Word: nielsen
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...owners--a group of private-equity firms, including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, that acquired the company for $9.8 billion in July--will expect big results, and Calhoun, who headed GE's $47 billion infrastructure unit, is unlikely to disappoint. At VNU, he's charged with turning around its Nielsen television-ratings system as well as the Hollywood Reporter and BillBoard magazine. Nothing a little Six Sigma...
...unknown but beautiful game.Blake faced off against the No. 1 tennis player in the world, the incomparable Roger Federer, at the most significant stage in American tennis with his first Grand Slam semifinal berth at stake.Maybe it was too much to expect for this epic match to crack the Nielsen Top 20, to beat out such inspiring entertainment as “Bones” or “Dancing with the Stars.” But for a tennis fan, a fan of James Blake, or just a fan of Harvard in general, this U.S. Open match meant something...
Sources: Massachusetts Department of Health (2); Trust for America's Health (3); Panasonic; Nielsen Media Research; Reuters...
...Cannes conventioneers have departed, and the Jury presumably has a good idea of their award preferences by then. For a last-day film to win the Palme d'Or would be like a public access show at two in the morning copping the top spot in the Nielsen ratings...
...Rhimes, 36, found it hard to believe that her first shot at a prime-time drama has turned into such a monster hit for ABC, consistently ranking among the top five prime-time shows. Almost 20 million viewers--two-thirds of them women--tune in each week, according to Nielsen Media Research. The show has even contributed a word to the lexicon: McDreamy, as in Dr. McDreamy, the nickname of tousle-haired heartthrob Dr. Shepherd...