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Roku will now work with Nielsen to track cross-media viewership
Today, Nielsen announced that Roku plans to enable four-screen measurement across desktop, mobile, connected TV and traditional TV. This is the first time Roku will use the digital methodology, Nielse
Amazon and Nielsen close ‘Thursday Night Football’ ratings deal
Amazon and data measurement firm Nielsen have sealed a three-year deal for measuring the ratings of Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” (TNF). Nielsen said this would be the first time t
Nielsen report shows the frustration of streaming service market fragmentation and users’ desire for bundling
There is an obnoxious amount of streaming content these days. Ninety-three percent of Americans plan on either increasing their paid streaming services or making no change to their existing plans, acc
Nielsen says ‘The Office’ was the most popular streaming series of 2020
Because streaming services only release viewership numbers selectively, and because each one uses its own methodology, it can be hard to compare the popularity of different streaming shows and movies.
Nielsen plans to combine traditional and digital TV ratings
Nielsen is updating its TV ratings to reflect a world which audiences are watching TV both live and on-demand, across a variety of different streaming services and devices. While the firm has long pro
Nielsen is revamping the way it measures digital audiences
Audience measurement company Nielsen announced today that it plans to change the methodology behind its digital products, including Digital Content Ratings, Total Content Ratings, Digital in TV Rating
Mexico City’s Jüsto raises a $12 million bridge round for its delivery-only grocery stores
Jüsto, the Mexico City-based, delivery-only grocery store chain, has raised another $12 million in financing as it looks to expand its now pandemically relevant business of “dark stores”
Nielsen finds connected TV viewing remains higher than pre-COVID-19 levels, despite lockdowns lifting
The significant increases in TV watching and streaming services that were seen during the COVID-19 lockdowns in the U.S. may represent the new normal, new data from Nielsen suggests. During the height
Nielsen explains how COVID-19 could impact media usage across the US
With U.S. consumers asked to refrain from social gatherings and shelter-in-place at home due to COVID-19, media consumption is prepared to boom. Based on Nielsen data from prior major crises in recent
Comscore partners with Twitch to bring gaming and esports viewership stats to advertisers
Measurement firm Comscore announced this morning a partnership with Amazon-owned game-streaming site Twitch. The deal will see Comscore measuring video streaming activity across Twitch, including gami
Streaming accounts for nearly one-fifth of total US TV watching, according to Nielsen
Streaming eats up a big chunk of viewers’ time, though it’s still outweighed by traditional linear TV. That’s according to the latest Total Audience Report from Nielsen — its first
Nielsen reports a record half a trillion on-demand music streams in U.S. so far this year
Music streaming services have already delivered a new high of half a trillion (507.7 billion) on-demand streams in the first half of 2019, according to Nielsen’s mid-year Music Report released t
Nielsen: 16M U.S. homes now get TV over-the-air, a 48% increase over past 8 years
The number of U.S. households without a traditional cable or satellite TV subscription that instead receive broadcast stations using a digital antenna has jumped by nearly 50 percent over the past 8 y
Nielsen: the second screen is booming as 45% often or always use devices while watching TV
Americans are regularly checking a second screen while watching TV, according to a new report from Nielsen that examined the media consumption habits of U.S. adults in the second quarter of 2018. Toda
Nielsen: Americans are streaming 8 billion hours of content per month on connected TVs
With the rise of streaming services and the trend toward cord cutting, the way U.S. consumers are watching video is also changing. Today, more than two-thirds of U.S. homes have devices that are able
Nielsen: US smart speaker adoption grew to 24% in Q2 2018, 4 in 10 own more than one
In the second quarter, the adoption of smart speakers — like Amazon Echo and Google Home devices — grew to 24 percent in the U.S., up from 22 percent the prior quarter, according to new da
U.S. adults now spend nearly 6 hours per day watching video
If you’ve been wondering why every major media platform has been doubling down on its video efforts in recent months, Nielsen’s new report has the answer. According to the firm’s res
African VC TLcom Capital invests $5M in Nigerian data analytics firm Terragon Group
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On-demand streaming now accounts for the majority of audio consumption, says Nielsen
U.S. album sales declined in 2017 as streaming continues to grow, according to Nielsen’s year-end music report released this week. The report found that album sales, including both digital and p
Over 15 Million watched the ‘Stranger Things 2’ premiere by its third day on Netflix
Netflix definitely has a hit show on its hands with the recent release of Stranger Things 2. According to new data this week from Nielsen, which only recently began measuring subscription video on dem