Nielsen
Nielsen Media Research (Nielsen) is a data analytics firm that measures media audiences across television, radio, streaming services and similar products. In addition to its flagship measurement products, Nielsen owns Gracenote, which offers metadata and content recognition solutions across audio and video services.
Nielsen to acquire DoubleVerify for $2.15 billion
DoubleVerify will become a privately held company under Nielsen but will continue to operate under its existing name and brand.
“Stranger Things” on Netflix leads Nielsen streaming rankings for H1 2026
Three streaming originals ranked among the top 10 overall titles, up from one during the same period last year, according to Nielsen's report.
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Fox News remains top in cable ratings during July; NewsNation, MS NOW log growth milestones
Fox News Channel led cable news in July, averaging 2.33 million Monday-Sunday primetime viewers and nearly 1.5 million total-day viewers.
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Nielsen to stop measuring Puerto Rico TV, radio stations in December
Nielsen will discontinue television and radio audience measurement in Puerto Rico in December, according to a report published on Monday.
Telemundo dethrones Univision during FIFA World Cup tournament
Telemundo's prime-time coverage of the FIFA World Cup tournament is driving millions of viewers from Univision to its network.
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Fox is most-watched network during FIFA World Cup tournament
The company has pulled in an average weekly audience of 7.48 million to 8.16 million viewers during the tournament, according to ratings data.
RATINGS
Fox News crushes CBS in prime-time ratings during recent measurement week
Fox News attracted 2.4 million viewers with prime-time programming in weekday viewing, significantly higher than CBS and ABC, according to Nielsen data.
TVB criticizes Nielsen Gauge reports as inadequate, incomplete
Nielsen's most-recent Ad-Supported Gauge report artificially inflate streaming viewership by leaving out key data and focusing on the wrong demographic, the TVB said on Wednesday.
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Gracenote: AI products frequently churn out erroneous TV, film information
The study highlights risks for streaming services using certain AI tools for content discovery; errors include mixing up similarly-named titles and inaccurate cast details.
Nielsen, Mediaocean expand partnership to support advanced audience measurement
The collaboration is designed to improve consistency across planning, activation and measurement as campaigns span increasingly fragmented media environments, Nielsen said.
Nielsen: Linear radio continues to dominate digital audio space
Linear radio maintained or grew share across most demographics, highlighting its resilience in a fragmented audio market, Nielsen's report showed.
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Nielsen expands Marketing Architects partnership to accelerate TV measurement data delivery
The integration combines Nielsen’s Media Data Engine with Marketing Architects’ Annika platform to improve campaign planning and analysis.