The Latest Breaking News from Nielsen

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

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

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 · Apr 11, 2022

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 · Apr 5, 2022

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

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

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2022

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

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

Axios · Mar 28, 2022

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.

Benzinga · Mar 28, 2022

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 · Mar 28, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

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…

Benzinga · Mar 21, 2022

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 · Mar 21, 2022