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By David French. Energy bankers who lost one client after another when poor returns pushed many investment firms out of the U.S. oil patch got a welcome email earlier this year.

Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN): * NIELSEN'S GRACENOTE LAUNCHES STREAMING CHANNELS DATA TO HELP CONTENT DISCOVERY PLATFORMS CAPITALIZE ON RISING STREAMING VIEWERSHIP Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

New Gracenote data offering simplifies free ad-supported TV and virtual MVPD service aggregation, unifies linear content discovery EMERYVILLE, Calif. Streaming Channels Data provides content discovery platforms with access to Gracenote's gold standard database of schedules for linear streaming channels.

"The Office" was by far the most streamed TV show in 2021 according to Nielsen Holdings PLC. But did you realize one of the most famous and wealthiest investors in the world appeared on the show for a cameo?

Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN): * NIELSEN DEDUPLICATES AUDIENCES ACROSS LEADING SMART TV AND STREAMING PROVIDERS Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

Streaming accounts for over 30% of total TV viewing; HBO Max takes 1% of streaming share for first time NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 The Gauge, the monthly total TV viewing snapshot from Nielsen (NLSN), revealed that streaming reached another record high in April, capturing 30.4% of total TV viewing and surpassing its previous record of 29.7% set in March 2022.

Media buyers and sellers can now access expanded deduplicated person-level reporting across Roku, Hulu, Samsung,VIZIO and others NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen (NLSN) has expanded deduplication of connected TV audiences to include new Smart TV original equipment manufacturer inventory, enabling media buyers and sellers to obtain accurate, person-level viewership inclusive of co-viewing...

Streaming Led with 11% Asian Share of Screen in 2021, Nearly Doubling Representation from 2020 NEW YORK, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen (NLSN), a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics, today released its 2022 Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Diverse Intelligence Series report which noted a significant increase in Asian representation on screen in 2021.

Most M&A observers had expected U.S. deal activity to moderate or drop sharply this year but it feels like things are heating up with large acquisitions like Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard or Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. Redbox Entertainment An interesting deal announced last week was the acquisition of Redbox Entertainment by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded the previous rating for Rocket Companies Inc from Underperform to Market Perform. JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd from Underweight to Overweight. JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating for iQIYI Inc from Underweight to Overweight. iQIYI earned $0.35 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.32 in the year-ago quarter.

Nielsen Holdings has observed the following analyst ratings within the last quarter: According to 7 analyst offering 12-month price targets in the last 3 months, Nielsen Holdings has an average price target of $25.86 with a high of $34.00 and a low of $15.00. Below is a summary of how these 7 analysts rated Nielsen Holdings over the past 3 months.

Nielsen Holdings (NLSN), which agreed to sell itself to a consortium of private equity firms, on Friday said it had been in contact with more than 30 parties during the go-shop period but that no bids to buy the company were submitted. The consortium, which includes Elliott Management's private equity unit and Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), in March offered to pay $28 a share for the TV rating firm.

Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN): * NIELSEN ANNOUNCES EXPIRATION OF GO-SHOP PERIOD. * Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN) - AFTER THOROUGH OUTREACH, NO ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS RECEIVED Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

After Thorough Outreach, No Alternative Proposals Received NEW YORK, May 13, 2022  Nielsen Holdings plc (NLSN) today announced the expiration of the 45-day "go-shop" period under its previously announced definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium of private investment funds led by Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation, an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management L.P., and Brookfield Business ...

Podcast audiences grew by 40% in three years; brands can amplify reach by tapping into listener and genre-specific insights using Nielsen (NLSN) data NEW YORK, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen (NLSN), a global leader in audience measurement, data and analytics, released the third installment of its Podcasting Today report.

Nielsen Holdings PLC (NLSN): GLOBAL MARKETING MIX MEASUREMENT PROVIDER Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

Nielsen's (NLSN) footprint as the leader in global ROI measurement continues to expand with addition of lululemon NEW YORK, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen (NLSN) has been selected by lululemon athletica inc., as its preferred Marketing Mix Modeling provider in the United States and Canada.

Among the big three cable news networks, Fox Corp.'s right-leaning Fox News continues to reign in the ratings, leaving its left-leaning rivals, Comcast Corp.'s MSNBC and Warner Bros.

By integrating the Gracenote Audio On Demand solution, Samsung can better connect users to resonant podcast content and drive engagement EMERYVILLE, Calif. Gracenote Audio On Demand is a standardized and enriched dataset enabling powerful search and discovery of podcast content across digital entertainment platforms and devices.

Shares of many streaming-related companies were dragged down after market leader Netflix Inc reported April 19 a loss in quarterly subscribers for the first time in over 10 years. With several companies reporting gains in the same quarter, it could be better for the streaming market than originally feared.