
FMCG sector grows 7.3% in December quarter, rural sales up 14.2%, says data firm Nielsen
The snapshot released by NielsenIQ’s Retail Intelligence team showed large manufacturers bouncing back and small ones clocking double-digit growth

Emmys 2020 records third straight year of record low viewership with 6.1 mn people tuning in
The Emmys faced competition from both NFL football and the NBA Western Conference finals

FMCG sector clocks lowest Jan-Mar quarter growth in three years; likely to grow by 6% in 2020: Report
The FMCG sector includes non-durable household goods such as packaged food, beverages, toiletries and other consumables that are sold at a relatively low cost.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Disrupted distribution will hit newspapers in the near term, reading patterns bound to change
Viewership on electronic and digital medium is up, but companies are withholding advertisements revenues, be it in any sector-- auto, real estate, FMCG categories, etc.

Emmy Awards 2019: Viewership plunges to a record-low viewership of 6.9 mn, dips 32 percent from 2018
Of the 132 Emmy Awards handed out this year, only 18 went for work on broadcast networks

Dip in rural demand to slow FMCG growth rate around 9-10% in 2019: Nielsen report
The FMCG sector in India will face a slowdown in 2019 with a growth rate of around 9-10 percent impacted by a dip in demand, particularly the rural, according to a report

Remember virtual reality? Its buzz has faded to a whisper at the CES 2019
Oculus isn’t holding any glitzy virtual reality press events, just demos for upcoming Oculus Quest.

Donald Trump eyeing White House staff shakeup; uncertainty looms over homeland security secy Kirstjen Nielsen's fate
President Donald Trump is weighing an administration-wide shakeup as he looks to prepare his White House for divided government, but it is unclear who is going and who is staying. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was thought to be out as soon as this week, according to two people with knowledge of the issue, but she is now likely to remain in the post for a longer period because there is no obvious successor in place.

Survey indicates messaging as the most popular online activity among Indians
According to the survey, almost 50 percent of consumers used both WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.

13 Reasons Why season 2 premiere draws 6.08 million viewers in US in first three days of release
The second season of Netflix's 13 Reasons Why drew 6.08 million viewers in the US in the first three days of its release, reports Nielsen

Nielsen says 29 million people in US watched Prince Harry and Meghan Markle royal wedding
The Nielsen company says 29.2 million people in the United States watched the wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle early Saturday.

Expect H1B ‘carnage’ but don’t be afraid to sue, says top immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta
Ace immigration attorney and expert on H1B matters Cyrus Mehta has waved a red flag hours before the new H1B filing rush begins Monday April 2 warning of the “same sort of H-1B carnage like last year” referring specifically to the methods which the USCIS is adopting to deny H1B applications - commonly referred to by a benign-sounding euphemism ‘Request For Evidence’.

Bright: Despite being panned by critics, Will Smith film holds its ground on Netflix
Will Smith-starrer Bright has been given an official audience count of 11 million TV viewers for the first 3 days of streaming by Nielsen

TCS bags $2.25-bn deal from TV rating firm Nielsen; will provide IT, app development and BPO services
Under the TCS and Nielsen deal, terms of agreement have been extended for an additional five years so as to expire on 3 December, 2025

Trump appoints Kirstjen Nielsen new chief of homeland security, Breitbart fumes at choice
Donald Trump just appointed a new chief of homeland security - Kirstjen Nielsen, welcoming the cybersecurity specialist with effusive praise and a call to do more on border control even as Trump’s unbending right wing supporters see this appointment as an example of a Trump opposer who represents none of the fiery anti immigration stance that Trump ran on.

Dainik Jagran and Nielsen join hands to release a Hindi bestseller books list
The list not only includes popular Hindi writers and books but some popular English authors too who have won over Hindi readers, as seen in the translation category

Natural segment in personal care estimated to be Rs 18,500-cr market: Nielsen
With consumers increasingly preferring ayurvedic and natural products, the natural segment accounts for 41 percent of the total Rs 44,790 crore personal care market, according to market research firm Nielsen

Comey's senate testimony: 19.5 million US viewers tune in, largest audience for a daytime event
James Comey's dramatic testimony before Congress drew about 19.5 million viewers, according to data from the Nielsen ratings agency.

Indian most confident about jobs, finances in Q3: Nielsen
Indians were the most confident globally when it came to job prospects, personal finances and immediate spending intentions in the third quarter of 2016, according to global performance management company Nielsen.