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College Hoops May Be Done, But the NBA Is Just Getting Started
Post-season NBA led Inscape’s ranking of most-watched TV programs, with games scoring nearly 4% of all minutes watched last week.
Context Matters: How GumGum’s Verity Can Help Ensure Adult Ads Don’t Wind Up On Kids TV
GumGum's CTO explains how they are working with IRIS.TV to prevent adult ads being shown on children's streaming content by analyzing and enriching video-level data.
YouTube’s Sunday Ticket Structure A Touchdown… For YouTube
YouTube’s pricing around NFL Sunday Ticket is a savvy bet that fans will sign up, even if it means completely changing TV providers.
Golf Putts Into First Place For Recent Live TV Viewership
The 2023 Masters Tournament and related coverage scored over 4% of all watch-time during the week of April 3-9, placing it solidly in first place for the program ranking, per data from Inscape.
The Masters Scores More With Viewers In 2023
This year’s Masters had the most linear minutes watched for Thursday to Sunday, according to Inscape, along with a higher share of Sunday watch-time vs. last year
Endeavor Wants The Sports Entertainment Content Title Belt
As a combined business, WWE and UFC aren’t going to be put in a box, and are likely to make billions in TV and streaming negotiations.
CCR Media Is The Database ACR Is Built On
With ACR assuming an even larger role in the measurement universe, CCR’s media monitoring expertise takes the spotlight.
How Video-Level Data And Content Identifiers Solve The Transparency Problem In CTV
IRIS.TV VP of Marketing Rohan Castelino explains the benefits of content-based targeting: “You are what you watch.”
Men’s, Women’s NCAA Basketball Neck and Neck For Watch-Time
NCAA basketball tournaments lead Inscape’s most recent ranking of the most-watched TV programming, while NBA jumps into the top five and MLB takes sixth place.
Weekly Watch-Time for Women’s Basketball Jumps Up
Although the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament remains the No. 1 program week-over-week, it saw a decline in watch-time. Meanwhile, the women’s tournament increased its share of viewership and moved into third place.
Where Could Teams Turn Without Regional Sports Networks?
With uncertainty swirling around Bally Sports RSNs, as many as 42 U.S. teams are potentially affected — and none more than MLB clubs that are about to start the 2023 season.
Just How Much Is March Madness Dominating Live TV Viewership?
Data from Inscape reveals just how much time people are spending watching March Madness live this year.
Advertisers Report Seeing Real Results With VIZIO Home Screen Sponsorships
VIZIO’s case study measured the impact of three different Home Screen activations across multiple advertiser categories in delivering against brand KPIs.
Nielsen Revises Gauge Metrics, Bally Goes Bankrupt
The three most interesting takeaways from Nielsen’s revised The Gauge ratings plus what happens to streaming RSNs now that Diamond’s gone bankrupt.
TV Data Shows How Women’s Basketball Still Gets Deprioritized
Before the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments tip off, we dive into how the women’s game still isn’t getting its due.
Basketball Bounces Up, Oscars Still Slaps: TV By the Numbers
Weekly watch-time increased for men’s college basketball games, while the Oscars take fourth place on the program ranking.
Bad News For Movie Theaters, YouTube Pushes YouTube-Friendly Measurement Standards.
A new report reveals some unsavory stats for the movie industry and YouTube tries to conflate digital video with TV.
Which Beer Brands Won With Music In 2022?
Songtradr’s new “Music of Beer” report shows which brands made the right choices with music selections for ads in 2022.
Tax Brands’ New Early-Year TV Ad Strategy
Tax filing services are accounting for a smaller share of all TV ad impressions early in the year, as iSpot data shows.
Women’s College Basketball Cracks Top 20 For Watch-Time: TV By the Numbers
For the first time this season, women’s college basketball makes it into the ranking of the most-watched programs, landing at No. 17. Meanwhile, men’s college basketball and NBA games hold steady in first and second place, respectively.