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Media Monitoring Is About To Enter The Streaming Age
In this video, CCR media executives explain what exactly media monitoring is, what makes them the gold standard, and how it impacts so many areas of the TV industry.
Samsung's Innovative Approach to Audience Segmentation: Streaming Segments Explained
Samsung's Head of Global Insights Justin Fromm discusses the thinking behind their new Streaming Segments product and their new report.
Discovery’s Unscripted Bonanza Gives Max A Huge WGA-Strike Boost
As the WGA strike continues, unscripted shows become more valuable than ever. Brandon Katz looks at how the various players’ vaults stack up.
‘The Curious Case of Natalia Grace’ Cracks Top 25 Programs for TV Watch-Time
Meanwhile — and to no one’s surprise — sports continue to dominate much of last week’s live TV viewership, per Inscape.
Data: Daytime TV’s Growing Footprint
Daytime TV ad impressions grew year-over-year, even as primetime was down — revealing new opportunities for brands looking for reach with linear ads.
For the John Wick Franchise, The Fourth Time's The Charm
The unexpected success of the fourth installment of the John Wick franchise turns Hollywood’s conventional wisdom on its head.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game: TV By the Numbers
Unsurprisingly, NBA again takes first place for weekly watch-time — but softball and baseball slide up the ranking, according to the latest data from Inscape.
WBD Owned Networks Account For Nearly ¼ Of Top 50 Nets
WBD networks accounted for 12 of the top 50 networks ranked by watch-time from Jan. 1, 2023 through May 14, 2023. That’s more than any other parent company, according to data from Inscape.
Inscape Takes Aim at the Future of TV Measurement
The company’s new Commercial Feed+ dataset promises comprehensive ad reporting across linear and streaming.
Masters Of Their Domain: Tracking Seinfeld’s Affinity Data
Looking at where Seinfeld viewers are coming from, and where they’re headed next, offers interesting insights on whether it’s a good fit for Max.
College Softball Comes Out of Left Field: TV By the Numbers
While NBA and the PGA Championship took top spots for TV watch-time last week, college softball jumped into the ranking at No. 10, per Inscape data.
Telly Will Live Or Die On The Buzz, Upfronts Offer Few Surprises
Why Telly’s free TVs are generating so much buzz. And why the Upfronts really aren’t.
NBA Playoffs Continue to Dominate Weekly TV Watch-Time
Games captured 5.42% of all live, linear minutes watched on TV, per Inscape.
Originals vs Licensed Content: Why Streamers All Have Their Own Magic Numbers
Parrot Analytics’ Brandon Katz looks at why, in the race for subscribers, some streamers are just more original than others.
NHL Skates Into Second For TV Watch-Time
Inscape data for May 1-7 reveals that viewers were favoring sports programming.
NBA Playoffs Top Mage’s Kentucky Derby Win
NBA playoffs action beat out the 149th Kentucky Derby for watch-time Saturday, dunking a 6.14% viewership share, according to Inscape.
Context vs Targeting: How Can Streaming Advertisers Have It All?
Madhive’s Adam Helfgott on why today’s ad platforms need to be as good with contextual targeting as they are with data-driven targeting.
Branded Content Is The Star Of The Newfronts, BlueSky Dispatch
Data-driven branded content makes a splash at this year’s Newfronts, but is the splash BlueSky is making actually sustainable?
Primetime Ad Minutes Keep Climbing For Top TV Networks
Ad minutes are going up in primetime, while attention appears to be dropping, as data from iSpot reveals.
Unmasking the Demographics of Superhero Movie Fans
New data from Parrot Analytics reveals some surprising generational differences between superhero movies.

