Leader in Next-Generation TV Analytics Acquires Technology Platform for Understanding Audience Across All Devices. San Francisco, CA – Dec 20, 2018 – As the audience for video splits across devices and consumer viewing behavior shifts from linear TV to streaming video, the ability to understand, measure and deduplicate audiences has become critical for both advertisers [...]
Like many companies, our teams use Slack for group communication on a variety of topics throughout the day. Every now and then a conversation pops up that reminds us: it's never a dull day at Samba TV. What started with a post of the below picture and a link to the 'Soup-Salad-Sandwich Space Explorer' quickly [...]
Looking back at the 2018 Midterm Elections through the lens of Cable News for viewer insights across the country Voter turnout for the 2018 Midterm Elections was historically high, becoming the first midterm to exceed 100 million votes cast at the polls. On election night, Samba TV measured viewership across the three major cable [...]
Samba TV was excited to join Mindshare's 2018 Huddle where participants could explore 'The New Era of Influence' across five sources: media, brand, human, psychology and technology. By all accounts this year's Huddle was a resounding success, and Samba tied-into the psychology and technology themes with a unique VR experience that simulated "walking the plank". And [...]
See Samba TV's analysis of viewership trends for each World Series game, and insights on which age groups tuned-in (or out) for the broadcasts. The 2018 World Series featured two classic MLB teams as the Red Sox defeated the Dodgers in five games, and also cementing Boston's legacy by submitting one of the most [...]
Source: USA Today The world's most popular NBA player is off and running in Los Angeles. How much does LeBron's star wattage impact TV viewership? If you're looking for a media spotlight, it doesn't get much brighter than Los Angeles. So when LeBron James decided to take his talents (and beard) to [...]
Source: CBS The reboot of Murphy Brown aimed to represent a very specific political voice, but did it pick up any additional viewers along the way? Following the runaway reboot success of Roseanne, which basked in congratulatory Trump tweets and enjoyed exceedingly strong viewership amongst Republicans, CBS had no qualms about the type [...]
This year we've seen several programs with passionate (and perhaps even rabid) fanbases get cancelled either partially or completely due to "low ratings". Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Expanse come to mind as two prime examples, and while the rating metric has controlled what television content gets approved, renewed or cancelled by networks for decades, that appears [...]
Source: Variety.com This year The Emmy Awards turned 70, which begs the question: Who is still watching? The 70th annual Emmy Awards aired September 17th on NBC, continuing the yearly tradition of recognizing excellence in primetime television. While the Emmys has always played third-fiddle to the Oscars and Grammys, it still draws [...]
This year Samba TV once again attended DMEXCO in Cologne, Germany to meet with key partners, and also showcase our continued global expansion of industry-leading TV data and analytics. We appreciate everyone that stopped by to see our interactive wall and learn about how Samba is redefining the ways consumers interact with television content, [...]