What Does It Mean to Watch TV in Today’s Multi-Screen World?
The Council for Research Excellence (CRE) today unveiled findings from a pair of research studies designed to help answer the question of what it means to watch TV in today’s multi-screen world. The two studies, one on concurrent platform usage and the other a longitudinal ethnography, were discussed in detail at an event in New York attended by senior media research professionals from networks, local stations, syndicators, advertisers and agencies.

The king of horoscopes, Walter Mercado, thinks you should try your luck by playing the new Money Monopoly Game at McDonald’s.
“The Local Vote 2016” is a 12-week effort designed to capture Americans’ most current political viewpoints and voting preferences within 10 individual states, two weeks prior to key primary elections – delivering unprecedented insights and value to political advertisers’ radio campaigns during a crucial decision-making time for voters.
In the late 1960s, the Fritos® brand was represented by an extremely popular cartoon named Frito Bandito, a Mexican character who spoke broken English and robbed people of their Fritos® corn chips. Although the character was a popular marketing device, critics claimed that it was offensive as it referenced the “Mexican bandit” stereotype in western movies. Under pressure from activists and Congressional hearings about ethnic stereotypes on TV, Frito Lay abandoned the cartoon around 1969.
CPG products and brand-consumer relationships are fundamentally different than any other category. CPG products are used intimately, actually going on and being ingested into customers’ bodies, arguably building and requiring a much closer connection with customers.
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Binge viewing has not slowed down in 2016. Streaming services’ plot to keep us on our couches for as long as possible is working.
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