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Gracenote appoints Condon as Head of Advertising Sales

Nielsen’s Gracenote has announced that Bill Condon has joined the company as its first Head of Advertising Sales. In this role, Condon will be responsible for driving revenue across Gracenote’s advertising business, with a focus on accelerating adoption of its Content Connect CTV ad platform. Launched in December 2025, Content Connect brings Gracenote’s content intelligence into […]

January 21, 2026

Survey: Black viewers pay more attention to culturally relevant ads

A study from Nielsen reveals that the majority of Black audiences (67 per cent) surveyed pay more attention to ads in media that reflect their culture. In addition, Black audiences demonstrate loyalty and trust to the brands and influencers they believe in compared to other segments. Over half (52 per cent) of Black audiences agreed […]

January 19, 2026

TVB: “Broadcast still delivers biggest NFL audiences”

Recent media coverage has promoted Prime Video’s January 10th NFL playoff coverage between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears as the most-watched NFL game ever on a streaming platform in the US. However, TVB – the not-for-profit trade association representing America’s local broadcast television industry – points out that a closer examination of […]

January 15, 2026

Nielsen, Roku expand measurement partnership

Nielsen and Roku have announced an expansion to their strategic partnership. Building on years of collaboration, this next phase will incorporate Roku data in Nielsen’s advanced campaign measurement and outcome solutions. As part of this expanded multi-year strategic partnership, Nielsen will continue using Roku’s large-scale TV data as input to its Big Data + Panel […]

December 22, 2025

Data: US watched over 103bn minutes of TV on Thanksgiving

November 2025 delivered what Nielsen has described as “one of the most historic months to date” in its report of The Gauge, the monthly snapshot of total TV and streaming consumption in the US. The five-week reporting interval produced a 5.5 per cent monthly increase in television usage, with live sports driving broadcast to its […]

December 17, 2025

Gracenote enhances On Sports solution

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, is helping TV providers sustain engagement between viewers and a universe of sports programming extending beyond live games. New enhancements to the Gracenote On Sports solution covering 160+ popular sports leagues – including the NFL, NBA, Premier League and Formula 1 – and competitions in 50+ countries […]

December 17, 2025

Data: NFL shifts US TV viewing towards ad supported

Fuelled by the American football season, ad supported TV viewing in the US during Q3 peaked in September, representing 74.7 per cent of overall TV viewership in that month, according to Nielsen’s Q3 2025 Ad Supported Gauge. Across the full quarter (06/30/2025 – 09/28/2025), ad supported TV accounted for 72.9 per cent of overall TV […]

December 10, 2025

Gracenote launches new CTV ad platform

Nielsen’s Gracenote, the power behind consumer entertainment search and discovery experiences, is enabling better CTV ad planning, buying and reporting with the launch of Gracenote Content Connect. The new platform provides agencies, brands, supply-side platforms (SSPs) and demand-side platforms (DSPs) easy access to Gracenote’s standardised programme-level metadata. This facilitates precise programme-level ad targeting, better CTV […]

December 4, 2025

Study: Cross-screen strategy can maximise value for advertisers

JioStar, in collaboration with Nielsen, has announced the findings of its Cross-Screen Measurement Study, conducted during TATA IPL 2025. The study, spanning five brands, revealed insights into how audiences engage with live sports across Linear TV (LTV), Connect TV (CTV) and Mobile. The study analysed campaigns across a number of categories such as carbonated beverages, consumer […]

November 24, 2025

Survey: 45% say streaming experience is “overwhelming”

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has released a wealth of findings on global consumer attitudes and behaviours relating to video streaming in its 2025 State of Play report. The report concludes that video platforms relying on engagement to drive their businesses face major risks by not delivering user experiences that help viewers […]

November 5, 2025