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Nielsen: Disney biggest distributor

Nielsen has ranked Walt Disney as the biggest distributor of content for broadcast, cable and streaming. YouTube was at #2 followed by NBCUniversal, Paramount Global and Warner Bros Discovery. Netflix was fifth. Disney assets include broadcast network ABC, ESPN and streamers Disney+ and Hulu. The rankings reflect share of television usage in April. “It’s vital […]

May 15, 2024

Survey: Marketer spending optimism rises 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 […]

May 13, 2024

Report: Asian Americans lead US streaming consumption

Accoridng to the March edition of Nielsen’s The Gauge, streaming has grown 12 per cent on an annual basis among US adults. Major streaming players are investing big money in programming to attract audiences, and ad-supported options are proliferating, meeting the demand from even more viewers like the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander […]

May 3, 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

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

Study: Relationship between digital ads and editorial content

By applying Nielsen’s Brand Impact methodology – online research Community, Teads, the global media platform, in partnership with CNN Brazil, has released data from an original qualitative study on the relationship between digital advertising and editorial content. The research reveals behaviours by gender, age group, consumption, and interaction with ads. “The findings of the study […]

April 19, 2024

ESPN’s Sunday Night MLB opener viewing up 17%

Viewership in the US for ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball – Major League Baseball’s (MLB) marquee national game of the week – started up 17 per cent from last year, according to Nielsen. The St Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers game averaged 1,821,000 viewers on March 31st, peaking with 2,360,000 viewers at 9:45pm ET. The […]

April 2, 2024

Nielsen, Circle City renew local TV measurement

Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, has announced a multi-year renewal with Circle City Broadcasting, Indiana’s only locally owned and operated broadcast and digital news media network, for Local TV measurement. As part of the new agreement, Circle City will now leverage Nielsen’s local OTT measurement, which measures local audiences across both […]

March 27, 2024

Lyft taps Nielsen for ad insights

Nielsen and Lyft have announced a new agreement for measurement of Lyft’s in-app advertisements through Lyft Media. As part of the deal, Lyft will leverage three measurement solutions to measure audience along with brand and sales lift performance for their advertisers’ campaigns: Nielsen ONE Ads, Brand Impact and Buyer Lift. The combination of these solutions […]

March 25, 2024

Gracenote enhances programme availability data

Content solutions specialist Gracenote is helping TV providers optimise their user experiences by providing the most accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive datasets covering subscription video on-demand (SVoD) and linear (FAST) content availability. The Gracenote solutions pair TV, movie and sports programming availability data with normalised programme metadata to ensure that streaming aggregators, digital platforms and MVPDs […]

March 13, 2024