The Join Industry Committee’s big step forward: The certification of iSpot could accelerate adoption of non-Nielsen measurement currencies.

Total upfront ad spending will grow this year, even though upfront TV commitments will decline.

Catch up on the big events and trends shaping how advertisers measure linear and connected TV advertising.

As connected TV gradually eclipses linear, the measurement space continues to evolve. The market’s in for another year of transitioning from a single dominant currency to multiple currencies.

Among major streaming services, Netflix’s time spent share exceeds ad revenues the most, indicating it has the most room to expand.

The 2023 upfront market will likely be the last one transacted primarily on Nielsen’s legacy currency. A shift from traditional TV to digital video advertising is the main factor driving this change.

Nielsen regains key MRC accreditation ahead of 2023 upfronts: This comes as a number of measurement rivals go after the incumbent leader’s turf.

As economic uncertainty lingers, the dust has yet to settle on the TV currency battlefield. We review what’s changed since last year and which networks support which Nielsen alternatives.

TV ad measurement hits growing pains: WBD partner picks, YouTube spat signal future of measurement will look fractured for some time.

On today's very special holiday episode, host Sara Lebow tees up a conversation between our principal analyst Andrew Lipsman and Dan Hess, global chief product officer of The NPD Group, to unearth the long-lost history of Cyber Monday. Before it became an industrywide phenomenon in 2005, Dan and his team at Comscore were among the first to "discover" the spike in online shopping that happened the Monday after Thanksgiving—as far back as 2002. Find out what caused this phenomenon to take place, why there was so much misinformation about Cyber Monday in the early days, and what the day was originally called.

New advertising forecasts for Netflix and Disney+ shed light on streaming advertising’s evolution.

It’s not the fastest-growing channel, but paid search is still a vital component of the digital advertising ecosystem, especially as privacy changes and a potential recession put ad budgets in jeopardy.

Following two tough years, US OOH ad spending will near its pre-pandemic levels in 2022, as advertisers embrace traditional outdoor placements, particularly billboards.

US TV ad spending will decline from next year through 2026 except for a slight uptick in 2024. At the same time, connected TV ad spending will grow at double-digit annual rates, more than offsetting the losses on the traditional side.

Following a few turbulent years, upfront TV ad spending will maintain momentum from last year.

Connected TV ad spending continues to expand substantially.

Among those consuming premium content, trust is the most important factor, ranking above ease of use and the number of ads, research shows. But trust can be a fuzzy concept and establishing this trust can be challenging.

Buoyed by a surge in US digital advertising, spending by the media and entertainment industries has exceeded pre-pandemic expectations and is poised for continued growth.

More video viewers turn to ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) and free streaming options.

Advertisers may never see the likes of Nielsen again: NBCUniversal announced it is creating an independent measurement system in partnership with other firms.