Now TV Wants Nielsen to Measure Up

After years of complaints, NBCUniversal and its peers are looking for other ways to count viewers, with or without the ratings giant. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2021-11-12 10:00:19 UTC ]
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Troubled Nielsen to update measurements for local television

Increasingly under fire from its clients, the Nielsen company says it will soon incorporate homes that have cut the cable cord and rely on broadband in its measurement of local TV viewership Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2021-09-21 20:37:02 UTC ]
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Nielsen Sets 2022 Pivot to Impressions-Based Local TV Buying

Nielsen is shifting local TV from ratings-based buying and selling to impressions-based buying. In January, the company will move to impressions-based buying and selling in local markets across the country, it said today. Top line At the same time Nielsen will shift to impressions-based... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2021-09-21 14:38:25 UTC ]
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Nielsen audience measurement hiatus tests Media Rating Council relevance

Nielsen seems to be betting the industry will shrug off its loss of accreditation.  Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-08-30 09:00:00 UTC ]
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NBCUniversal to select multiple measurement providers; Nielsen submits a pitch

The media company is reviewing more than 70 responses, expected to conclude in September. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2021-08-27 17:39:39 UTC ]
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Spotify ties Nielsen demos to audience measurement on podcasts

The new feature helps podcast publishers better understand who their listeners are — and sell those audiences to advertisers. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2021-08-06 14:45:38 UTC ]
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Nielsen to Release Monthly Snapshot of Total TV Time

Nielsen's ongoing quest to measure the fast-changing television landscape will now include a monthly snapshot into how consumers around the country are spending their TV screen time. A new monthly graphic, which Nielsen is calling The Gauge, will offer a window into total TV time, including both... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2021-06-17 21:56:31 UTC ]
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Nielsen Will Overhaul Video Measurement, Creating Single, Cross-Media Offering

Farewell, Total Audience Measurement. Hello, Nielsen One. In a major overhaul of its video measurement, Nielsen said today it is preparing to offer a new cross-media solution, called Nielsen One. The new video analytics tool will enable publishers and marketers to transact on a single metric... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-12-08 11:00:33 UTC ]
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Measurement startup looks to fill gaps left by Nielsen and Comscore

HyphaMetrics, which enters the marketplace with $2 million investment, says it can measure down to the individual level and across linear, streaming and gaming devices. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2020-11-02 10:30:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen Boosts Addressable TV Ambitions With Tru Optik Tie-Up

Nielsen is beta testing new features in its addressable TV platform through a data-integration with Tru Optik, a company recently purchased by TransUnion for a reputed $100 million. The tie-up will see Tru Optik's identity data from more than 80 million homes fuel Nielsen's addressable TV... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-10-14 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen Introduces Database Designed to Measure Ad Campaign Effectiveness

Key Insight: Demand for more accountability and transparency has been loud for years, and cuts to ad budgets during the pandemic have made it louder. Today, global measurement and data analytics firm Nielsen is rolling out a new tool called Nielsen Compass, which matches audience levels across... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-09-17 12:00:07 UTC ]
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Nielsen Is Overhauling Its Digital Measurement Methodology

Nielsen said today it will overhaul its digital measurement methodology and begin a phased rollout to clients in early 2021. Amid new privacy rules--enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act began July 1, and Google will stop supporting third-party cookies in its Chrome browser by... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-07-21 13:00:53 UTC ]
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After Network Backlash, Nielsen Reverses Course on Delaying National OOH Measurement

After Nielsen weathered severe backlash from networks following Thursday's surprise announcement to delay its national out-of-home measurement rollout--scheduled for this fall--until at least early 2021, the company has reversed course. This afternoon, Nielsen told networks it will go ahead with... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-07-10 20:36:48 UTC ]
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Nielsen’s Surprise National OOH Measurement Delay Throws Another Wrench Into Upfront Talks

During the ongoing round of upfront talks, media companies were seemingly operating from a defensive position amid economic uncertainty due to Covid-19 and linear ratings continuing to decline--but thought they had an ace up their sleeve. Nielsen had planned to integrate its out-of-home viewing... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-07-10 15:04:30 UTC ]
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Nielsen: TV-Related Tweets Are Up Nearly Across the Board During Covid-19

Tweets about television are up in nearly every category from March 1 through April 15 compared with the same time last year, largely driven by the coronavirus pandemic, Nielsen found in a study, but one category stands out as a glaring exception: sports. Nielsen Social Content Ratings found that... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-04-28 12:05:23 UTC ]
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Nielsen’s Advanced TV Push Continues With Addressable Platform Beta Test

Less than a year after creating a video advertising group dedicated to expanding available addressable TV inventory, Nielsen is taking another step toward an addressable future. The company today is introducing a beta version of an addressable TV advertising platform, with more than a half-dozen... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2020-01-07 14:00:50 UTC ]
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YouTube Adds TV Data From Nielsen to Its Reach Planner

YouTube added television data from Nielsen to its Reach Planner, which it rolled out in April 2018 to aid brands planning their media campaigns on YouTube and other video platforms. Product manager for video ads Dacheng Zhao said in a blog post that advertisers can now see how different... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-11-20 18:20:54 UTC ]
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Nielsen says World Series is a snooze for most TV viewers

The Nielsen company says the five games so far of the Washington-Houston matchup is the least-watched World Series ever Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2019-10-29 21:44:42 UTC ]
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Nielsen Can Now Measure (Some) Amazon Prime Video Ratings

Two years after Nielsen rolled out its SVOD Content Ratings to measure viewership for Netflix programs, the company is expanding the service to also cover Amazon Prime Video. The SVOD Content Ratings tool will now measure audiences for Amazon Prime Video content through connected televisions and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-10-21 16:54:19 UTC ]
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Esports makes a deal with Nielsen to measure its audience

The esports industry, notorious for its lack of reliable streaming viewer figures, is trying to get its act together and provide third-party ratings to make its broadcasts attractive for rights buyers and advertisers. Companies like Tencent Holding Ltd.’s Riot Games and World of Warcraft’s... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-26 18:44:54 UTC ]
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Nielsen Social Content Ratings Bolsters Talent Promotion Measurement via Instagram

The Nielsen Social Content Ratings measure talent's promotion of television shows across Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, and its data from Instagram just became more robust. Nielsen said in a release that the improvement was made possible by Instagram's recent enabling of creator account... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-09-19 13:30:21 UTC ]
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