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Media + Entertainment - October 2009

Does Online Advertising Deliver the Target Audience?
Posted Oct 6, 2009

Who is viewing your ad online? A basic question often left unanswered. Tracking impressions alone leaves out a critical element in gauging advertising effectiveness—audience delivery.

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Posted Oct 2, 2009

In August, women made up 56.1 percent of the Web traffic to music sites. Overall, music sites pulled in 42.5 million unique female visitors in August.

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Women, Teens, and Seniors Help Fuel 34% Mobile Web Spike
Posted Sep 30, 2009

Web visitors using a mobile device increased 34 percent year-over-year, from 42.5 million mobile Web visitors in July 2008 to 56.9 million in July 2009 according to The Nielsen Company.

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Working Moms Above Average Mobile Users (and Spenders)
Posted Sep 24, 2009

Working Moms are among the country’s highest spenders on cellular phone services, spending 21% more than the average cellular user on their wireless bills monthly.

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Social Networking and Blog Sites Capture More Internet Time and Advertising
Posted Sep 24, 2009

Americans have nearly tripled the amount of time they spend at social networking and blog sites such as Facebook and MySpace from a year ago.

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The State of Mobile Video: Promise vs. Progress
Posted Sep 23, 2009

With a 70% jump in overall reach, the expansion of “All You Can Eat” packages, mobile video had its best year ever… still, challenges remain.

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New Radio Ratings Say Younger Generations Still Listen
Posted Sep 23, 2009

According to data released today by Nielsen’s new radio ratings service, which measures radio listening habits in 51 small and mid-level markets, 18-34 year olds in these markets listen to the radio 21.5 hours each week.

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Nielsen “In A Relationship” With Facebook
Posted Sep 22, 2009

The Nielsen Company and Facebook today announced a multi-year strategic alliance to help marketers better use the Internet to develop and market new products. The first product of the collaboration, Nielsen BrandLift, is designed to give marketers a tool for…

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Australian Ad Spending Down 6.2%
Posted Sep 21, 2009

Australia’s advertising sector appears to have avoided the worst of the ongoing shockwaves of the global financial crisis, although the impact on ad spending was significantly more severe across main media in the second half of the financial year…

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Posted Sep 17, 2009

Is football more popular than ever? If last weekend was an indication then it very well may be. FOX’s 4pm NFL telecast drew 25.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched opening Sunday NFL game since at least 1987.

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