Il College Football e la Preseason della NFL hanno fatto registrare aumenti per le affiliate ABC (+4%), ESPN (+25%) e FOX (+14%).
YouTube e Netflix mantengono la posizione di primi tre posti nell'indicatore dei distributori multimediali di Nielsen, resistendo agli impatti iniziali del ritorno a scuola per lo streaming
NEW YORK - September 23, 2025 – Football was the common catalyst for Disney and FOX in August, as coverage of a new college football season along with NFL preseason drove the only share increases for companies in this month’s Media Distributor Gauge. Disney climbed to 9.7% of TV watch-time in August (+0.3 share points vs. July), as football coverage helped drive a 4% bump for ABC affiliates and a 25% surge for ESPN. The viewing impact from FOX affiliates contributed to a 14% monthly uptick, leading FOX to represent 6.7% of TV (+0.2 points).
While the effects of a new football season will not be fully evident until September, its late-month impact was a clear indicator of what’s to come. When comparing the first and last weeks of the August interval (07/28/25-08/03/25 vs. 08/25/25-08/31/25), viewing to FOX affiliates was up 36%, ABC affiliates gained 29%, and ESPN surged 196%, which was due at least in part to a memorable season premiere of College GameDay. What’s more, Disney’s share of TV started at 8.9% in the first week of the month, and concluded with 11.5% of TV in the final week.
This football-driven surge countered the back-to-school drop in viewing among school-aged audiences, with streaming viewership being the most impacted by this group, as detailed in the August report of The Gauge. Top-ranked YouTube gave up 0.3 share points and finished the month with a 13.1% share of TV. Meanwhile, Netflix held steady in third with 8.7% of television (-0.1 point) on the strength of owning the top four streaming titles of the month.
Oltre ai primi tre, le quote di NBCUniversal e Paramount sono rimaste invariate rispetto a luglio, chiudendo rispettivamente con il 7,6% e il 7,1%*. Come Disney e FOX, sia NBCU che Paramount sono state sostenute dai guadagni delle loro affiliate broadcast, che hanno beneficiato anche del ritorno del calcio.
L'intervallo di agosto 2025 comprendeva cinque settimane, dal 28.07.2025 al 31.08.2025. La rilevazione Nielsen segue il calendario delle trasmissioni, con intervalli settimanali che iniziano il lunedì.
*Nota: il totale dello streaming di Paramount nel mese di luglio è stato originariamente riportato come 1,9% e successivamente è stato aggiornato al 2,0%. Di conseguenza, anche il totale dei distributori multimediali di Paramount è stato aggiornato dal 7,0% al 7,1% nel mese di luglio.
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