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尼尔森收购 Gracenote

4 minute read | December 2016

受众测量领域的全球领导者收购媒体和娱乐元数据行业的主要提供商

纽约州纽约市 - 2016年12月20日 - 尼尔森今日宣布,已与论坛媒体公司(Tribune Media Company)达成协议,收购业内首屈一指的媒体和娱乐元数据提供商Gracenote。通过此次交易,尼尔森将获得支撑主要视频、音乐、音频和体育内容的节目指南和个性化用户体验的数据和技术。此次收购扩大了尼尔森在主要客户中的覆盖范围,将 Gracenote 的全球内容数据库纳入其中,该数据库横跨多个平台,包括多频道视频节目发行商 (MVPD)、智能电视、流媒体音乐服务、联网设备、媒体播放器和车载信息娱乐系统。

Gracenote 为超过 1200 万部电影和电视列表以及 2 亿首音乐曲目提供参考信息,并驱动着主要流媒体数字媒体服务的界面以及超过 7500 万辆汽车的互联技术系统。该公司是内容自动识别 (ACR) 技术的行业标准,为全球最大的电视、音乐和汽车公司所使用的发现和推荐引擎提供动力。

By bringing Gracenote’s capabilities into its measurement framework, Nielsen will have the ability to provide clients with deeper analytics on consumer behavior and offer an unprecedented view of audience engagement from discovery to consumption. As part of the Nielsen Total Audience measurement framework, Gracenote’s intelligent metadata will help meet our clients’ needs in an addressable world where marketers target customers and optimize campaigns in real time. The inclusion of this data will also allow media companies to optimize their content for specific audiences.

此外,Gracenote 在电视、音频、体育和汽车领域的长期客户关系将通过尼尔森的全球影响力和作为受众测量与情报领域领导者的地位得到进一步加强。交易预计将于 2017 年第一季度完成。

"Gracenote的元数据和内容识别技术为消费者每天接触的主要视频、音乐和车载信息娱乐系统的界面提供了支持。此次收购为尼尔森测量和了解消费者行为提供了重要资产。

"Gracenote 首席执行官 John Batter 表示:"在过去的十年中,Gracenote 每天将数百万人与他们喜爱的电视节目、体育、电影和音乐联系在一起,使娱乐节目更容易获取和发现。"我们很高兴有机会与尼尔森携手迈出下一步,通过继续为客户提供创新的、基于洞察力的解决方案,扩大我们的全球影响力。

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017. The transaction is expected to be financed through a combination of cash and debt. Nielsen was advised on the transaction by PJT Partners and worked with Baker & McKenzie as legal advisors.

Gracenote will be incorporated into Nielsen’s Watch segment. Nielsen expects the acquisition of Gracenote to be neutral to 2017 GAAP EPS and slightly accretive in 2018. Gracenote was not included in Nielsen’s 2017 outlook provided on Dec. 8, 2016, at its Analyst Day. Nielsen will provide more details on the expected impact of Gracenote when it reports results for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Gracenote 将作为尼尔森的一个业务部门运营。公司将继续在位于加州埃默里维尔的总部运营。

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媒体关系部Ben Billingsley,ben.billingsley@nielsen.com,1+ 646-654-5429媒体关系部:Leslie Pitterson,leslie.pitterson@nielsen.com,1+ 646-654-4412投资者关系部:Amy Glynn,amy.glynn.@nielsen.com, +1 646-654-4931