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Index Exchange, Gracenote team to enhance contextual intelligence

Index Exchange, the independent supply-side platforms (SSPs), and Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, have announced the industry’s first SSP integration of Gracenote contextual intelligence. The collaboration also makes Index the first SSP to embed Gracenote’s brand safety segments and granular Do-Not-Air (DNA) controls directly into its platform. A number of major publishers […]

September 16, 2025

Gracenote elevates AI-powered entertainment experiences

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has announced the launch of a new product enabling TV platforms to deliver next-generation user experiences leveraging powerful Large Language Models (LLMs) and Gracenote entertainment data. The Gracenote Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server connects LLMs to Gracenote’s continually updated knowledge base and validates, corrects and enriches responses […]

September 3, 2025

Gracenote: News, horror driving FAST momentum

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has expanded its Data Hub resource to include insights on nearly 1,850 active FAST channels for an understanding of global streaming trends and the programmes that keep audiences engaged. According to analysis of Gracenote’s global video dataset, the number of FAST channels grew nearly 14 per cent […]

August 28, 2025

Gracenote appoints Moore as Chief Business Officer

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has announced the appointment of Ryan Moore to the new role of Chief Business Officer for Gracenote, effective immediately. Moore will lead all go-to-market activities designed to drive growth and capitalise on near- and long-term opportunities in the rapidly evolving media landscape. He will oversee Gracenote’s global […]

July 17, 2025

Report: Advertisers achieve new levels of transparency and scale with CTV

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, is helping brands gain confidence in CTV as an advertising channel through new business intelligence, market data and real-world campaign findings captured in a new contextual advertising report. Available now, the resource delivers actionable insights enabling brands to overcome the lack of transparency that hampers confidence in […]

June 5, 2025

Data: Leading streamers expanded titles by 5% in Q2

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has reported quarter-over-quarter growth in available programming on Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix and Paramount+, the top global SVoD services. The total number of unique TV, movie and sports titles offered by these services increased approximately by 4,500, or 5 per cent, from February to May […]

May 29, 2025

Gracenote brings sports hub to connected cars

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, is helping automakers transform their vehicles into sports destinations by aggregating sports-centric radio, podcast and related content. With Gracenote Nexus Auto, OEMs can seamlessly deliver hyper-personalised sports experiences that facilitate access across different platforms and content types. Today, sports programming is highly fragmented based on rights ownership […]

May 21, 2025

Report: FAST now transcends back catalogue content

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has released a report providing data and insights on the changing state of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) for distribution platforms and advertisers seeking to monetise consumer engagement with FAST programming. The report delves into the number of active FAST channels in key markets, the amount of […]

March 12, 2025

Report: Significant increase in sports content on SVoD services

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has reported that five of the top SVoD services globally – Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Paramount+ and Netflix – have significantly grown their sports programming over the last quarter. These five providers collectively increased sports programmes by more than 72 per cent in the recent quarter, […]

February 26, 2025

Gracenote launches Gracenote On Sports solution

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has announced the launch of Gracenote On Sports, a new solution developed to transform how viewers discover and engage with sports content across platforms. The solution fixes the consumer problem of finding live sports by providing streaming and linear video platforms an easy-to-implement metadata solution that connects […]

December 11, 2024