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From Great Panels Come Great Insights
At Nielsen, we believe that our panels make our company stand out. We devote a great deal of time and resources to ensuring that our panels produce high-quality data. By combining big data with smaller data sets from carefully chosen and measured households, we believe that we provide a higher...
Audio Today 2019
Radio continues to reach a large segment of Americans when they’re on the move, offering advertisers the ability to deliver the right message to the right audience at the right time.
Data Integration + Data Enrichment = Faster Insights
The combination of data integration and data enrichment enables sophisticated analytics to produce effective, actionable business intelligence—intelligence that was previously locked away in different systems.
Choose it Or Lose It: Media Choice Abounds, But Many Americans Stay With What They Know
With so much choice available, how are modern consumers navigating the “paradox of choice” and deciding what to listen to and watch? Are they embracing subscription and and-demand services, or relying on traditional means like scheduled programs and live radio?
The Steady Reach of Radio: Winning Consumer Attention
The original electronic media, radio continues to reach more Americans than any other platform measured by Nielsen. Among adults 18+, radio reaches 92% of U.S. adults every week.
The Nielsen Total Audience Report: Q3 2018
In this edition of the Nielsen Total Audience Report, we are happy to share year-over-year comparisons of media use to show how consumer behaviors have shifted across comparable measurement intervals.
What Do You Know, What Do You Say: Audiences Rely on Traditional Influences in a Content Crazy World
From smartphones to tablets to smart TVs, access to this type of content has never been easier. But the luxury of choice also serves as a double-edged sword. With a world of info and entertainment at their fingertips, how do audiences decide what to consume?
U.S. Consumers are Shifting the Time They Spend with Media
While live TV+time-shifted TV accounts for over four hours per day and radio accounts for nearly two hours of daily usage, consumers are shifting the specific media they spend this time with as their options broaden.
How Holiday Music on Adult Contemporary Radio Keeps Getting Bigger Every Year
The most recent holiday season has likely faded from our memories as the turn of the calendar into the New Year changes our focus. But when it comes to radio listening, the 2018 holiday season turned out to be yet another record breaker for Adult Contemporary stations broadcasting the...
A Familiar Matchup: College Football’s Premier Rivalry
Alabama has nearly double the number of fans in its local market than Clemson in its local market. Clemson, however, has experienced a 16% increase in its local fan base since 2015.
Juggling Act: Audiences Have More Media at Their Disposal and Are Using Them Simultaneously
With the vast amount of time Americans spend using their devices throughout the day, it is inevitable that some of this usage is occurring simultaneously.
The Nielsen Total Audience Report: Q2 2018
Access and convenience are two key factors that determine how people consume media at different times. So, is prime time still relevant in this era of device fragmentation? The answer is a resounding “Yes.”
Tops of 2018: Radio
According to Nielsen’s Portable People Meter (PPM) data for the balance of 2018 (January-November), News/Talk remained the No. 1 format among all listeners (age 6+) for the eighth year in a row.