The U.S. remained the world's largest media market in 2025 with total advertising and marketing spending of $757.56 billion. That was a 7% year-to-year gain, although PQ Media says the pace of growth was slower than the 9.6% increase in 2024 with only a handful of special federal elections to fill vacant seats. The firm says 2026 is expected to deliver much stronger growth, not only from a flood of midterm election spending, but also special events like this summer’s FIFA Wor

Sports podcast listening has surged, with the just released  “State of Audio: Sports Fandom,”  report showing that the share of sports listening happening via podcasts has increased by 71% during the last five years. The finding helps underscore how the sports media landscape has shifted as fandom stretches well beyond live game broadcasts. “Fans don’t just want the final score anymore. They want the analysis, the backstory, the debate, and the personalities around the game.

One of the first stations to embrace the modern rock genre — born from punk and new wave — and one of the first to feature a modern adult contemporary format prior to its flip to full-on alternative rock, rank in the top two of  Inside Radio’s TOP 10  modern/alternative rock stations, based on persons 6+ cume delivery in PPM markets during Nielsen’s fall 2025 wave (October-to-December three-month average), as compiled by ACT 1 Systems. One other small detail: both of the top

Urban One said earlier this week that it has updated the terms of a key lending agreement and resolved a share price compliance issue with Nasdaq that will allow the stock to be relisted on the exchange. The restructured credit agreement with Bank of America and other lenders calls for Urban One’s loan to mature on the earliest of three possible dates: Dec. 18, 2030; 91 days before any significant new debt becomes due, other than its current notes; or the date when a specific