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| New Meter that Counts - 20.03.2009 A new non-intrusive TAM meter is available from AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab. This important development results in a meter that can count the viewers in a room, instead of relying on panel members and guests to log themselves in. By early 2010, this new meter will be enhanced so that it has the ability to actually identify viewers--instead of just counting them. This will be the first ... |
| Fully managed reference site solution reduces costs - 28.02.2008 AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab announces the completion of a reference-site solution that significantly reduces reference signature collection costs in a digital environment. Each compact unit is able to provide up to 64 different digital programs, regardless of platform (satellite, terrestrial or cable) and as many units as needed can be used. Among the various signature methods that reference sites can utilize at a ... |
| IPTV Monitor Interface Now Available - 11.01.2008 AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab has successfully developed the IPTV Monitor—the first and only device able to positively identify the source and content of internet TV, other live-streaming material and video-on-demand. Our very important achievement makes IPTV (Internet-Protocol Television) measurement solutions available for this increasingly significant TV audience segment. AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab, ... |
| TVM5-Lite implements Nielsen Media Research audio code - 06.07.2007 As part of the continuing close cooperation between AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab and Nielsen Media Research’s Engineering and Technology group the TVM5-Lite has been enhanced with the capability to detect and report viewing to content encoded with the Nielsen Audio Encoding System. The Nielsen audio code is used extensively in the United States to identify both live and timeshifted viewing and is inserted ... |
| Coming Soon.... Fully Managed Reference Site Solution - 08.06.2007 AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab will soon be announcing completion of a reference-site solution that will significantly reduce reference signature collection costs in a digital environment. Each compact unit will be able to provide up to 32 different digital programs, regardless of platform (satellite, terrestrial or cable) and as many units as needed can be used. Among the various signature methods that reference sites will be ... |
| IPTV Monitor Interface Available Soon - 07.06.2007 AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab has successfully developed the IPTV Monitor—the first and only device able to positively identify the source and content of internet TV, other live-streaming material and video-on-demand. Our very important achievement makes IPTV (Internet-Protocol Television) measurement solutions available for this increasingly significant TV audience segment. AGB Nielsen Media Research ... |
| AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab Peoplemeters Support New HDMI Standard Interface - 01.03.2007 AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab announces that an intense engineering project has resulted in the TVM5 peoplemeter series now being able to use HDMI interface to provide HDTV support. This important development has created another tool the multi-engine TVM5 meter series can employ to measure viewing on all types of analogue and digital platforms. By enhancing the TVM5 series to handle HDMI source detection, TVM5 ... |
| Agreement between Nielsen Media Research–US and AGB Media Research Lab - 04.01.2007 We are pleased to announce that Nielsen Media Research-US and AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab have signed technology sharing agreements which enable AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab to include Nielsen's AP signature matching technology into the TVM5 family of meters and for Nielsen Media Research to include complementary AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab technology such as remote-control monitoring and HDTV conversion into its AP ... |
| Another Technological Breakthrough for AGB Nielsen Media Research Lab - 23.05.2006 BARB Starts Field Tests For Interactive Measurement BARB’s Chief Executive, Bjarne Thelin, today confirmed that a new measurement technique is starting field tests. It has been devised for the identification of the use of interactive applications. Speaking at the ‘interactive tv advertising show’ at the CBI Conference Centre, Bjarne Thelin outlined the development of the technique ... |
| AGB Group and Nielsen Media Research International to Create International TV Ratings Company - 10.10.2004 London/New York, August 5th 2004 -- The AGB Group and Nielsen Media Research International announced today that they have agreed to form a joint venture that will offer television ratings in 30 countries – under the AGB Nielsen Media Research brand name. The transaction will merge the television audience measurement services of Kantar Media Research-owned AGB Group with the wholly owned TV audience measurement services ... |