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  • NBCU Highlights Three Measurement Providers As Alternatives To Nielsen

    NBCUniversal highlighted three streaming-oriented companies it is considering – Conviva, Dumbstruck and Truthset – to create a framework for alternative currencies as it prepares to move away from legacy TV ratings giant Nielsen as the industry’s single currency provider. Kelly Abcarian, NBCU’s EVP of ad measurement and impact, again called for “measurement independence” and for […]

  • ​​When the Old Guard Falls: TV Advertising Beyond Nielsen

    “On TV & Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video.  Today’s column is by Jo Kinsella, President, TVSquared. Since the dawn of TV, Nielsen ratings have been the gold standard for marketers. They measured the percentage of a group (e.g., women aged 18-49) or households in a particular designated […]