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While LLMs are powerful, they are also "knowledge-locked" to their training data, potentially leading to ‘hallucinations' and incorrect responses. To bridge this gap, grounding is essential to connect AI to supplemental, real-world data sources, says Nielsen-owned Gracenote in a new report.

Media multitasking is no longer just a Gen Z habit. According to new research unveiled this week at Connected TV World Summit 2026 in London, more than half of adults aged 45–54 now watch video clips on their mobile phones while watching television.

For the past few years, TikTok faced a potential stateside ban due to concerns about its ties to the Chinese Communist Party. In January, the company agreed to put its U.S. operations in a new venture not linked to Beijing. In the wake of that deal, Pew shared what it knows about domestic TikTok use.

It's a "watershed moment" in consumer technology adoption, and according to new data from AI User Metrics from Edison Research at SSRS, it signals that Artificial Intelligence has crossed from early adopter territory into mainstream usage.

Radio + Television Business Report's Winter 2026 magazine is a digital PDF in flipbook format, making it easy to read on the web browser and device of your choice. You can download it for on-demand reading, too, as this 32-page publication is full of stories you'll want to go back to and share with your team.

In November 2009, Chuck Francis, as the owner of Remerge Media, penned a Media Information Bureau column on how radio can capitalize as "an effective and affordable marketing vehicle." Today, Francis is the founder and owner of Take & Bake Marketing — and his words still matter to Radio today.

A change of setting and the company of loved ones can shift your outlook. But, respected public relations professional and "Zoom expert" Rosemary Ravinal did not anticipate that her grandson, Mo, would provide a fresh perspective on storytelling during her visit.

On December 9, the ever-flailing American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) took center stage at a Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing that saw KISS member Gene Simmons slam Radio. The GSM of an Ohio radio pair has something to say to the rock star.

The operator of Eurovision and Euroradio has produced a 16-page report that focuses on a highly important subject for radio station owners in the U.S.: the connected car. When the car gets connected, there are three existential challenges, EBU notes.

Capital markets activity by publicly traded media and telecommunications companies in North America "plummeted" both year over year and sequentially in August, with the sector raising $4.70 billion, newly released data from S&P Global Market Intelligence show.

Generative AI adoption surged in early 2025, reflecting a significant shift in how organizations are integrating this technology. This transpired despite challenges that impact project success, new research from S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals.

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) consumers are driving major shifts in digital commerce, sports engagement, and beauty trends. Why marketers should invest in this consumer group is the focus of a new report from Nielsen released under the direction of SVP of Diverse Insights & Intelligence Stacie de Armas.

With first quarter 2025 earnings results coming in the next few weeks, Senior Analyst Robert Fishman and the MoffettNathanson team revisited its financial forecasts. Why? They wished to consider "how such a bleak economic backdrop might affect our coverage universe." Here's what they came up with.

Video consumption will continue to transition from traditional pay TV networks to streaming platforms in 2025, which will pressure linear TV networks in the U.S. That's a key finding from Seth Shafer, Senior Research Analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence, offered in a 2025 Trends in Global Media report.

Some 700 marketing professionals have chimed in on consumer, advertising, and media trends for the first half of 2025, and Mediaocean is now presenting them in an ad outlook report that is steeped in digital and connected TV suggestions. Does this leave linear media out in the cold?