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TV Program Rankings: Cable News Programs Rise Over Weekend
Weekend coverage on Fox News drove watch-time increases for many of its top programs (especially those typically airing during weekdays only).
‘Measuring’ The Difference At Cannes This Year
Telly’s Bob Ivins offers up some theories on why TV measurement did not seem to be on anyone’s lips at Cannes this year.
MLB, Wimbledon Score For TV Watch-Time
Games captured a 1.85% viewership share across July 1-7, per Inscape.
Presidential Debate Wins for TV Watch-Time
The debate simulcast captured a 2.16% viewership share, beating the Olympic trials and other sports for watch-time across June 24-30.
Report Reveals Key Deltas Between Exact-Ad Measurement, Average-Minute Audience
A new report from iSpot highlights the major differences between average commercial minute audiences and exact-ad (spot-level) measurement during sporting events.
TV Program Rankings: Olympic Trials Win Gold With Audiences
U.S. Olympic Trials are big winners by watch-time as audiences get ready for the Summer Games in Paris.
‘Bridgerton’ Drives Growth In Earned Media Value For Netflix
Nicola Coughlan saw her TikTok audience grow by 25x since January and has a 13.58% engagement rate on the platform, per CreatorIQ.
Cannes Is Clearly For Sale. Is Your Identity?
Commerce media dominated Cannes with major brands and retail media networks, highlighting the rise of shoppable content and ad tech battles over ad identifiers.
TV Program Ranking: A Big Week For Fox News
Multiple Fox News shows jumped into the June 10-16 ranking after not appearing the top 50, per Inscape.
NBA Finals, NCAA Baseball Score For TV Watch-Time
Sports dominated Inscape’s program ranking for June 3-9, taking all five of the top chart positions.
Reported New Media Rights Deal Cements NBA As TV’s No. 2 Property
The NBA’s new TV deal is going to change the way we watch sports, and how the league’s perceived as an entertainment property for the foreseeable future.
Ad Networks Come For Your Digital Wallet
Chase Bank and PayPal’s entry into the ad business raises privacy concerns amid the broader push for data protection.
‘SVU’ Beats NCAA Baseball Tournament, NBA Playoffs for TV Watch-Time
Although multiple sports make Inscape’s latest ranking, none of them could top the ‘Law & Order’ behemoth.
Power Surge: Smart TVs That Only Stream See Electric Bump
In Q1 2024, 58% of smart TVs solely streamed content — a notable three percentage point jump from Q4 2023, per Inscape.
Is the Open Web Worth Saving? Or is it Already Too Late?
The obituaries are being written for the open web left and right. The question is who or what can save digital advertising on the 'long tail’ - or if AI is about to make it all worthless.
Sports Dominates Last Week’s Most-Watched Programs
The NBA playoffs continue to hold court atop Inscape’s ranking, while college softball and baseball made inroads week-over-week.
Book Adaptations Fuel Max’s April Growth in Earned Media Value
Max’s $25.9 million April EMV represented a 20% increase from March, per CreatorIQ
‘Young Sheldon’ Cracks Top 15 Most-Watched Programs
Reruns plus the series finale of the hit sitcom captured a 0.52% viewership share across May 13-19, per Inscape.
Despite Strikes, Major Networks Grew TV Season Ad Reach
ABC and CBS were two of the networks that saw notable year-over-year increases in national linear TV ad impressions, per iSpot.
The Upfronts Versus The Chatbots
Despite the flashy Upfronts, tech giants like Google, Apple and Meta are competing to dominate the future of AI.