Key reach metrics for ABC, CBS, and NBC for persons 18 and up are at 46%, 41% and 41% respectively, as of Q2 2024 -- down from 70% to 75%, respectively, while Fox is at 34%.
Ampere Analysis says there was a 25% share - 103 sports documentaries and docuseries - of all documentaries released from May to July 2024 -- a record share level.
Four of the five legacy media companies were down in advertising results in the first and second quarter of this year.
NBCU's Peacock posted strong results for the Paris Olympics, adding 2.8 million subscription signups over a 7-day period of the two-week event.
Bernstein Research estimates that for every $1 dollar spent on content, a $2 dollar revenue gain is projected for the business over the next several months -- a metric that has been improving slowly
on an overall basis industry wide.
A WBD-Paramount Global merger would initially result in dominance in two legacy entertainment measures: Linear TV viewing time and theatrical box-office revenue. MoffettNathanson Research says the
initial combination of the companies would result in a 35%-40% share of linear TV time depending on the season for viewers ages 2 and up.
TV network groups with 15 to 20 channels might have good reason to be concerned about their next negotiations with legacy pay TV services.
Affiliate-fee revenues as a percentage of total company revenue is highest for Fox Corp. followed by NBCU, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global, MoffettNathanson says.
Advertising a digital sales event on traditional media may not be as necessary.
NBCU and WPP's BAV Group think so -- and they have just released the latest findings from two decades of brand metric-tracking research to prove it.
"Only ad networks/exchanges showed lift," reads an analysis from Standard Media Index, which shows video sites crashing 9% due to year-ago comps with Winter Olympics sales.
Peacock led all streamers in monetizing per hour of streaming viewing, in terms of ad and subscription revenue, according to MoffettNathanson Research. But Peacock and other streamers are still far
behind when it comes to monetizing viewing from their linear TV viewing.
MoffettNathanson forecasts NBCU and Warner Bros. Discovery will see declines in content spending this year while others will climb. Walt Disney will lead all big media companies, followed by NBCU,
Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount and Netflix.
A new survey shows Peacock and Apple TV+ rank low in subscriber perceptions of how "essential" various premium streamers are, while monthly consumer spend on SVODs has plateaued.
NBCU saw an opportunity for an inflection point in 2022 and executed what is probably the best sell-side research and marketing effort to restructure the TV ad marketplace since Turner's Media at the
Millennium shifted billions of dollars from broadcast to cable.
TVision says the investment will accelerate person-level measurement for streaming and advance standards for unified ratings data across linear and CTV. The deal also will support iSpot's
cross-platform currencies for all video. TVision and iSpot.tv have had a long relationship in measuring co-viewing and person-level metrics for linear TV.
The findings show how adding TV into any mix boosts results. Duh.