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Data Shows Brewers Led MLB Opening Day Radio Broadcasts Among Males 25-54

05 / 22 / 13

The Brewers led all MLB teams this year in the percentage of male listeners (40.8%) ages 25-54 who were listening to radio in the home market and tuned into the team's Opening Day game for at least five minutes, according to data from Arbitron. The Brewers have seen gains over the past two seasons i...

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NBA TV Primetime Up 504% In November

With the NBA season beginning at its regularly-scheduled time this year, NBA TV received an enormous boost to its viewership in November for both primetime and total-day audience. The net averaged 157,000 primetime viewers in November, up 504% from the same period last year when the net was without ...

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12/05/12
Jimmie Johnson Tops NASCAR Driver Exposure

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12/04/12
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12/03/12
Overnight Nielsen Ratings

ESPN earned a 0.7 overnight Nielsen rating for the Galaxy-Dynamo MLS Cup on Saturday afternoon from 4:30-7:15pm ET. The game had head-to-head competition from CBS’ SEC Championship (10.0), regional college football on ABC (1.0) and the third round of golf’s World Challenge on NBC (1 ...

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11/29/12
Goodyear Scores Well In NASCAR Brand Loyalty Study

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11/28/12
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11/26/12
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11/21/12
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