Billboard Parent Valence Acquires Nielsen Music, Launches Data Division

Billboard and Hollywood Reporter parent Valence Media has completed its expected acquisition of Neilsen Music and launched MRC Data, a new division to provide data and analytics to the music. Continue reading

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Nielsen Music 2018 Report: On-Demand Streams Up 49%

Nielsen Music has released it 2018 Year-End Highlights. The survey shows a year of significant overall industry growth, with total album equivalent audio consumption up 23% over 2017, driven by. Continue reading

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On Our Music Industry Jobs Board: A&R at FiXT, Biz Dev at Nielson, Manager at Forty 6ix AM & More

New on the Hypebot Music Industry Jobs Board is a Label A&R/Distribution Manager position at label and publisher FiXT.  You'll also find job listings from Nielsen, and Forty 6ix AM. Learn more about these. Continue reading

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Instagram More Popular Than Twitter On Mobile In 2013, Says Nielson

UPDATED: New Nielson stats show that Instagram is more popular with mobile users than Twitter – 32M vs. 30.8M. That puts Instagram at #7 in the most popular smartphone apps. Continue reading

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CHANGES: Nielson Names CEO, New Urban SVP @ Columbia and WMG

Dwight M. “Mitch” Barns has been named Nielsen’s new CEO. He's a 16-year veteran of the company who has 28 years in marketing, Barns will succeed David L. Calhoun in the position, as Calhoun. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: The MusicPreneur & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud   Simon Tam: What the 2012 Nielsen Social Media Report Means for Music Marketing Jamie Leger: The MusicPreneur – Dawn of The Artist/Entrepreneur. Continue reading

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What The 2012 Nielsen Social Media Report Means For Music Marketing

Nielsen recently released a report on social media titled: State of the Media: The Social Media Report 2012 which documents the importance of social media and new trends. On Music. Continue reading

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Nielsen Study: More Video Engagement, Not View Counts = Higher Sales

midem has released an exclusive white paper from Nielsen that looks at the reach of official music videos as well as the correlation between both views and engagement in relationship. Continue reading

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Nielsen Study Of Teen’s Media Use: All About Mobile

Consumer researcher Nielsen recently released highlights from their study of teen's use of media; and they report that kids are more heavily involved with mobile devices than ever, yet are. Continue reading

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