Shareholders have approved comScore's bid to buy film and TV measurement firm Rentrak, and the acquisition is expected to close by end of business today. More
Film and TV measurement firm Rentrak has acquired Los Angeles-based Hollywood Software Inc. (HSI), which develops enterprise tools for managing parts of the digital movie distribution and exhibition industries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
WPP has upped its stake in comScore through the purchase of 120,000 comScore shares at an average cost of $38.56 each and a value of $4.62m, and a second purchase of 84,913 shares at an average price of $38.57 each, and a total of $3.27m. More
Digital analytics firm comScore and multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak have scheduled shareholder meetings for January 28, 2016 in order to seek approval for their proposed merger. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has launched a service called Swift, which provides the global movie industry with a single source of box office sales reporting data. More
AOL-owned mobile ad platform Millennial Media has struck a deal with audience measurement disruptor Rentrak, whose TV commercial viewing data will underpin a new retargeting service. More
Multi-screen audience measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 30% rise in second quarter revenue to $32.8m. The result was driven by a 53% increase for the TV Everywhere product line, up from $13.3m to $20.4m in the prior year period. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has teamed up with cable TV ad management firm Viamedia to launch the 'Political Audience Extension Toolset', a system to help advertisers plan, purchase and manage TV inventory as the 2016 political season accelerates. More
Digital TV and DVR pioneer TiVo has announced that its TiVo Research audience measurement division will provide free TV ratings from the first quarter of 2016, in order to 'celebrate' comScore's forthcoming acquisition of Rentrak. More
Film and TV measurement firm Rentrak has announced a partnership with London-based movie data firm Gower Street Analytics (GSA), aiming to create advanced data science and real-time movie measurement products. More
New York lawyer Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP has announced an investigation into the proposed sale of Rentrak to comScore, suggesting the directors of the former may have breached their fiduciary duties in agreeing the sale price of around $732m. More
Film and TV measurement specialist Rentrak has introduced a service for reporting syndicated US TV programming at a national level. More
Digital analytics specialist comScore is to buy film and TV measurement firm Rentrak in an all stock deal valued at around $732m. This acquisition, which will create a new giant in cross-platform measurement, is expected to close in early 2016. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has acquired sports and entertainment big data platform SponsorHub, which offers proprietary social media measurement for sports, political and advertising brands. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
In the US, audience measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with retail and healthcare data giant IRI, to expand the delivery of TV insights data. More
WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell is urging Rentrak and comScore to join forces and find a solution to what he describes as 'faulty measurement' of digital ad views and viewability. More
In the US, audience measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with advance ticketing firm MovieTickets.com to produce a suite of marketing, planning and ROI measurement tools for the movie and TV industries. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 23% rise in fiscal 2016 first quarter revenue to $27.5m ($22.3m in the prior year period), driven by a 49% revenue increase in its TV Everywhere division. More
Audience measurement specialist Rentrak has introduced an analytics platform called Rubik, allowing clients to analyze TV viewing patterns, advertising exposure, product use and purchase against the firm's TV audience ratings. More
Audience measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 32% revenue increase for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 - to $28.5m from $21.5m a year earlier. For the full year, revenue grew 36% to $102.9m. More
In the US, data-driven CRM agency Merkle has announced a strategic partnership with booming audience measurement specialist Rentrak, combining the former's consumer segmentation expertise with the latter's 'massive and passive' viewing data. More
Retail and healthcare data giant IRI has partnered with digital research specialist comScore and audience analysis firm Rentrak to launch a solution linking cross-media advertising to actual shopping behavior. More
In the US, standards body the Media Rating Council says Rentrak's national and local TV ratings products are as yet 'not sufficiently compliant with its standards', following more than a year of auditing. The two parties made positive statements and will continue to work towards accreditation. More
Booming audience measurement firm Rentrak has appointed political industry veteran Carol Davidsen, previously Director of Integration and Media Targeting for the Obama for America 2012 campaign, in the role of Vice President of Political Technology. More
Film and television measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 38% increase in revenue to $26.9m for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 (ending December 31st, 2014), up from $19.5m in the same period of the previous year. TV Everywhere once again led the way with a 76% rise. More
Film and television measurement specialist Rentrak has raised $7m by selling its Pay Per Transaction (PPT) video rental arm to Vobile, a provider of video content identification, analytics and management services. More
Film and television measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with Kantar's data integration, analytics and insights division Kantar Shopcom, to integrate retail purchase data with TV viewing information. More
US-based audience measurement specialist Rentrak has been granted another patent for a solution which detects and corrects TV viewership levels caused by missing or 'dropped' set-top box viewing information. More
Audience measurement specialist Rentrak has received a new patent for a process showing which TV shows have the most engaged viewers, based on what it describes as a 'Stickiness Index'. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has completed its acquisition of the US-based TV measurement assets of Kantar Media, in an all-stock deal worth about $128m - c.$30m more than was initially anticipated. More
Film and television measurement specialist Rentrak has been granted two new US patents - the first for its Exact Commercial Ratings solution, and the second for a system that compensates for problems with return path TV data storage. More
Audience measurement's rising star Rentrak Corporation has announced fiscal second quarter results. Total revenue is up 41% to $25.2m, driven by the continuing boom in its TV Everywhere business which grew 85% to $13.3m. More
US-based audience measurement specialist Rentrak has been granted a patent for the system it uses to measure the status of set-top boxes (STBs). More
Film and television measurement specialist Rentrak is to acquire the US TV measurement business of WPP's Kantar Media for $98m in Rentrak common stock. WPP will then spend a further $56m to bring its overall share of the US-based firm to 16.7%. The deal gives WPP's GroupM agencies full access to Rentrak audience data. More
In the US, location analytics firm PlaceIQ has partnered with multi-screen audience measurement specialist Rentrak to develop a new product called PIQ PrimeTime, combining location intelligence with television viewing data. More
Multi-screen measurement company Specific Media has added Kantar Media and Rentrak set top box (STB) data to its TV Audience Segments (TVAS) solution, to help advertisers with their audience targeting. More
Movie and TV audience measurement provider Rentrak has announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30th, with total revenue up 34% to $22.3m. Seven eighths of the increase came from the firm's TV Everywhere business, which saw an 84% rise to $10.5m and promises more of the same. More
Multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has announced that former Harte-Hanks CEO Richard Hochhauser is stepping down from its Board of Directors on August 13th. More
In the US, multi-screen audience measurement firm Rentrak has been asked by the Media Rating Council (MRC) to stop using the term 'census-like' to describe its national and local television measurement services. More
Multi-screen audience measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 40% rise in Q4 revenue to $21.6m, mainly driven by its TV Everywhere measurement segment, where revenue nearly doubled to $10m. For the full year 2014, revenue was up 33% to $75.6m. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with Republican-focused online advertising, fundraising, e-mail marketing, and data management firm Targeted Victory, to target likely voters based on their off-line viewing habits. More
Six companies including researcher / analysts IRI and Rentrak have formed a consortium running a cross-industry study to drive thought leadership and best practice in marketing to Hispanics. More
In the US, Civis Analytics - which was launched last year by President Obama's former Chief Analytics Officer - is integrating its predictive targeting capabilities with Rentrak's local television ratings, to provide insights into corporate and political ad campaigns. More
Screen metrics specialist Rentrak has partnered with data and technology provider i360 to provide insights into 'pro-free-market' political audiences, and help Republican and conservative organizations develop more effective campaign strategies. More
Four big names in the marketing and information sphere - comScore, Experian Marketing Services, Rentrak and IPG Mediabrands subsidiary Magna Global - have teamed up to create a new data-driven multiscreen buying platform covering television, online, video and mobile ads. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 27% revenue rise to $31.6m for fiscal 2014 Q3, up from $24.9m in the prior year period. Separately, the firm is considering the sale of its PPT home video rental analysis arm, which is anticipating declines of up to 25% in fiscal 2015. More
Fast-growing screen measurement specialist Rentrak has hired TV marketing veteran Laurie Kaman as Senior Vice President of Branded Entertainment at its iTVX/Rentrak division. More
Rentrak has reported a 31% second fiscal quarter 2014 revenue rise to $29.5m, with 29% growth in the firm's Advanced Media and Information (AMI) business and the Home Entertainment division for once outperforming it with 35% growth. More
TV and movie audience specialist Rentrak has added Caroline Horner to its senior team, as Senior Vice President of Product Innovation. She leaves GroupM where she was Managing Partner, Director of Advanced Segmentations and Analytics. More
Multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has been granted another US patent for a methodology which 'refines' television viewing measurement data from set-top-boxes (STBs). More
In the US, multi-screen measurement company Rentrak has appointed prominent movie and TV analyst Paul Dergarabedian as a Senior Media Analyst. More
Multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a method it says statistically adjusts big data from set-top boxes and other transaction data, removing bias. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has acquired iTVX, a product placement analysis firm, for an undisclosed sum. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 24% increase in fiscal 2014 first quarter revenue, to $28.8m from $23.2m in the same period last year. Results reflect a recovery in the Home Entertainment division combined with continued rapid growth in its AMI measurement division. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has extended its International Box Office Essentials service to China, where it will report daily theatre-level information for what it describes as the world's fastest-growing movie market. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak is claiming a movie industry first, with the launch of a service called 'PreAct' measuring interest in forthcoming films and marketing impact up to a year before release. More
US multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has reported its strongest quarterly revenue growth in six years - up 16% to $28.5m for Q4 fiscal 2013 from $24.6m in the prior year period - again driven by its AMI business. For the full year, revenue increased 9% to $99.2m. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has restructured its theatrical movie measurement management team, aiming to drive growth across the business. More
Multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has partnered with SintecMedia to integrate a performance tracking and revenue management solution for TV and movies into its Digital Download Essentials service. More
Multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has reported a 12% increase in consolidated revenue to $24.9m for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, driven by a 32% hike in its Advanced Media and Information (AMI) business. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has extended its International Box Office Essentials service to India, through a partnership with Asian MR firm Majestic MRSS, which will collect daily theatre-level attendance and ticket sales information across the region. More
In the US, the Media Rating Council (MRC) has begun auditing the two main ratings services of Rentrak Corporation, TV Essentials and StationView Essentials. More
Multi-screen media measurement specialist Rentrak has extended its International Box Office Essentials service to Malaysia and Singapore, collecting daily theater level attendance and ticket sales information. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 3% increase in overall revenue to $22.5m for its second fiscal quarter, the now familiar net result of strong growth in its Advanced Media and Information (AMI) business (here 35%) and a decline in Home Entertainment. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with film industry MR consultancy Screen Engine, to launch a syndicated product called PostTrak which reports box office sales figures, audience demographics, and the aspects of each title that trigger audience interest. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with product placement analysis firm iTVX, to help brands and programmers understand the impact on audiences when a TV show uses a brand in a story line. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has introduced a new service providing movie studios with data on both their own and their competitors' video-on-demand (VOD) theatrical releases. More
Multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak Corporation has announced a joint venture to measure audiences in the People's Republic of China; and has released Q4 and full-year results showing continued rapid growth in its Advanced Media and Information (AMI) business. More
Multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak Corporation has agreed a deal with MasterCard, combining the former's TV Essentials viewing data from US homes with the latter's consumer trends insights derived from billions of payment transactions. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 20% revenue increase to $9.9m for its Advanced Media and Information (AMI) division during the quarter ended December 31 - but due to continued decline in its Home Entertainment wing lost $1.9m overall in the period. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has added a segmentation based on political outlook to its TV Essentials and StationView Essentials ratings services. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has introduced 'Exact Commercial Ratings' - a new system which it says measures exactly how many viewers were exposed to specific commercials in a campaign. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has reported a 17% rise in revenue for its AMI (advanced media information) division to $9.3m for the three months to the end of September. Group revenue dropped 9% to $21.9m during the period. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has teamed up with Bluefin Labs, a specialist in analysing online buzz about television programmes, to report feedback from social media alongside TV ratings. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with auto market intelligence firm Polk to integrate the latter's consumer purchase behavior info - including vehicle make and model by auto segment - into the former's TV database ratings system. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement company Rentrak has announced an agreement to integrate its StationView Essentials TV ratings data into the media software solutions of communications and IT specialist Harris Corporation. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with media technology provider Collective to launch 'TV Accelerator' - an online ad platform through which advertisers can target those audiences that viewed their TV campaigns within online display and video ads. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has appointed former Simmons Experian statistician David Algranati as Senior Vice President of Product Innovation and Analytical Solutions. More
In the US, multi-screen audience measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a drop in revenues to $22.4m for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 (2011 first quarter: $24.6m), with a 19% decline in its Home Entertainment segment more than cancelling out good growth in its information division. More
US-based multi-screen specialist Rentrak has signed its first European client for video-on-demand measurement, Spanish digital television operator Digital+. The firm's burgeoning Advanced Media and Information (AMI) division signed the data tracking agreement last week. More
Multi-screen media measurement firm Rentrak has announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended March 31st. As with the previous quarter, the figures show rapid growth in its AMI (Advanced Media and Information) division against a decline in its Home Entertainment division. More
The Board of US-based multi-screen audience measurement firm Rentrak has authorized a one-year share repurchase program for up to $5m of the company's outstanding common stock, which it says is currently undervalued. More
US-based multi-screen audience measurement firm Rentrak has promoted Michael Vinson to Senior Vice President of Statistical Sciences and Analytics, and Gordon Jones to the post of VP of its OnDemand Essentials service. More
US-based multi-screen audience measurement firm Rentrak Corporation has added the role of Corporate President to the duties of Cathy Hetzel, already President of its Advanced Media and Information (AMI) division; and has promoted Ron Giambra from EVP to President of Theatrical Worldwide. More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has introduced time-shifted DVR ratings data into its StationView Essentials service, which provides viewing information from more than 17 million televisions across the US. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has appointed media veteran Sherri Lee as Product Manager of its TV Essentials audience measurement service, based in its Advanced Media & Information (AMI) division. More
Multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has reported a 3% rise in fiscal 2011 third quarter revenues to $23.7m, the net result of rapid growth in its AMI (Advanced Media and Information) division, combined with a decline in its Home Entertainment division. More
Multi-screen measurement company Rentrak Corporation has announced the appointment of Chris Wilson, formerly of LogicLab, to the position of President of National Linear Television. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak has rolled out the first in a series of 'OnDemand Essentials Advertising Reports' for the Hispanic market, to provide an aggregated view of performance for the video-on-demand (VOD) platform. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak is to add anonymous household demographic data to its national and local TV audience set-top-box (STB) data measurement services, through a partnership with consumer insight provider Epsilon. More
US-based multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has appointed TV industry research veteran Brad Nimmons as Director of Client Services, responsible for the day-to-day management of key client relationships in the eastern United States. More
US-based multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has acquired Media Salvation, a provider of data aggregation, processing and analytics tools to studios and independent film companies. Terms were not disclosed. More
Rentrak and Paris-based Cine Chiffres have announced the formation of a joint venture which will monitor cinema box office figures throughout France, from 1st January 2011. More
In the US, multi-screen media measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with retail information provider The NPD Group, to provide a 360 degree view of video-on-demand (VOD) users. More
US-based multi-screen media measurement specialist Rentrak has eliminated the position of President, held by Ken Papagan, and transferred the responsibilities to Cathy Hetzel who heads its Advanced Media and Information division. More
In the US, multi-screen media measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 13% increase in revenues to $24m for the fiscal 2011 second quarter, which it says mainly reflects 'strong growth' in its Advanced Media Information (AMI) division. More
Multi-screen media measurement specialist Rentrak Corporation has appointed board member Brent Rosenthal to the newly created position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors. More
Multi-screen measurement company Rentrak Corporation has announced results for the quarter ending June 30th. While revenues in the company's Home Entertainment division were down 10% to $16.3m, a 132% rise in the AMI business intelligence division ensured overall growth - by 13% to $24.6m. More
US multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has partnered with consumer data giant Experian Simmons to add behavioral data to its TV Essentials and StationView Essentials set-top-box (STB) research tools. More
US multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has opened a new office in Chicago, where it has appointed Nancy Beall as Director of Local Sales, Midwest Region. More
US multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak is working towards Media Rating Council (MRC) approval for its TV Essentials audience measurement service. If it succeeds, the firm claims it will be the first to gain accreditation for a product based on set-top-box (STB) data. More
US multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has reported a 91% drop in fourth-quarter profit to $197,000, from $2.2m in the prior year period, resulting from $1.3m in costs relating to its acquisition of Nielsen EDI, as well as a number of one-time expenses. More
US firm Rentrak has reported that revenues for its Advanced Media Information (AMI) division grew 34% to $4.3m in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, mostly thanks to its Essentials suite of multimedia measurement services. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak has established an agreement to integrate TV viewing data from satellite firm DISH Network's 14 million subscribers, with its own TV Essentials audience measurement service. More
In the US, broadcast industry organization The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has partnered with Harris Interactive and multi-screen media research firm Rentrak to study consumer usage habits for mobile digital TV (Mobile DTV). More
Multi-screen measurement specialist Rentrak Corporation has formed a data integration partnership with Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR), a business intelligence and research firm offering insight into the video game industry. More
Multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak Corporation has acquired Nielsen EDI, which provides measurement information and research solutions to the movie industry. More
The recently launched Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) is to make digital set-top-box data (STB) its first priority, following a recent meeting held with audience measurement leaders. More
US-based multi-screen tracking firm Rentrak has reported a 63% increase in revenues from its Advanced Media Information (AMI) division for the second quarter of the year, which it says reflects sales of its Essentials suite of multimedia measurement services. More
The recently formed Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) will be hosting a meeting with Nielsen, Rentrak, TiVo, TRA and TNS to discuss how the firms can work with the coalition to foster set-top box data research innovation. More
US-based multi-screen tracking firm Rentrak has rolled out its Box Office Essentials ticket sales data tool in Russia. The firm has also opened a Moscow field office to support the expansion. More
In the US, multi-screen measurement firm Rentrak Corporation has hired David Chemerow for its newly created post of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. More
In the US, multi-screen media measurement firm Rentrak has appointed market research industry veterans Steven Walsh and Jeremy Gabor to support the commercialization of its cross-media platform. More
In the US, multi-screen media measurement firm Rentrak has appointed Bruce Goerlich as Chief Research Officer and Dr Michael Vinson as Vice President of Statistical Sciences and Analytics. The new positions have been created to push the development of video ad research products. More
In the US, multi-screen media measurement agency Rentrak and mobile TV service FLO TV are to launch what they describe as the mobile TV industry's first comprehensive viewership and ad impression reporting. More
US media measurement specialist Rentrak Corporation has appointed consumer and media research industry veteran Bill Livek as Chief Executive Officer, leading both day-to-day operations and the growth and evolution of the firm. More
US media measurement and research agency Rentrak Corporation has partnered with video and media solutions firm Concurrent to gain a 360 degree view of video and advertising consumption patterns across TV, mobile devices and the Internet. More
US media measurement and research firm Rentrak Corporation has opened an East Coast sales and research office in the in the Chrysler Building in New York City. More
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