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Nielsen

Global audience measurement currency for TV, streaming, digital, and audio used by advertisers and media companies.

Nielsen is a global audience measurement company rather than a self-serve analytics product. Through its Nielsen ONE platform it provides a cross-platform view of audiences across TV, streaming, digital, and audio, combining data from panels of more than 750,000 participants worldwide with big-data sources to produce a measurement 'currency' that advertisers and media owners use for planning, buying, and evaluating campaigns. Tools such as 'The Gauge' report streaming's share of total TV viewing, and Gracenote (also part of Nielsen) supplies content metadata used across the media industry. As with other measurement currencies, access and pricing are arranged through direct commercial relationships rather than a public price list.

At a glance

Vendor Nielsen
Pricing model Quote only
Free tier
Deployment Cloud
Open source No
Best for Broadcasters, streamers, and advertisers needing an industry-recognized audience measurement currency.

Pricing

Not published; Nielsen's measurement products are sold through direct sales and consulting engagements.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Features

  • Cross-platform TV, streaming, digital, and audio measurement
  • Panel-based and big-data hybrid methodology
  • 'The Gauge' streaming share-of-viewing reporting
  • Audience segmentation for media planning
  • Marketing ROI and mix analysis
  • Gracenote content metadata

Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026

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