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Do Americans Watch More DVR’d Commercials Than You Think?

December 21, 2010

Once a novelty, the digital video recorder is now in 38 percent of U.S. homes, and its increasing popularity represents both a blessing and a challenge for the TV and advertising industries.

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Age Matters: Mobile Youth in Vietnam

December 20, 2010

Twenty percent of the Vietnamese population is between the ages of 15 and 24, and half of these young people already use mobile services. Like their counterparts in other countries, young people in Vietnam use more data than average.

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Some Americans Still Waiting to Spend, Anticipating Last Minute Holiday Deals

December 20, 2010

A new survey by The Nielsen Company shows that of the 46 percent of Americans shopping this week, one-fifth will wait to shop in order to get last minute deals while nearly 40 percent say they haven’t had time to shop yet.

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Purchase Intent for 3DTV Varies Around the Globe

December 20, 2010

It has been almost a year since 3DTV was broadly debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show where nearly all international TV manufacturers demonstrated their new 3DTV capabilities and generated significant buzz around the emerging technology.

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A Year of 3G in Vietnam: How Attracting the Young Can Accelerate Growth

December 16, 2010

3G mobile rolled out across Vietnam in 2009, and The Nielsen Company used the anniversary of its launch as a check point to survey consumers’ attitudes and assess market awareness of the technology

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Mobile Youth Around the World: Who’s Paying for their Talking and Texting?

December 16, 2010

It is no secret that young people all over the world have embraced the mobile phone. But who pays for all those mobile services charges?

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Young and Mobile: A Global View of Cellphones and Youth

December 15, 2010

Nielsen’s new whitepaper, “Mobile Youth Around the World” reveals that most young people with mobile phones got to choose their own device.

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Game Consoles Edge Closer to Serving as Entertainment Hubs

December 15, 2010

As U.S. consumers eye a selection of video game consoles this holiday season, their choices offer an increasing array of entertainment features in addition to traditional offline gaming.

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Nielsen China Forum: Dispelling the Myths of Innovation in China

December 14, 2010

Mitch Barns, president of The Nielsen Company, Greater China, debunked the eight most common myths about the role innovation plays in the Chinese consumer products sector.

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China’s Next Frontier: Its Rising Cities

December 14, 2010

The emerging story in China is how development has spread throughout the country, growing a middle class that has the ability to spend. Residents of lower-tier cities and even those living in rural areas now have greater buying power thanks to economic growth and improving wages.

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