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The Latest Breaking News from Nielsen

Nielsen N.V. (NYSE:NLSN) reported first-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 2.5% year-on-year on a constant currency basis to $877 million, missing the consensus of $879.3 million. Measurement revenues of $645 million increased 2.7% Y/Y (CC). Impact / Content revenues of $232 million were up 1.8% Y/Y (CC). Adjusted EPS of $0.45 beat the consensus…

Benzinga

ABC’s ‘black-ish’ Ends Its Run as ABC Looks to Future

As the comedy “black-ish” ended its run after eight seasons with a relatively modest live audience of 2.52 million viewers, ABC is already pivoting to what it hopes is its next defining sitcom. The “black-ish” series finale last week featured a storyline where series stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis…

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Move Over Netflix? HBO Max Is Gaining Subscribers And Market Share

Shares of streaming-related stocks were hammered this week after an earnings report from Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) saw a decline in quarterly subscribers. One streaming company reported a strong gain in the same quarter and could be taking market share from Netflix.

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Opening of NBA playoffs gives ratings win to ABC, ESPN

There's no overwhelming favorite for NBA champion as the playoffs start, but that was by no means a problem for ABC and ESPN

The Independent UK

Fashion tops online retail ranking in shopping survey

Fashion products top the most popular online shopping items in Thailand, while many industries are gravitating towards digital channels to boost sales, particularly grocery and electric appliances, according to a recent survey by market research firm Nielsen.

Bangkok Post

Shannon Bream's Bible stories are turning Fox News Books into a publishing force

Shannon Bream, an anchor on Fox News, doesn't get into the kinds of noise-making controversies that propel the careers of the conservative-leaning news channel's hosts. She provides straight ahead coverage of the Supreme Court, her beat at the channel, and has a nightly newscast airing at midnight on the East…

Los Angeles Times

Tiger Woods' return to Masters a winner for TV networks

Tiger Woods fell short of his goal of winning the Masters golf tournament in his stunning return from serious injuries suffered in an auto accident, but he was a winner for the television networks who followed the event

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Merger Arbitrage Mondays - WindAcre Doubles Its Stake In Nielsen Holdings (NLSN) And Other Deals

Merger activity decreased last week with three new deals announced and six deals completed. Tivity Health (NASDAQ: TVTY)

Benzinga

Grammys barely move the needle in television ratings

Despite a night of good vibes and performances by some of the music industry's biggest stars, the Grammy Awards barely moved the needle in television ratings

The Independent UK

Social media explodes during Oscars; TV viewership doesn't

Will Smith's violent slap of Chris Rock during the Academy Awards ceremony had no appreciable difference on the size of the ABC broadcast's television audience

The Independent UK

Nielsen to go private in deal valuing TV-ratings company at $16 billion

Nielsen Holdings Plc has agreed to be acquired by a consortium including Evergreen Coast Capital Corp., an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management, and Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Tribune News Service

Nielsen Shares Jump As It Accepts Takeover At 60% Premium

An Elliott Management Corp and Brookfield Asset Management Inc (NYSE:BAM) led consortium agreed to acquire Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE:NLSN) for $28 a share. The all-cash transaction valued Nielsen at $16 billion, including debt. The offer price implied a 60% premium over Nielsen's unaffected stock price as of March 11, before market speculation regarding a potential…

Benzinga

Bid for Nielsen TV ratings company almost doubles to $16B

Brookfield Business Partners is boosting its buyout offer for Nielsen Holdings to about $16 billion after the TV ratings and marketing data company rejected a $9 billion takeover bid

The Independent UK

Oscars viewership up more than 50% over last year, report says

The Oscars wanted more viewers and, boy, did they get them.

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Axios

Oscars ratings jump 56% from last year's record low

The figure still marks the second-smallest Oscars audience in history.

Benzinga

Oscars TV Ratings Up Significantly From Last Year, But Still Far From Peak

Sunday night's Academy Awards telecast on ABC, a unit of the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), attracted 15.4 million viewers and a 3.2 rating with adults ages 18 to 49, according to data released Monday afternoon by Nielsen.

The Independent UK

Oscars audience exceeds 15 million, exceeding last year

The television audience for the Academy Awards appears to be up from last year's record low, but is still not at the level that the annual awards show is accustomed to

The Independent UK

Two St. Peter's NCAA games land in Nielsen's top 20

Here's a pretty safe bet: last week was the first time ever that two St. Peter's University men's basketball games landed among the Nielsen company's top 20 shows

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Merger Arbitrage Mondays - Anaplan To Be Acquired By Thoma Bravo For $10.7 Billion

We see a lot of chatter about potential deals every week and while most of these deals don't come to fruition, a surprisingly large number do. We analyzed 200 potential deals in our "deals in the works" (DITW) database in December 2018 and updated our analysis in October 2021 after…

The Independent UK

Nielsen ratings rejects $9B takeover bid and shares slide

Nielsen is down 16% after the TV ratings company rejected a $9 billion takeover bid from private equity firms

The Independent UK

Bill Murray comedy from 2014 provides surprise challenge to Encanto in battle to top streaming charts

‘St Vincent’ rose shockingly high in the streaming charts – but still fell short of Encanto’s huge ratings

Los Angeles Times

Byron Allen sues Nielsen, claiming it misrepresented its ratings service

Media mogul Byron Allen is suing Nielsen, claiming the ratings company was not forthcoming about the reliability of its audience measurement data for smaller TV networks.

Benzinga

Why Nielsen Holdings Shares Are Surging

Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE: NLSN) shares are surging Monday following a Wall Street Journal report indicating a consortium of private-equity firm

The Independent UK

Biden's State of the Union speech draws 38 million viewers

An estimated 38.2 million TV viewers watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address

Los Angeles Times

President Biden’s State of the Union address tops 37 million TV viewers

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday was watched by more than 37 million TV viewers, according to Nielsen data, higher than his speech to Congress last year.

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