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COLUMBIA, Md., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 (ten cents) per common share. The dividend will be paid on or about July 1, 2013 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 17, 2013. If the effective date of the pending merger with Nielsen Holdings N.V. is before June 17, 2013, the dividend will be pro-rated with stockholders receiving $0.001063829787234...

COLUMBIA, Md., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) announced today that at the Company's Special Meeting of Stockholders held today, stockholders voted to approve the acquisition of the Company by Nielsen Holdings N.V. Approximately 98.99 percent of the shares voting at today's Special Meeting of Stockholders voted in favor of the agreement and plan of merger. These shares represented approximately 77.11 percent of total outstanding shares of Arbitron common...

COLUMBIA, Md., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced that it plans to report first quarter 2013 financial results on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, after the close of the market. Due to the pending acquisition of Arbitron Inc. by Nielsen Holdings N.V., which is subject to Arbitron stockholder approval, clearances by relevant regulatory authorities, and other customary closing conditions, Arbitron will not be hosting a conference call. About Arbitron...

COLUMBIA Md., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) has scheduled its annual meeting of stockholders for Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 9:00AM local time at the Four Seasons Hotel New York, 57 East 57 Street, New York, New York, 10022. The date for determining the Arbitron Inc. stockholders of record for the annual meeting is April 1, 2013. About Arbitron Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) is an international media and marketing research firm serving the media-radio,...

Study Also Reveals That More Than Half of Americans Now Own a Smartphone COLUMBIA, Md., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One in three Americans aged 12 and older now listen to all forms of online radio(1) on a weekly basis according to the new national survey from Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) and Edison Research, The Infinite Dial 2013: Navigating Digital Platforms. The study, released today, is the 21(st) in a series of studies dating back to 1998. Among the many other findings:...

COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 (ten cents) per common share ($0.40 per share on an annualized basis). The dividend will be paid on or about April 1, 2013 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2013. As of February 14, 2013, there were approximately 26,689,123 shares outstanding. About Arbitron Arbitron Inc....

Full-year 2012 revenue increases 6.5 percent to $449.9 million; COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. Computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), net income for the fourth quarter 2012 was $13.4 million, or $0.50 per share (diluted), compared with $14.1 million, or $0.51 per share (diluted) for the fourth quarter of 2011....

NEW YORK, February 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, National Traders Association announced new research reports highlighting Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE: IPG), Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC), ValueClick, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCLK), Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB), and Valassis Communications, Inc. (NYSE: VCI). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below. Interpublic...

COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced that the Media Rating Council(®) Inc. (MRC) has accredited the radio average-quarter-hour monthly ratings data produced by the Portable People Meter(TM) (PPM(®)) ratings service in four additional markets: Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego and Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill. The MRC has also voted to continue accreditation in fourteen markets-Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas City,...

COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbitron Inc. (NYSE: ARB) today announced that, following informal discussions with the staff at the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), Arbitron and Nielsen Holdings, N.V. have agreed to voluntarily provide the FTC with additional time in which to review the proposed merger of TNC Sub I Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nielsen, with and into Arbitron. Nielsen, as the acquiring party, will withdraw and refile its pre-merger...