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We recently published some thoughts on the announcement of a new US measurement body which described itself as a JIC whilst not having the characteristics of JICs anywhere else in the world. Our commentary provoked a great deal of discussion and raised a number of questions about the US measurement… Read more

Cross-media attention data has been available for a while in the US from a combination of TVision’s TV panel data and Lumen Research’s Digital Attention data. A growing number of clients making use of this data has persuaded the companies to collaborate and set up panels to provide a similar… Read more

Data from Smart TV set manufacturers provides important insights into changing patterns of viewing behaviour. In this asiCast, our Research Director, Richard Marks, speaks with Ed Wale, VP Europe, LG Ads Solutions, about how data from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) is gathered and where it comes from. The acronym FAST… Read more

In this asiCast our Research Director Richard Marks interviews Jon Watts, CEO of the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), in the US and asks him about his role there in the rapidly evolving media landscape. In particular Richard asks Jon about the two current studies CIMM has conducted and… Read more

The volume of data now available to us from different devices, together with the need to protect peoples’ privacy, has made understanding audience behaviour extremely difficult. Increasingly the industry has been turning towards the use of synthetic data to enhance the modelling of audiences and bring together different data sets… Read more

We have been looking to apply proxies for attention since whenever – seeking to have ads appearing first in break or on the outside back cover. Now technology appears to provide the opportunity to measure attentiveness and Brian Jacobs of BJ&A talks to Jonathan Waite, Global Director of Havas Media… Read more

Audio and video being available to consumers anytime and anywhere presents enormous problems for those involved in audience measurement. For some years now it has been widely acknowledged that hybrid solutions are required for this evolving audio and video market. In this asiCast our Research Director, Richard Marks, talks to… Read more

Integrating both linear and broadcaster VOD data into the industry currency for both content and advertising has multiple benefits for stakeholders. In this preview to the presentation he will be making with Craig Johnson of Seven West Media at this year’s International Television & Video Conference in Nice, Ian Garland,… Read more

As streaming moves centre stage in the distribution of content, what insights can we get from around the world of the balance between streaming and broadcast, between on-demand and linear and between TV sets and other devices? Is the SVOD era phasing into one of hybrid models with ad-free and… Read more

The significance and influence of the Media Ratings Council (MRC) in the US is well-known, but it is increasingly receiving world-wide attention and interest following the launch of the cross-media initiative of the WFA and the projects undertaken by the ANA in the States and ISBA in the UK. George… Read more

Media spend is typically assessed in terms of audiences – the numbers reached, ratings bought and CPMs achieved serving as proxies for business success. Yet, although market modelling can often provide a more adequate assessment, it’s use is not as widespread as perhaps it should be. In this asiCast, Brian… Read more

A new cross-media measurement tender process has been published by NMO in the Netherlands as part of the Media Audience Measurement system that is being developed there. We have been tracking this significant initiative over the last few years both at our annual conference and in this podcast series as… Read more

Nielsen has been making significant efforts in recent years to source additional inputs that can allow the allocation of demographics to enhance ever more granular datasets. In this asiCast our Research Director Richard Marks talks to Nielsen’s Chief Data Officer, Mainak Mazumdar, about the relative roles played by traditional panels… Read more

Video currency measurement is at a critical point at the moment as those who have been listening to our recent podcasts on the highly unstable situation in the US will know. With a number of alternative solutions being put forward, we thought it would be helpful to have a chat… Read more

We all have multiple profiles across a range of services and many of us also share TVs, gaming consoles, tablets, PCs and other devices within our households. Meanwhile, millions also share access to streaming media and ecommerce accounts. Media companies and companies engaged in ecommerce have a wealth of data… Read more

How can broadcasters best demonstrate the impact, value and positive contribution they make to society? Public service broadcasters are always being challenged about their funding and we have recently seen a referendum on the subject held in Switzerland, persistent pressure placed on the BBC in the UK and, ahead of… Read more

The efforts being made around the world to develop cross-media measurement tend to focus on cross-platform video measurement as a first step. The work being undertaken in Canada is no exception and in this asiCast our Research Director, Richard Marks, speaks to Neil McEneaney, President and CEO of Numeris, about… Read more

It is clear to everyone that there is currently a great deal of turbulence in the TV market in the US.  In the context of the ongoing NBC tender process for audience measurement providers, our Research Director Richard Marks discusses with the co-founder and CEO of TVision, Yan Liu, the… Read more

Nielsen recently announced a move from average ad break ratings to actual spot ratings. In this interview with Kimberly Gilberti, SVP Product Manager at Nielsen, our Research Director, Richard Marks, asks how broadcast TV ratings are calculated in the US currently and what exactly does this change involve? Many countries,… Read more

Having been one of the companies selected by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) to conduct a trial to meet the WFA’s North Star ambitions in the US, Comscore’s Chief Research Officer, Michael Vinson, talks to asi’s Research Director, Richard Marks, about the trial. What does it involve and what… Read more

The media measurement community in the US has been in a certain amount of turmoil in recent weeks. In this asiCast our Research Director, Richard Marks, asks Jane Clarke, Managing Director of the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), to explain some of the reasons for this. CIMM has been… Read more

One of the most significant things since Liberty Media took over the running of the Formula 1 franchise is the extent to which research has been central to the innovations they have introduced to the sport. At the time Liberty became involved there was little or no research being undertaken… Read more

Shortly after the announcement that Ipsos had been appointed to measure digital audiences in Australia, Ian Garland, Managing Director of Milton Data, interviewed Gai Le Roy, CEO of the IAB Australia. Will the new service operate like a JIC, where the IAB owns the service and markets the data, or… Read more

A significant development has been announced in the UK, with commercial TV broadcasters collaborating to develop Sky’s CFlight as an industry-wide campaign evaluation tool, providing advertisers consistent, accurate measurement across all platforms and all types of viewing. There has already been a great deal of interest from broadcasters in many… Read more

There has been a great deal of interest in levels of attention paid to advertising in recent months. Much of the session devoted to advertising at our annual International Television & Video Conference last November was devoted to it when the question was raised as to whether, beyond exposure, it… Read more