Delivering the PPM
PPM Radio Data in Houston Wins MRC Accreditation 01.29.07
Arbitron Installs First Households for Rollout of PPM Ratings Service In New York 01.23.07
Arbitron Announces PPM Ratings Report Schedule for Philadelphia 01.09.07
Nearly 200 NY Broadcasters and Agency Executives Turn Out for PPM Briefing 12.7.06
Portable People Meter Rollout Schedule Updated for 2007 11.16.06
Interep Signs Agreement for Arbitron Portable People Meter Radio Ratings Service 11.15.06
Zubi Advertising signs for PPM in Houston 11.8.06
Lopez Negrete Signs for PPM 10.19.06
Buckley Radio Signs For Arbitron Portable People Meter Ratings Service In New York 10.05.06
Arbitron Field Tests a Portable People Meter That Tracks Unencoded Radio Stations Company demonstrates ability to create “dual-function” PPMs using current hardware. 09.11.06
Arbitron Installs First Households for Rollout of Portable People Meter Ratings Service in Philadelphia Media Rating Council audit process has begun; 14 Philly stations owned by Beasley Broadcasting, CBS Radio, Greater Media and WBEB-FM have already signed for Portable People Meter ratings service. 08.30.06
Arbitron Revamps Schedule for Winter and Spring 2007 Surveys One-week shift in survey dates to harmonize quarterly ratings surveys with Portable People Meter (PPM) reporting schedule. 07.17.06
Impact of Language Weighting on PPM Data Arbitron analysis shows little effect on PPM ratings. 04.12.06
OMD and PHD Commit to Arbitron Portable People Meter System for Future Radio Planning and Buying Multi-Year Data Services Contract Includes Provision for Use of PPM-Based Radio Estimates. 03.20.06
Horizon Media Commits to Arbitron Portable People Meter System for Future Radio Planning and Buying Leading agency signs separate contract for PPM-based radio estimates pending Arbitron deployment of electronic audience measurement service. 03.09.06
Wendy’s International Selects Arbitron Portable People Meter Radio Ratings Service Third-Largest Quick Service Hamburger Chain Seeks Detailed Radio Listening Data to Help Improve Use of Radio Advertising Dollar. 03.06.06
Starcom MediaVest Group Commits to Arbitron Portable People Meter System for Future Radio Planning and Buying Multi-year data services contract includes provision for use of PPM-based radio estimates pending Arbitron deployment of electronic audience measurement service. 02.09.06
Two Leading Philadelphia Advertising Agencies Sign Agreements for Portable People Meter (PPM) Ratings Service Mayo Seitz Media and The Star Group sign PPM agreements for Philadelphia, joining Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. and Harmelin Media in support of Arbitron's electronic measurement service. 02.08.06
Audit Report on Arbitron Portable People Meter System Delivered to Media Rating Council Independent audit is an essential first step toward MRC accreditation for PPM. 02.07.06
Project Apollo Pilot Panel Reaches 5,000 Household Goal Milestone Marks the Start of a Six-Month Trial to Showcase the Benefits of Unique Single-Source Media and Marketing Research Service. 01.17.06
Carat USA Commits to Arbitron Portable People Meter System for Future Radio Planning and Buying Multi-year data services contract includes provision for use of PPM-based radio estimates pending Arbitron deployment of electronic audience measurement service. 01.16.06
WPP Group Commits to Arbitron Portable People Meter System for Future Radio Planning and Buying Multi-year data services contract includes provision for use of PPM-based radio estimates pending Arbitron deployment of electronic audience measurement service. 01.13.06
Interpublic Group Commits to Arbitron Portable People Meter System for Future Radio Planning and Buying Multi-year data services contract includes provision for use of PPM-based radio estimates pending Arbitron deployment of electronic audience measurement service. 01.11.06
Arbitron and VNU Sign Unilever for ‘Project Apollo’ Pilot Panel Data Leading Consumer Products Company Signs Subscription Agreement for Access to Data from the Pilot Panel of the Arbitron/VNU Single-Source National Research Service. 01.04.06
Research Business Report Honors Ron Kolessar and the Portable People Meter with Its “High-Impact Market Research Project” Award Leading Marketing Research Publication Recognizes the Innovation and Positive Impact of the Portable People Meter System 12.14.05
Ron Kolessar and Arbitron Portable People Meter Honored By EE Times and CMP Media Leading electronics industry publication recognizes Arbitron engineer and the Portable People Meter his team developed in “Great Minds, Great Ideas Project” 12.07.05
Arbitron Advertiser/Agency Advisory Council Sets Direction for the Industry’s Transition to Electronic Measurement Forum opens dialogue with broadcast groups on doing business in a Portable People Meter (PPM) environment 11.15.05
Arbitron Promotes John Snyder to Vice President, Portable People Meter Sales 11.02.05
Arbitron Portable People Meter System Successfully Tracks HD RadioTM Subchannels How a Station Brands Its Multicast Subchannel Doesn’t Matter to PPM-Based Measurement. 08.25.05
Arbitron Portable People Meter System Successfully Tracks Podcasts State-of-the-Art Audience Measurement System Demonstrates It Can Track Listeners of Alternative Radio Technology. 08.23.05
Arbitron Awarded Three New Patents for Its Portable People Meter System Enhancements currently deployed in Houston market trial keep the PPM "state of the art." 08.03.05
Arbitron Appoints Jennifer Huston to Director, Portable People Meter (PPM) Implementation Executive to Lead Cross-Organizational Efforts for PPM in the United States. 07.07.05
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