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Barb joins Media Rating Council

Barb, the UK industry’s standard for understanding what people watch, has made a commitment to work more closely with the Media Rating Council (MRC) by becoming a member of the US-based auditor of audience-measurement services. Like Barb, the MRC’s focus is audience measurement. Established over 60 years ago at the request of US Congress, the […]

May 22, 2024

Report: How can advertisers reach Gen Z?

Samba TV, a provider of TV technology for audience data and omniscreen measurement. has released its 2024 Guide to Targeting Gen Z. With $450 billion in spending power, Gen Z consumers have become a key target for advertisers across all verticals. As this audience gets older and gains more spending power, they are showing to […]

May 17, 2024

Barb issues tender for providers of big data

Barb, the industry’s standard for understanding what people watch, has issued the final part of its invitation to tender (ITT) for the next iteration of its audience measurement service, which aims to extend Barb’s integration of big data and panel data. Earlier, this May Barb shared an ITT for the methodology, data processing and delivery […]

May 16, 2024

IAS launches Election Lab

Integral Ad Science (IAS), the media measurement and optimisation platform, has announced the launch of the IAS Election Lab. Led by IAS Research and Insights, Data Science, and Brand Safety Specialists, the IAS Election Lab aims to provide strategic guidance and actionable insights for advertisers during the global election season. “As election season intensifies, marketers […]

May 16, 2024

Study: Role of TV panel research changing

Despite dramatic changes across the TV market and measurement landscape, consumer research panels seem set to remain a critical building block for measurement solutions for the foreseeable future. The Future Role and Value of Panels in US TV Measurement, released by the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), analyses the purpose and usage of consumer […]

May 9, 2024

SAG-AFTRA to license Nielsen streaming data

SAG-AFTRA, the US labour union that represents more than 160,000 professionals in the media and entertainment industries, has selected Nielsen as its third-party provider of streaming content measurement. Powered by Nielsen’s Streaming Content Ratings service, which provides audience insights for content across streaming platforms, SAG-AFTRA will have an objective source of domestic viewership data for […]

May 3, 2024

Barb opens tender for new data fusion initiative

Barb has issued an invitation to tender (ITT) for the next iteration of its audience measurement service, which aims to extend Barb’s integration of big data and panel data. Barb’s strategy has long been underpinned by the belief that audience measurement requires both panel and big data. This strategy, brought to life through Dovetail Fusion, […]

May 1, 2024

IAS 3D immersive measurement for Roblox

Integral Ad Science (IAS), the media measurement and optimisation platform, has announced an integration with online gaming platform Roblox. Available for advertising campaigns on Roblox later this year, IAS’s Viewability and Invalid Traffic (IVT) Measurement products will provide advertisers increased transparency into the quality of their Immersive Ads within complex 3D environments. Roblox, which has […]

May 1, 2024

Roku, iSpot streaming measurement partnership

Roku has announced an expanded measurement partnership with iSpot.tv, the cross-platform TV measurement company. The first-of-its-kind arrangement is multifold, with each company sharing measurement capabilities to drive opportunity and advertiser value within the broader streaming TV ecosystem. As part of the expanded partnership, iSpot will become a preferred third-party measurement partner for Roku, offering direct […]

April 30, 2024

Nielsen: “Marketer spending optimism is up in 2024”

Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, has released its sixth global Annual Marketing Report, revealing marketers’ priorities and plans to improve ROI in 2024 and beyond. The report, which surveyed nearly 2,000 global marketers, found that marketers continue to view social media, search, online/mobile video, and online/mobile display as the most effective […]

April 26, 2024