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Americans watching TV and the demographic breakdown of viewers. This became an important tool for advertisers and networks.
792:. The Demand Institute is a non-profit, non-advocacy organization. In July, Nielsen acquired the advertising tech company Vizu. The acquisition was made so that Nielsen can better analyze the effectiveness of online advertisement. In November, Nielsen acquired SocialGuide, a provider of social TV measurement, analytics and audience engagement solutions. On December 17, 2012, Nielsen disclosed that it would acquire
823:. Later on February 26, 2014, Nielsen acquired Nexium, a retail in-store execution and sales analytics company. On September 18, 2014 Nielsen announced the acquisition of Indicus Analytics Pvt Ltd. On October 8, 2014, Nielsen acquired Affinnova, an international media and marketing research firm. The Affinnova team joins Nielsen's legacy BASES team to form Nielsen's Innovation Practice area.
993:. Focusing instead on market research and data collection, it acquired AC Nielsen in 2001, recombining the two halves of the former Nielsen business, and added other research and data collection units including BASES, Claritas, HCI and Spectra. In 2006, the company was acquired by a consortium of six investors for €28.75 per share, a sum of €7.5 billion. In the same year, the group hired
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877:. On January 23, 2017, the Stagwell Group announced that it acquired Nielsen's Harris brand and the Harris Poll through its Stagwell Media LLC. On February 1, 2017, Nielsen completed its acquisition of Gracenote. On February 23, 2017, Nielsen acquired Rhiza, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based media and consumer analytics software firm.
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February 26, 2015, Nielsen N.V., announced that its board of directors unanimously approved a proposal that resulted in a change in the company's legal domicile, from the
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Exchange, merged with Nielsen Holdings plc, by way of a cross-border merger under the European Cross-Border Merger Directive, with Nielsen Holdings plc being the surviving company. The
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Pointlogic, in marketing decision support systems. On March 10, 2016, Nielsen acquired Mumbai-based mobile usage measurer Informate Mobile Intelligence for an undisclosed amount. On June 21, 2016, Nielsen acquired Repucom, a sports measurement, evaluation and
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Buzzmetrics, a company which measures consumer-generated media online. Under the new ownership, Nielsen bought the remaining shares of the company in 2007. In the same year, Nielsen acquired Telephia, which measures mobile media, and Bilesim Medya, a Turkish
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Nielsen Expositions for $ 950 million in cash consideration. Nielsen Expositions operated tradeshows in the United States. The company was renamed Emerald Expositions Inc. after the transaction.
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2364:International Communications Bulletin
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2250:Steele, Anne (December 18, 2019).
2184:"NPD Buys Nielsen's Book Services"
1974:"Harris Interactive Joins Nielsen"
1797:Siklos, Richard. “Made to Measure”
1320:Thielman, Sam (November 6, 2013).
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2182:Milliot, Jim (January 20, 2017).
1858:Holmes, Gary (February 7, 2008).
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2864:American Achievement Corporation
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2979:Coastal Carolina Clean Power
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2135:"Nielsen Acquires Gracenote"
2011:"Nielsen Acquires Affinnova"
1872:Kaye, Kate (June 14, 2010).
1279:"Nielsen 2015 Annual Report"
1178:"Nielsen 2015 Annual Report"
1044:2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
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3026:Phoenix Exploration Company
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1952:"NIELSEN ACQUIRES ARBITRON"
1926:Ha, Anthony. July 2, 2012.
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3035:Stallion Oilfield Services
2049:"Nielsen Acquires Exelate"
2036:Nielsen Acquires Brandbank
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1283:Nielsen 2015 Annual Report
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477:Nielsen office in Canada
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3242:Specialty Manufacturing
3187:China Forestry Holdings
3178:AZ Electronic Materials
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3032:Red Technology Alliance
2970:CDM Resource Management
2658:National Consumer Panel
2346:The Wall Street Journal
2332:www.fundinguniverse.com
1759:The Wall Street Journal
1684:The Wall Street Journal
1647:The Wall Street Journal
1625:The Wall Street Journal
1393:"Total Media Solutions"
979:United News & Media
678:Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
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682:Thomas H. Lee Partners
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610:Nielsen Media Research
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382:Nielsen Media Research
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3011:Legend Natural Gas II
3003:International Logging
2921:NBTY(Nature's Bounty)
2793:ManTech International
2737:William E. Conway Jr.
2051:. The Nielsen Company
1006:VNU World Directories
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851:Stamford, Connecticut
834:consumer neuroscience
746:management consulting
476:
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3221:John Maneely Company
2815:Allison Transmission
1185:Nielsen Holdings PLC
1126:. February 28, 2022.
975:Miller Freeman, Inc.
865:On January 5, 2017,
790:The Conference Board
786:The Demand Institute
569:audience measurement
558:Radio and television
495:Nielsen Holdings PLC
430:private equity firms
390:Advent International
371:Nielsen Holdings plc
349:The Demand Institute
188:Audience measurement
116:August 24, 1923
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3370:Command Information
3345:Booz Allen Hamilton
3318:Allsec Technologies
3111:Claris Lifesciences
2985:Collingwood Ethanol
2742:Daniel A. D'Aniello
2564:— Nielsen news blog
2513:on October 13, 2016
2291:. December 18, 2019
2256:Wall Street Journal
2163:on February 7, 2017
2017:on November 7, 2014
1781:The Daily Telegraph
1364:Wall Street Journal
1048:2018 FIFA World Cup
1029:The Nielsen Company
469:Company information
312:Number of employees
61:The Nielsen Company
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3442:OpenLink Financial
3158:Proteus Biomedical
3138:LifeCare Hospitals
3080:Repco Home Finance
3058:Financial services
3050:Voice Construction
2991:Foresight Reserves
2836:United Road Towing
2489:, January 22, 2007
2403:Business Publisher
2390:Business Publisher
1846:The New York Times
1822:The New York Times
1784:, February 6, 2007
1527:The New York Times
1510:, October 16, 1985
1508:The New York Times
1495:The New York Times
1098:September 10, 2023
1086:September 14, 2023
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3041:Titan Specialties
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2994:Green Earth Fuels
2964:Bottle Rock Power
2833:United Components
2726:The Carlyle Group
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2679:Nielsen SoundScan
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1941:November 12, 2012
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1744:978-1-59392-109-5
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