'Stranger Things' helped Netflix dominate the streaming charts in 2022Disney+ also had a moment.By J. Fingas, 01.27.2023
Streaming viewership surpasses cable TV for the first time in the USNielsen's data marks a milestone for online video.By J. Fingas, 08.18.2022
Roku buys Nielsen tech to better target ads on traditional TVAdvertisers could replace local and national ads with targeted ones in real time.By M. Moon, 03.02.2021
Nielsen says people mostly streamed old network shows, not new releases'The Office' and 'Grey's Anatomy' topped Nielsen's 2020 streaming chartsBy S. Dent, 01.13.2021
Nielsen will adapt its TV ratings to recognize views on other devicesThe new system won't be fully ready until 2024, however.By J. Fingas, 12.08.2020
Nielsen wants to track podcast data by... calling peopleThe company is aiming to deliver detailed data on podcast consumption. By A. Khalid, 07.11.2019
Cord cutting has grown by 50 percent in the last eight years16 million US homeowners have now cut the cord.By M. Moon, 01.16.2019
Nielsen steps up its tracking of digital gaming and esportsIt has acquired SuperData Research to improve its gaming division.By M. Moon, 09.06.2018
Nielsen to include YouTube TV viewing figures in its local ratingsAs users cut cords, streaming services are a key part of audience numbers. By S. Dent, 05.23.2018
34 major tech companies are uniting to fight cyberattacksDell, Facebook, HP and Microsoft are a few of the big names involved.By J. Fingas, 04.17.2018
Nielsen ratings give credit for Facebook, YouTube and Hulu viewsThis will allow content creators to better display how their media is being consumed.By M. Locklear, 08.15.2017
Nielsen counts live Hulu and YouTube TV streams for its ratingsTheir data will be bundled into traditional C3 and C7 reports to advertisers.By S. Krishna, 07.25.2017
AT&T's deal with Nielsen promises more accurate TV ratingsDirecTV and U-Verse will provide clearer data on what you're really watching.By J. Fingas, 01.18.2017
Streaming topped all forms of US music consumption in 2016More songs were streamed per day than downloads for the entire year. By S. Dent, 01.07.2017
Nielsen starts breaking down TV streams by device next monthThe measurement minded folks want content providers to know what you're watching on.By T. Seppala, 03.24.2016
Online love with OKCupid and Tinder peaks at 9 PMThe Nielsen data measurement firm says primetime lasts about four hours each night. By T. Seppala, 01.27.2016
Nielsen adds Facebook to its social television ratingsThe social network joins Twitter in measuring the popularity of TV shows.By B. Steele, 01.20.2016
Streaming music was twice as big in 2015The number of US music streams nearly doubled last year, at the expense of downloads.By J. Fingas, 01.07.2016