More advanced targeting on CTV requires exponentially more data than demo-based targeting, but ensuring all that data is accurate – with consistency across linear and streaming – is a big challenge.
The TV industry still can’t agree on the point of panels. They’re a necessary resource for measurement, but there’s no consensus about how to actually build or use them.
When the MRC revoked its seal of approval for Nielsen’s TV ratings in 2021, it spurred a hunt for alternatives. Now, media and tech companies are debating whether MRC accreditation is even necessary.
The broadcaster-backed joint industry committee grants “conditional certification” to Comscore, VideoAmp and iSpot.
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There isn’t going to be one single resolution to the measurement debate. The TV market will most likely end up with a hybrid model that includes everything from ACR and big data via smart TVs to, yes, much-maligned Nielsen-style panels.
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Agencies are busy gearing up to buy client campaigns on alt currency this upfront season. But the transition to alt currency is a work in progress, and the industry isn’t dumping Nielsen entirely.
The most interesting nuggets coming out of the NewFronts presentations this week are candid moments that reflect the debate raging between broadcasters, ad buyers and alternative measurement providers looking to dethrone Nielsen.
Nielsen is reverting back to its panel-based C3 and C7 ratings that track average commercial time over three or seven days. The currency switch-up just weeks ahead of the upfronts has only added to the industry’s mounting frustrations with Nielsen.
