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Nielsen’s new “synthetic” ratings method raises bespoke-measurement questions

MediaPost’s Joe Mandese reports that Nielsen quietly announced new “content measurement solutions” for early 2027, which he ties to its STAR (Synthetic Total Audience Ratings) methodology shown to researchers in March.

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