Big media-buying agencies and even a few advertisers are likely to help as the TV industry battles with Nielsen and continues to push for alternate systems of counting video viewers, whether they watch via traditional linear TV or a new streaming-video hub.
“We needed better measurement of consumers, and for whatever reason, they didn’t deliver,” says Kelly Metz, managing director of linear and advanced TV activation at Omnicom Media Group, one of the nation’s largest media buying agencies, referring to Nielsen. “It has opened the door.”
TV Networks’ Bid to Create Nielsen Rival Gets Support From Advertisers
Big media agencies and even a few advertisers are likely to help as the TV industry battles with Nielsen over counting video viewers.
Omnicom is named as the group that is going after Nielsen for ratings data.