Barb and Kantar Media teamed up to measure YouTube like a TV channel. Google's cease-and-desist letter throws a wrench into those plans.
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Advertisers express disappointment after the firms measuring YouTube like TV are ordered to cease and desist
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A UK agency’s TV-style YouTube metrics revealed childrens’ shows get big ratings
Barb, an agency in the UK, is measuring YouTube viewership on TVs with traditional ratings. Here are some of the early findings.
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The UK wants to measure YouTube more like TV
Barb, a nonprofit measurement firm in the UK, is introducing Nielsen-style ratings for YouTube content on TV screens.
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