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Canada’s Bell Media hires A+E alum Sean Cohan as president, Wade Oosterman to retire
Canada’s Bell Media has hired former A+E Networks and Wheelhouse exec Sean Cohan as its…
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Netflix, YouTube & Hulu power US streaming to new record high in April
Netflix, YouTube and Hulu helped power streaming in the US to another record high for…
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TV viewing could increase 60% during Coronavirus, says Nielsen
Housebound users could stream more than 60% more video during the coronavirus pandemic, according to…
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A+E alum Sean Cohan departs Wheelhouse Entertainment after just over a year in role
Former A+E Networks veteran Sean Cohan has emerged in a new role at data measurement…
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Nielsen acquires Sorenson Media in addressable ad push
Nielsen has acquired Sorenson Media, an addressable TV technology provider that aims to transform TV…
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Surviving R. Kelly breaks records for Lifetime
Lifetime’s doc series Surviving R. Kelly has helped the US cable channel deliver its best…
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Top US cable entertainment channel rankings unveiled
USA Network, home of The Sinner and Banijay’s forthcoming Temptation Island reboot, was the most…
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Stranger Things beats The Walking Dead – Nielsen
The second season launch of Stranger Things brought SVOD service Netflix more viewers than the…
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Walking Dead ‘could last 50 years’ – AMC chief
The Walking Dead could be around for 50 years if AMC chief executive Josh Sapan…
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Lifestyle trumps other genres, says Scripps
Lifestyle channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive says the types of shows on its channels drive…
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Millennials watch 27% less TV than over 35s
Millennials spend about 27% less time watching traditional TV than people aged over 35, according…
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SVOD uptake ‘on a par with DVR’ in US
Subscription video-on-demand services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video now have equal penetration to…
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Nielsen reveals TV usage by income
Lower income US households spend more time watching television and using their connected devices than…
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Huggers’ Vevo unveils new content line-up
Music-based online channel Vevo has unveiled a new programming line-up, which features several original series….
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US SVOD hits 40%, Amazon gains ground
Four in ten homes in the US have an SVOD service, according to new research…
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Turkey: imports and exports
Following this week’s Discop Istanbul event, TBI speaks to Turkey’s main distribution companies about how…
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Nick going OTT with SVOD service
Nickelodeon is to launch a standalone US subscription on-demand service as the Viacom channel targets…
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Netflix originals viewing on the up, research shows
More than seven out of ten US Netflix viewers have watched “at least some” of…
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Nielsen to track Netflix and Amazon viewing
US information and measurement firm Nielsen is reportedly set to start recording TV viewership on…
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Social media driving US TV viewing
Americans are increasingly integrating TV viewing with social media behaviour, according to a study by…
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Aussies watching more linear TV
Australians are watching more linear TV as well as viewing a greater amount of on-demand…
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Nielsen adds demographics to Twitter coverage
Nielsen has launched a new service measuring Twitter TV demographics across 250 US channels. The…
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Kids go OTT
As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how…
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Oscar ceremony slays The Walking Dead in the ratings
US network ABC’s coverage of the Academy Awards convincingly knocked zombie series The Walking Dead…
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Nielsen says almost 40% of US consumers use Netflix
US research and ratings firm Nielsen says that 38% of Americans now “use or subscribe…
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Advertisers stick with TV as web spend grows
Television remains the dominant medium for advertising investment, but web spend is growing at a…
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Nielsen launches online TV ratings pilot
US-based ratings agency Nielsen has launched a pilot programme that will measure audiences for TV content…
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Nielsen to begin measuring online viewing
US-based rating agency Nielsen is to begin measuring online viewing in what is seen as…
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Nielsen partners with Twitter for TV ratings
Twitter and media measurement company Nielsen are creating a ratings system based on the amount…
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Hulu viewing takes a hit
The number of hours consumer spend tuning into Hulu has dropped sharply this year, according…