Now NPR's John Nielsen reports that a new study has added some facts to the rhetorical fire.
Figures from consulting firm Nielsen show how the baby boom echo is playing out.
Cotsakos left a seven-figure package at Nielsen for a company that had been online one month.
"Idol" had topped the Nielsen charts as America's most watched program for eight years running.
Those recommendations come from CBS and Nielsen research, supported by a couple of Nielsen-owned research units.
The NFL represented eight out of the top ten primetime programs in 2010 according to Nielsen.
The resultant 2008 book, Predictably Irrational, has sold 136, 000 copies, according to Nielsen BookScan.
Tavares has had a most-valuable-player-caliber season, but Okposo, Bailey and Nielsen, among others, are fulfilling expectations.
The streak ended last year, when NBC's "Sunday Night Football" took Nielsen's top spot.
And that is a situation which is not going to improve, no matter what Nielsen does.
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On the other hand, Theo Engell-Nielsen of Copenhagen, Denmark, shared his story about doing the opposite.
Durang, the playwright of "Vanya and Sonia, " wrote parts in it for both Nielsen and Weaver.
We just published the Top 10 Most Liked Ads Of The Summer, according to Nielsen.
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It's sort of like the Nielsen ratings, you know, how do they know what I watched?
The platform also supports Nielsen C3 ratings measurement, proving valuable for programmers and advertisers.
"I don't think for a second we haven't pressed for the win, " Nielsen insisted.
But, as NPR's John Nielsen reports, a new study tells a very different story.
Islanders 2 (Nielsen NG, Boyes G, Tavares G), Winnipeg 1 (Wheeler NG, Santorelli NG, Ladd G).
The latter charmed about 2.1 million viewers, on average, according to the Nielsen Company.
Cotsakos left a seven-figure package at Nielsen for a firm that had been online one month.
That new currency, commercial ratings, will be rolled out by Nielsen Media Research later this month.
Take me through the process for Nielsen from when you came on board in 2007.
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Cable offers more creative freedom, lower Nielsen expectations and a significantly shorter season of work.
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Prime-time ratings at the network are up 17% already this year, according to Nielsen.
Its Teoma search technology has a 25% share in North America, according to Nielsen NetRatings.
But Nielsen has refused to be pigeonholed, seemingly drawn to difficult roles in controversial movies.
Total viewership is down 18% from the same period last year, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Nielsen had the primary assist in getting the Islanders off to a quick start against Brodeur.
This was the fourth time this season Nielsen had two assists in a game.
What private equity knew with Nielsen, then called VNU, is that it was a transformation.
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