the list? More affordable products.

To chat a little bit about her experience at CES and what she's looking forward to in January 2024, when other broadcast media leaders attend the gargantuan Las Vegas affair with a laser-focus on things that can help Radio, Caroline Beasley sits in with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Efforts to reduce risks posed by artificial intelligence in political advertising expose deeper flaws in electoral advertisement regulation, says American Enterprise Institute (AEI) nonresident senior fellow Bronwyn Howell.

In late August, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson addressed the depressed stock price with Comscore CEO Jon Carpenter, asking him directly about continued quarterly losses and the sub-$1 performance for "SCOR" seen since May 15. Should investors be concerned? No, he said in a wide-ranging interview. LISTEN HERE

It's a matter of respect. That's the takeaway from newly released research from MRI-Simmons that says Hispanics, regardless of language preferences, believe anuncios en español are representative of appreciation and thoughtfulness to the U.S. Latino consumers.

In this column from Rosemary Ravinal, "a potpourri of numbers about oral communication" is offered. Some underscore just how important public speaking is to humanity, she says. "Sort through this assortment and see where you can put some of these lessons into practice to improve your own speaking."

Borrell Associates on Thursday followed up its Tuesday webinar on local ad buying trends with a look at Media Advertising Effectiveness by rank for 2023. Guess what? There's good news for broadcast television ... and somewhat decent news for over-the-air radio, too.

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, we are pleased to share the "big a-ha" takeaways from Tuesday's Borrell webinar offering details from its 2024 local ad buyers survey. They reaffirm the forecasts that point to 2024 being a strong year — with traditional media performing well.  LISTEN HERE

Media workflow software provider vCreative has  partnered with Frequency, an audio ad management platform, to give radio broadcasters what it calls "next-generation tools to produce, manage, and deliver contextually-relevant ad creative in radio."

WMC’s “Women of Color in U.S. News Leadership 2023” focuses on women in legacy print and broadcast news as well as the fast-growing digital news sphere and details their approaches for creating more inclusive newsrooms, expanding definitions of news, attracting new audiences, and, consequently, increasing the bottom line.

Following two consecutive years of declining ad spend, TV is predicted to return to growth in 2024. But, is Connected TV fueling that forecast from dentsu?

How do you integrate the concept of authentic voice and personality into your communication style? How does it affect your ability to establish a genuine connection with your audience? How does it elevate your leadership stature? Public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal has some ideas to share.

A proprietary commingled Identity (ID) product that integrates "best-in-class identity assets" from multiple providers into one graph has been released by the company.