Nielsen Tells TV Networks Coronavirus Issues Still Being Resolved (EXCLUSIVE)

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVCinematographer-turned-director Nelson Cragg has a knack for great drama, working on series such as “Homeland” and “Breaking Bad” earlier in his career.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe nation’s big media companies are on a new mission: finding ways to unite thousands of individual binge-watchers into a cohesive mass audience.Madison Avenue is eager to chase consumers moving from TV to new streaming hubs like Paramount Plus, Peacock and HBO Max. But when advertisers do, they find a much different set of viewing patterns than they do on the old familiar screen.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock is set to follow in the footsteps of her former bandmate Jesy Nelson as she has been nominated for a National Television Award. Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne, 29, has been nominated for an award in a new category, Authored Documentary, following her touching BBC film.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRob Master loves the idea of putting commercials into new Hollywood streaming hubs like Peacock, HBO Max and Paramount Plus. But he’s not so enchanted with the costs being demanded by the media companies that own the sites.NBCUniversal, WarnerMedia and others are seeking a premium from sponsors eager to attach their ads to streaming shows.

Former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson has signed a solo record deal with Universal Music’s Polydor label.“I’m so excited to finally announce that I will be signing to Polydor Records”, says Nelson. “I cannot wait for you to hear what I’ve been working on and to start this new chapter with the Universal Music team”.Co-President of Polydor, Ben Mortimer, adds: “As soon as I met Jesy I knew Polydor had to become her label partner. She’s developed the sound for her next music beautifully.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTV ratings are down. But the networks aren’t letting that get in the way of demanding big price hikes in their annual negotiations with Madison Avenue.Even as advertisers express concern about declines in the live audiences tuning in for TV staples like “Young Sheldon,” “This Is Us” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” they appear to be on the verge of capitulating to marketplace pressure.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorIt’s just the latest salvo in TV’s never-ending morning-news wars: CBS’ Gayle King is about to stroll into territory long dominated by ABC’s Robin Roberts.Starting this fall, “CBS This Morning” will hold forth from a new studio in New York’s Times Square.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe largest TV networks are getting ready to snare billions of dollars from Madison Avenue. And lose them, all at the same time.Expectations are high for the industry’s annual upfront, when TV networks try to sell the bulk of their commercial inventory for the upcoming season.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA whopping amount of money that has been held in trust for potential payout to former CBS chief Leslie Moonves is going back to the company.In a filing with the U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox News Channel has defied its many critics for a quarter century, surviving shocking internal scandals and weathering myriad controversies with its primetime hosts to become a profit-generating juggernaut for Rupert Murdoch. But there is no question that its traditional linear revenue base is shrinking, which is why Fox Corp.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNielsen’s TV yardstick has been found wanting.A review of recent Nielsen efforts to map out TV audience activity determined the company likely undercounted TV audiences in February of this year, a development that is expected to intensify a growing rift between the measurement giant and the TV networks who depend on it to set discussions with advertisers that help undergird billions of dollars in advertising.The Media Rating Council, an industry organization that

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAMC Networks said first quarter profit rose even as it navigated declines in revenue and operating income in the midst of a challenging environment.The New York owner of the AMC, IFC and Sundance cable networks said net income came to $87 million, or $2.02 per share, compared with $68.7 million, or $1.22 per share in the year-earlier period.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNielsen and the networks it serves have long been at odds, like a student might be with a particularly tough college professor who always offers a B- but never an A.

Little Mix have admitted they miss Jesy Nelson being in the group, but said “we have to respect each other’s decisions” as they insisted they are “still solid”.The group won The X Factor 10 years ago, but in December 2020 Jesy decided to quit after ongoing mental health struggles and her three bandmates who decided to keep going have said that they “didn’t want to call it a day”.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC’s “Tonight Show” will try a new way to break out of TV’s late-night pack.The Jimmy Fallon-led program is launching a new six-episode miniseries that chronicles how the show maneuvered during the coronavirus pandemic, moving to “at home” broadcasts that featured the host and his family, and its eventual return to NBC’s TV studios with fewer bells and whistles.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorOpen AP, the media consortium that hopes to broaden the practice known as “audience buying,” will unveil a new “identifier” aimed at facilitating the placement of commercials across linear TV and digital video — and a significant chunk of traditional TV and advertising companies are lining up to support the venture.AMC Networks, A+E Networks, Crown Media, Discovery, Disney, Fox Corporation, NBCUniversal, Univision, ViacomCBS, WarnerMedia and The Weather Channel