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8 minute read | March 2021

Roku to Acquire Nielsen’s Advanced Video Advertising Business, Accelerating Roku’s Launch of Dynamic Ad Insertion for TV Programmers and Marketers Nielsen and Roku will Expand Traditional TV and TV Streaming Coverage Across Roku’s Platform to Help Standardize Cross-Media Measurement

San Jose, Calif., and New York, NY — March 1, 2021 — Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) and Nielsen (NYSE: NLSN) today announced a strategic alliance between the two companies that will help shape the future of media measurement and TV advertising in a streaming-first market. Roku has entered into an agreement to acquire Nielsen’s Advanced Video Advertising (AVA) business, which includes Nielsen’s video automatic content recognition (ACR) and dynamic ad insertion (DAI) technologies. The acquisition will accelerate Roku’s launch of an end-to-end DAI solution with TV programmers. In addition, Nielsen and Roku will enter into a strategic partnership to integrate complementary Nielsen ad and content measurement products into the Roku platform and further advance Nielsen ONE, the company’s cross-media measurement solution.  

“Tens of billions of dollars continue to be spent annually on traditional TV advertising,” said Louqman Parampath, VP of Product Management at Roku. “Combining Nielsen’s AVA technology with Roku’s innovative ad tech and scale will enable us to deliver the benefits of TV streaming advertising to traditional TV. Roku will bring the promise of DAI to the market for the first time ever at scale — providing better targeting and measurement for advertisers, creating easy integration and additional revenue opportunities for programmers’ ad sales teams, and improving the TV experience for viewers. We’re also excited to become a key strategic partner for Nielsen in their new cross-media measurement products, and jointly drive towards greater transparency and accuracy in TV streaming measurement.” 

This announcement builds on years of close collaboration between Roku and Nielsen. The two companies will enter into a long-term commercial agreement to leverage Total Ad Ratings (TAR) on the Roku platform. Specifically, Roku’s media sales and ad-buying platform, OneView, will natively integrate Nielsen “always on” 디지털 광고 등급 (DAR) for advertisers. Roku will also enable publishers to implement Nielsen 디지털 콘텐츠 등급 (DCR). 

"Roku 디바이스의 광고 및 콘텐츠 측정은 중복이 제거된 단일 크로스 미디어 화폐로 가는 길을 가속화할 것입니다."라고 닐슨의 오디언스 측정 부문 GM, Scott N. Brown은 말합니다. "Roku가 모든 형태의 TV에 동적 광고 삽입의 힘을 제공함에 따라, 닐슨이 대규모로 수행할 수 있는 스마트 TV를 화폐로 측정하여 어드레서블 시장에서 수익을 창출할 수 있도록 지원하게 되어 기쁩니다."

Roku와의 협력을 통해 닐슨은 미디어 판매자와 구매자가 어드레서블 광고를 측정하고 더 나은 수익 창출을 할 수 있도록 지원하는 스마트 TV 및 기타 디바이스가 총 1억 대에 육박할 정도로 크게 확대될 것입니다. 

이 거래는 관례적인 거래 종료 조건에 따라 2021년 2분기에 완료될 것으로 예상됩니다. 인수가 완료되면 Roku는 닐슨 AVA의 직원들을 환영하고 광범위한 ACR 및 DAI 특허 포트폴리오의 소유권을 갖게 될 것으로 기대하고 있습니다. 2020년 미국 내 판매 1위 TV OS인 Roku TV 모델에는 현재 ACR이 이미 포함되어 있으며, 곧 DAI도 포함될 예정입니다. 또한 Roku는 시간이 지남에 따라 DAI를 다른 TV OEM으로 확장할 예정입니다.

닐슨 미래 예측 성명 

본 보도 자료에는 1995년 사적 증권 소송 개혁법의 안전항 규정을 근거로 한 미래 예측 진술에 해당할 수 있는 정보가 포함되어 있습니다. 이러한 진술에는 거래 종결 예정 시기와 관련된 상기 진술뿐만 아니라 "할 것", "의도하다", "기대하다", "예상하다", "해야 한다", "할 수 있다" 등과 같은 표현으로 식별될 수 있는 진술이 포함됩니다. 이러한 진술은 위험과 불확실성의 영향을 받으며, 실제 결과와 사건은 현재 예상되는 것과 크게 다를 수 있습니다. 이를 초래할 수 있는 요인으로는 거래가 적시에 완료되지 않거나 아예 완료되지 않을 위험 및 당사의 공개 서류 및 자료(http://beta.nielsen.com/investors에서 확인 가능)에 명시된 기타 특정 위험 요인(예: 증권거래위원회에 제출된 당사의 10-K, 10-Q 및 8-K 보고서) 등이 포함되나 이에 국한되지 않습니다. 이러한 위험과 불확실성에 대한 보다 완전한 이해를 위해서는 해당 문서를 참조하시기 바랍니다. 본 요인 목록은 모든 사항을 포괄하는 것은 아닙니다. 이러한 미래 예측 진술은 본 공시일 현재의 상황을 반영한 것으로, 당사는 법률에서 요구하는 경우를 제외하고는 새로운 정보, 향후 사건 또는 기타 요인으로 인해 당사 또는 당사를 대신하여 작성된 서면 또는 구두의 미래 예측 진술을 업데이트할 의무를 지지 않습니다.

닐슨 소개

Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE: NLSN) is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. Nielsen is divided into two business units. Nielsen Global Media provides media and advertising industries with unbiased and reliable metrics that create a shared understanding of the industry required for markets to function. NielsenIQ (formerly known as Nielsen Global Connect) provides consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary Nielsen data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge.

An S&P 500 company, Nielsen has operations in nearly 100 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.

About Roku, Inc. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. We connect users to the streaming content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers with unique capabilities to engage consumers. Roku streaming players and TV-related audio devices are available in the U.S. and in select countries through direct retail sales and licensing arrangements with service operators. Roku TV™ models are available in the U.S. and in select countries through licensing arrangements with TV brands. Roku is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. U.S.A. This press release contains “forward-looking” statements that are based on our beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us on the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements include but are not limited to the benefits of the pending acquisition of Nielsen’s AVA business by Roku, the anticipated timing of the closing of the acquisition, the benefits and features of future product or service offerings resulting from the acquisition, entry into the strategic partnership between Roku and Nielsen, the benefits of the strategic partnership between Roku and Nielsen, including the offering of TAR, DAR and DCR on Roku’s platform, and the expansion of DAI to other TV OEMs. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statement include: the risk that the transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all; the risk that the parties will not enter into the strategic partnership; the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed acquisition and the proposed strategic partnership, including the possibility that the expected benefits from either the proposed acquisition or the proposed strategic partnership will not be realized; the impact of the acquisition on the AVA business; our ability to retain key AVA personnel; our effectiveness in integrating the AVA business and operations with our business; the effectiveness of the strategic partnership between Roku and Nielsen; our ability to realize our broader strategic and operating objectives; the effect of the announcement of the acquisition and the strategic partnership on Roku’s and Nielsen’s respective businesses; and the effects of any litigation or other proceedings to which we are or may become a party. Further information on these and other risks and uncertainties are included in the reports Roku, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on Roku’s website and are available from Roku without charge. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Roku and the Roku logo are registered trademarks and Roku TV is a trademark of Roku, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this press release are the property of their respective holders.

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