BILLBOARD RADIO MONITOR TO PUBLISH BIGCHAMPAGNE CHARTS Billboard Release Billboard Radio Monitor has partnered with BigChampagne Online Media Measurement to syndicate BigChampagne’s music charts that rank the Internet’s most popular songs.
Monitor will begin publishing weekly charts reflecting BigChampagne’s overall tally of Internet songs, as well as a ranking of specific radio formatted charts such as pop, country and R&B. The charts will be provided free of charge at BillboardRadioMonitor.com.
In addition, BigChampagne provides in-depth analysis of the relationship between radio airplay and Internet music consumption, examining individual markets and stations. Joe Fleischer, a principal at BigChampagne and former industry columnist, contributes a regular column to Billboard Radio Monitor's weekly print issue.
“We feel that adding BigChampagne’s music charts is a natural for our publication,” said Scott McKenzie, editor-in-chief of Billboard Radio Monitor. “The company has been measuring and analyzing music file sharing since the height of the original Napster craze. We like to give our readers up-to-the-minute information, and BigChampagne offers immediate access to the music preferences of the largest listening audience ever measured.”
“We’re thrilled to be working with the Billboard Information Group,” said Eric Garland, CEO of BigChampagne. “Today, online interest is the leading and most immediate measure of market response to radio programming. Being a part of the industry bible has been an ambition of ours from the start.”
BigChampagne also shares its peer-to-peer measurements with MTV, major record labels, commercial radio stations, artists, managers and other music industry professionals. BigChampagne’s other syndication partners include Entertainment Weekly and E! Entertainment Television. |