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Olympics Captured 26% of Last Week’s Live, Linear TV Viewing Time
The 2024 Paris games continue to dominate TV viewership, per Inscape data.
TV Program Ranking: Olympics Dominates Watch-Time
Coverage of the 2024 Paris games captured a 12.47% viewership share across July 22-28, per Inscape.
RNC Coverage, Open Championship Lead TV Watch-Time
Across various networks, coverage of the RNC captured a combined viewership share of 2.96%, per Inscape.
Olympics Buzz Fuels Growth In Earned Media Value For Peacock
Peacock racked up $30.9 million in EMV during the month, a 48% increase from its May EMV, per CreatorIQ.
Big 4 Networks Show Significant Primetime Ad Reach Boost In H1
Overall TV ad impressions were down, but the Big 4 networks persevered in primetime just the same.
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.

