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February 13, 2023

‘Wednesday’ Outpaces ‘House Of The Dragon’ To Become Most-Watched Premiere Of 2022; Widespread Streaming Content Fuels Subscription Cycling — Samba TV Report

Shows may only have a shelf life of about two weeks to attract viewers. Data from 20 of the most popular shows released in the second half of 2022 shows that 15 of them had driven more than 75% of their total 51-day viewership in just the first 15 days of release. The only exception? Netflix’s Wednesday.

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February 13, 2023

Majority of Americans Have Cut Cable for First Time in History

According to the report, the reach and hours of linear television saw a seven-quarter low during 2022’s third quarter as daily linear TV viewership slid to less than half of U.S. households throughout the second half of 2022. As the reach of linear advertising declines to reach half of American households, Samba TV reports that 93% of all ad impressions only reach only 55% of American households.

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February 13, 2023

Rihanna Reveals Pregnancy At Super Bowl Halftime Show, Drawing 28.5 Million Viewers According to Samba TV

The smaller audience is a bit surprise in light of early numbers for the big game. It appears to be up versus last year, with 36.7 million households viewing the contest between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. That’s up from 36.5 million the previous year.

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January 24, 2023

Samba TV’s Ashwin Navin: Deals with MiQ, TCL Are Key Milestones in Platform Development

Samba TV this month announced a couple of agreements with partner companies that will help to advance its goal of providing comprehensive insights and audience analytics. The first was with programmatic media company MiQ, which will take over Samba TV’s managed media services business. As a result of the deal with MiQ, Samba will be more focused on its measurement and data analytics services.

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January 23, 2023

The Samba TV Ratings Are In, And ‘That ’90s Show’ Is A Hit For Netflix

According to exclusive numbers provided by Samba TV, which measures TV engagement, 1.7 million households watched the first episode of the new series on Netflix during the live-plus-three-day-viewing window since its premiere on January 19. That compares favorably to the 1 million who watched recent Netflix hit Harry & Meghan on its first day of release.

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January 13, 2023

Samba TV Offloads Media Sales Assets To UK-Based Programmatic Firm MiQ, Tightens Focus On Data And Measurement Business

Data and measurement firm Samba TV is offloading its media sales business to UK firm MiQ in order to clarify its strategic focus at a time when Nielsen’s struggles have opened the door to new competitors.

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