Arbitron Wins Restraining Order

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Arbitron announced late Thursday (Feb. 11) that the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York issued a temporary restraining order requiring Spanish Broadcasting System to resume encoding its broadcasting signals for Arbitron’s portable people meter ratings service in five cities. Spanish Broadcasting System, one of the more vocal critics of the PPM service, yanked the encoders from its 9 U.S. stations on Feb. 4, 2010.

Had Arbitron not received the TRO, SBS’ action could have crippled the PPM in five of the nation’s largest Hispanic markets including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco.

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