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Polling YouTube's Election Night Winners

This week's newsletter is sponsored by: This Week On The Measure:  * Politics Dominate U.S. Election Night On YouTube * Macy’s, Consumer Cellular Make Big Moves * Fox News Flew In Election Lead-Up * Product Quality Biggest Factor For Creators * Trump Stories Doubled Up Harris In October * This Week’s

Politics

Counterprogramming Election Night TV Ad Reach Winners

Many eyeballs were locked on news during Election Night, but they weren't limited to those shows either. Counterprogramming that had nothing to do with politics still delivered significant household TV ad reach in primetime, as data from iSpot reveals. * The Big Bang Theory reruns on TBS delivered 3.

Politics

Politics Dominate U.S. Election Night On YouTube

Top U.S. videos from Nov. 5-6 on YouTube were all election-focused, as data from Tubular Labs showcases. The top 12 U.S. videos by views all revolved around Election Night, as did 16 of the top 20 – led by NBC News' live election results board (16.9 million

TV ADVERTISING

Macy's, Consumer Cellular Make Big Q3 TV Ad Reach Gains

Q3 TV advertising data from iSpot reveals the top brands by share of household TV ad impressions – and the biggest movers year-over-year. While the most-seen brands can appear relatively static near the top, Q3 2024 also featured a lot of movement, especially in the No. 11-20 range. * Progressive leapt over

TV Measurement

Fox Jumps to No. 1 on TV Network Ranking With 10.99% Viewership Share

Thanks largely to the 2024 World Series plus football, Fox claims first place on Inscape's ranking for Oct. 28-Nov. 3.

Politics

October Trump Articles Double Up Harris Stories

According to recent Chartbeat research around reader behaviors, 2 million people read 10 or more articles about Donald Trump in October – four times the number that read 10 or more articles about Kamala Harris. Why? Well, there's more to it (and more to these audience behaviors beyond just

Politics

Views For News Lean On Trump In Election Lead-Up

The "Trump Bump" may have subsided, but the former president is still a major factor in news video views, as data from Tubular Labs showed in October 2024. U.S. news & politics media creators generated 2.6 billion views on YouTube during the month, with Trump delivering

CREATOR ECONOMY

POTUS Candidates Go Head-To-Head On Podcasts

Along with battleground states, today's election process also features battleground podcasts. In advance of Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on Call Her Daddy, while former president Donald Trump recently spoke to Joe Rogan. Data from Tubular Labs looks at how those appearances performed on social video.

CREATOR ECONOMY

Product Quality Top of Mind for Creators When Partnering With Brands

84% of creators say they won’t work with a brand that has poor quality offerings, even if compensation was high, per a CreatorIQ report.

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FOX Takes The Fall Classic, Political Trends On TV

This week's newsletter is sponsored by: This Week On The Measure:  * World Series Wins For Fox * Lacking Ad-Free Awareness? * Olympics Send Q3 TV Ad Spend Soaring * Transparency Series Los Angeles * Bad Bunny’s Big Reach * Star Wars Demand Slows For Disney+ * This Week’s Free Report: September Political

TV ADVERTISING

National Linear TV Ad Spend Spikes 12.52% In Q3 YoY

TV was in a state of upheaval during Q3 2023. But with production schedules back on track in 2024 following last year's work stoppages (plus the Olympics, of course), national linear TV saw major gains in estimated ad spend – according to data from iSpot. * Premium Q3 events like

Streaming

Netflix's Streaming Originals Dominance Sees Incursions In Q3

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. Netflix has long been king of the streaming originals market, but Q3 data from Parrot Analytics shows how competitors have started to steal some of that spotlight by share of global streaming premieres. * In Q4 2023, Netflix accounted for

TV Measurement

CBS Leads TV Network Ranking With an 8.94% Viewership Share

Thanks largely to NFL games, CBS takes first place on Inscape's ranking of most-watched TV networks for Oct. 21-27.

CREATOR ECONOMY

Bad Bunny's Big Reach

Bad Bunny's a record-setting recording artist, was Billboard's top artist of the year in 2022, and now, may potentially play a key role in this year's U.S. Presidential Election. In response to negative remarks about Puerto Rico during Donald Trump's Sunday

TV Measurement

TVs Saw an Average of 45 Democrat Ads in September

An Inscape analysis reveals that Democrat ad frequency surged in September while Republican frequency remained steady month-over-month.

TV Measurement

Political CTV Ad Impressions Surged by 489% in September

A Madhive analysis reveals how political ad budgets are being deployed across the country.

CREATOR ECONOMY

Hulu Sees 66% Growth in Earned Media Value

Reality series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” helped Hulu increase its EMV from August to September, per CreatorIQ

TV Audience

34% of Young Streaming Viewers Able to Cite Brands From Ads on Hulu

Thats notably higher than the 26% of overall viewers, as revealed by an MX8 Labs study.

TV ADVERTISING

Just 56.9% Of Avid NFL Audiences Are Brand Loyalists

Understanding what avid NFL viewers are watching is one part of optimizing TV ad spend around this cohort. But brands also benefit from understanding more about these consumers' shopping behaviors and how to better tailor messaging to this group. iSpot's new NFL advanced audiences report dive in

MARKETING

Wunderkind Powers 10-12% of Shinesty’s Revenue

Shinesty leveraged Wunderkind's AI-driven identity resolution and triggered messaging to boost revenue.

CREATOR ECONOMY

Law & Crime Network Watch-Time Rises With Diddy News

Law & Crime Network saw September U.S. minutes watched across YouTube and Facebook jump by 51% month-over-month according to Tubular Labs

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TikTok, Instagram Battle For Creator Marketing Supremacy

This week's newsletter is sponsored by: This Week On The Measure:  * TikTok, Instagram Battle For Creator ROI Supremacy * House Of Highlights Is A Video Slam Dunk * Reruns Reach Football Audiences * Fox News Grabs Larger Watch-Time Share * Why Do Hispanic Audiences Prefer Streaming? * This Week’s Free Report: NFL

Streaming

The Delicate Balance Of Streaming Demand Decay

The following is a selection from Brandon Katz of Parrot Analytics. Hit shows can drive significant demand for streaming services, but some are able to sustain that audience interest both throughout season one and into the offseason. Parrot Analytics data looks at a few top shows from recent years, and

TV ADVERTISING

Football On A Budget: Top Reruns For NFL Audience Overlap

While live NFL games remain premium programming, there are also cheaper ways to reach large swathes of those avid viewers elsewhere. Data from iSpot's new NFL Advanced Audiences Report reveals some of the top reruns for avid (18+ hours of regular season viewing) NFL audiences in the offseason.

CREATOR ECONOMY

MSNBC Nets Over A Billion U.S. YouTube Minutes In September

YouTube has increasingly become a force in terms of viewership across every screen, and news is one area where publishers have shown an excellent ability to take advantage there. Tubular Labs data reveals September's top domestic news & politics media by U.S. watch-time on YouTube, and MSNBC