In the Arbitron and comScore Media Metrix recently released online radio ratings for June 2005, Clear Channel Online Music and Radio, a network of almost 400 of the company's online radio stations, debuted in the Online Radio Ratings with an estimated 861 thousand listeners during an average week in June. The number of people tuning in to the Clear Channel network online during an average midday quarter hour was 147,500.

A new study from Kagan Research projects that 69 million (59% of) digital subscribers will be equipped with interactive platforms by 2009, accounting for more than half the TV households in the U.S. Interactivity is expected to expand either through growth of the installed base of set-top boxes or via functionality integrated into digital television sets.

Drill down into Online broadcast media, including radio and television, showing top channels, demographics, advertisers and ad types and sizes.

Web radio listeners (those who regularly or occasionally listen) are not only growing in numbers but they are also a highly active group of consumers with above average levels of purchase intentions and are early adopters of other new media options according to an analysis by BIGresearch of their most recent Simultaneous Media survey.

According to the recent Marx FSI Trend Report, during the first six months of 2005, more than 136 billion coupons were delivered via Free Standing Inserts (FSIs) in Sunday newspapers, up 2.3 percent from the same period one year ago. That is the largest number of FSI coupons distributed in any half year since 1995

According to the finding of a recent BURST! Media survey of 13,000 web users, 14 yrs. and older, the personal computer is rapidly replacing other ubiquitous appliances such as the telephone, radio and television as the household's tool of choice. Entertainment that used to be accessed on separate appliances is increasingly being played on the computer.

According to a comScore Networks report detailing the scale, composition and activities of audiences of Weblogs, commonly known as "blogs," nearly 50 million Americans, or about 30 percent of the total U.S. Internet population, visited blogs in Q1 2005. This represents an increase of 45 percent compared to Q1 2004.

Nielsen//NetRatings, and its AdRelevance service, reporting June 2005 estimated online advertising revenue and spending, found that general community Web sites made the largest year-over-year leap to $33 million with a 214 percent growth.

In a recent summary release of a Mobile Media Study, Forrester Research reports that TV-on-handset will render the standard programming 30-minute grid useless, as consumers will look to fill incongruent blocks of time with available media. This means 10-minute episodes to watch online at the DMV, 1-minute basketball highlights from last night's game, or 45-minute dramas to enjoy on a long commute.

The Open Doors Organization (ODO) in cooperation with the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) and Harris Interactive, released the findings of its 2005 research study of the disability travel market. This follow-up to ODO's study of 2002 on the spending trends and market scope of U.S. adults with disabilities finds that more than 21 million adults with disabilities traveled for pleasure and/or business.