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Consumers Stacking Up Streaming Services

The cost of streaming television shows and movies is rising. Over the past couple of weeks, Netflix has been increasing its subscription rates, and this past February there was lots of Facebook chatter about the email Netflix sent to customers

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Posted in Streaming Video, TV

The Top 8 Vet Shows and 5 Things I Learned by Watching Them

I do a lot of channel surfing and streaming of TV shows – it’s part of my job to be a heavy consumer of media, TV included. How can I recommend a media type or buy a program for an

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Posted in TV

Juggling Act: Impact of TV Viewing Simultaneous to Digital Usage

We all do it.  We’re watching something on TV with our smartphone or tablet in hand. Call it dual-tasking or simultaneous usage: 45% of consumers watch TV while using digital devices “very often” or “always.” Only 12% “never” use both

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Posted in Advertising Attention, TV

Millennials’ and Boomers’ Favorite TV/Video Shows & Networks Are Surprisingly Not That Different

Netflix is available to about half of U.S. TV homes, and is considered by some to be the destroyer of traditional or linear TV among younger viewers; however remember that a typical adult devotes only 20-25 minutes per day to Netflix

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Posted in Media Planning & Buying, Streaming Video, TV, Uncategorized

Halftime Show Turning Point Started With Low Point in Its History

The Story of the 1992 Super Bowl Halftime Show Prior to the early 1990s, the Super Bowl halftime show was typically based around a theme (many produced by Disney), and featured university marching bands, drill teams and other performance ensembles

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Posted in TV, TV Ratings, Uncategorized

Majority of Pay-TV Subscribers Have No Plans to Cut the Cord

While the rise of streaming services has certainly taken the TV world by storm with the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Sling TV and more, the majority of consumers seem unwilling to give up on their Pay-TV subscription just

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Posted in Market Research, Streaming Video, Technology, Traditional Media, TV
Insight FYI…

Despite a string of controversies and the relatively negative sentiments about aspects of social media, roughly seven-in-ten Americans say they ever use any kind of social media site – a share that has remained relatively stable over the past five years:

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