The Impact of COVID-19 on Video Streaming and Local News Consumption
In addition to driving increased streaming, COVID-19 is having a significant impact on local news reliance and consumption.
How Americans are Adjusting to Working from Home Full-Time
Despite the challenges and adjustments that working from home involves, such as toddlers, animals, potentially sharing tight quarters with others, most Americans enjoy the convenience, still feel engaged with their roles and believe it makes it easier to strike a work-life balance.
Nielsen Estimates 121 Million TV Homes in the U.S. for the 2020-2021 TV Season
Nielsen National Television Household Universe Estimates for the 2020-2021 TV season increased to 121 million TV homes, up from 2019.
How Working from Home is Shaping Consumers’ Power of Choice
According to the Nielsen Remote Workers Consumer Survey, work-from-home consumers are enjoying the change in their daily work routines. And to no surprise, the new normal includes a heavy dose of media consumption.
Going Swimmingly: Streaming Continues to Grow Among Consumers
According to the August 2020 Nielsen Total Audience Report, streaming among Over The Top (OTT) capable homes accounts for 25% of consumers’ collective time spent with the television.
Growth Spurt: Time Spent Streaming Ad-Supported Video is Outpacing Big-Name SVOD Viewing
Beneath the headlines and social media commotion about high-profile SVOD titles like Tiger King, Upload and Ozark, a new form of digital streaming is gaining traction: those that are ad-supported.
Beyond SVOD
In the U.S. streaming universe, the “other” players—everything other than Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon and Disney+ (which launched November 2019)—account for 23% of the total U.S. streaming pie. And the amount of time people spend watching this content is up more than 50% year-over-year.
Total Audience Report Series
Welcome to The Nielsen Total Audience Report hub, which features the latest reports, data and insights related to the report series. Discover how audiences are connecting with media today and how this is shifting our culture, as well as the advertising and media industry.
Balancing Act: With More Time at Home, Work Days and Media Habits Merge
Despite being thrust into the work-from-home experience with little prep time, new remote workers not only adapted, but quickly became comfortable with this new reality. Some are even thriving.
The Nielsen Total Audience Report: August 2020
In this special edition of The Nielsen Total Audience Report, we dive into the world of working from home —how consumers felt about their productivity, engagement, challenges and the impact this new lifestyle has had on media and device usage.