Why You Need a Comprehensive Over-The-Top Strategy. And now.
The “input button,” an often misunderstood piece of remote control real estate, unlocks a wide range of content for consumers with an array of devices, and it’s no longer invisible to audience measurement.
Tantalizing Trade Off: VOD Viewers Don’t Mind Watching Ads for Free Content
The rise of video-on-demand (VOD) programming choices is not only a great benefit to viewers—it also opens more opportunities for advertisers and content creators to reach them.
Binge Bunch: Two-Thirds of Global VOD Viewers Say They Watch Multiple Episodes in a Single Sitting
VOD services are undoubtedly transforming the way audiences consume video, so it’s important to tune in to what’s driving engagement around the world. Our recent online global survey found that while several strong motivating factors will support continued growth, there are a few barriers to be...
On-Demand Demographics: VOD Viewing Across Generations
VOD is fast becoming a part of daily viewing habits for many around the world, regardless of age. In fact, among the 65% of global respondents who watch any type of VOD programming, more than four-in-10 say they watch at least once a day.
Remote Control: VOD Puts Global Consumers in the Viewing Driver's Seat
Not long ago, “watching TV” meant sitting in front of the screen in your living room, waiting for a favorite program to come on at a set time. Today, VOD programming options put the viewer in control of what they watch, when they watch and how they watch.
Video on Demand
Nearly two-thirds of global respondents (65%) in a Nielsen online survey in 61 countries say they watch some form of VOD programming, which includes long- and short-form content.
Uncommon Sense: Are Media Companies Charging Streaming Services Enough?
Wall Street is concerned that increasing numbers of cable subscribers are cord-cutting and investors are worried that media companies aren’t earning enough from SVOD platforms to compensate. So do the worries have merit?
Devices Proliferate, but Viewing Preferences Depend on What and Where We Are Watching
What’s your go-to device of choice for watching your favorite show? Device proliferation has afforded more choice than ever before, but TV remains the preferred device—and by a wide margin according to global online respondents in Nielsen’s Digital Landscape Survey.
Screen Wars: The Battle for Eye Space in a TV-Everywhere World
We’re living in a world of 24/7 connectivity. We access content on our own terms, and we like it that way. But while this flexibility can be a benefit to us, it represents a huge challenge for brands and content providers vying for our attention.
Uncommon Sense: The Importance of Quality Panels in a ‘Census’ World
Nielsen recently announced new investments in our core media measurement panels in the U.S., including expansion in many local markets and the introduction of mobile measurement in our national people meter (NPM) panel. People have asked me why we’d do this, in a world that is increasingly...