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Carat Urges ‘Wait and See’ Attitude for Nielsen DVR Data Streams

Published on January 27, 2006
Media buying agency Carat is calling on major TV networks to delay using Nielsen's new measurement data based on playback of programs via DVRs for the balance of the 2006-07 season, Mediapost reports. According to a new position paper released yesterday by Shari Anne Brill, vp-director of programming at Carat USA, other big ad agencies including Magna Global USA and Mediaedge:cia also believe that live ratings should remain the standard measurement until the new DVR data can be better understood.