Kids and Teens Drive Daytime TV Viewing and Streaming Increases During COVID-19
TV makes a pretty good babysitter for homebound kids. Now several weeks into the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) shutdown in the U.S., a clearer picture is emerging around how “shelter-in-place” orders are affecting the daily lives of American families in local cities across the...
It’s Time for Facts, Not Fear: Asian Americans are Doing Their Part
We’ve seen many headlines about Asian Americans falling victim to hate and harassment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But we are not a community that will sit quietly and turn a blind a eye. We are one with a voice to be heard.
During COVID-19 Sports Viewers Are Still a Scoring Opportunity for Brands and Media Owners
The sports blackout at the hands of COVID-19 hasn’t dampened the passion that many fans have in terms of their media behavior, according to a recent Nielsen analysis on sports viewing.
A Look at How Home Care Product Claim Preferences Have Shifted Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
The sentiment around staying safe and hygienic has amplified the relevance of certain product claims. Specifically, consumers now believe product claims focused on killing germs, providing immunity and overall health promotion are more relevant than claims around naturalness, sustainability,...
The Fight to Remain Relevant if the U.S. Enters a Recession
Amid record job losses and unemployment filings in the last month due to travel restrictions and physical retail closures, it’s not an understatement to say that the FMCG industry is operating in uncharted territory.
Tracking the Unprecedented Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. CPG Shopping Behavior
For the two weeks ended March 21, 2002, total U.S. CPG sales (in-store and online) increased $8.5 billion from the two weeks prior. For context, that’s 15x the average rate of change for a typical two-week period.
2017 Year in Sports Media
The 2017 Year in Sports Media Report looks at some of the top moments in sports and how what happened this past year could impact the short and long-term futures of sports rights holders, fans and sponsors.
2016 World Sports Review
Global sport's top-line metrics, notably global sponsorship and media rights spend, continued to point in the right direction in 2016 but it was also a year of rapid change across the industry.
U.S. Consumer Confidence Rises in Second Quarter, Along with Political Stability Concerns
Though global consumer confidence remained flat in the second quarter of 2016, confidence in the U.S. maintained positive momentum, increasing three points to 113 from the previous quarter. In fact, confidence has been at or above the optimism baseline of 100 for more than two years.
Resilient U.S. Consumers Begin 2016 With Confidence
Around the world, consumer confidence in the first quarter of 2016 showed a fair amount of country-by-country variation, with perhaps no better example than in North America, where confidence remained strong and above the optimism baseline in the U.S. at 110, but declined six points in Canada to 93.