VideoAmp Adds Disney, Fox, Paramount to Planning Tool Using First-Party Streaming Data

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The battle to become the de factor measuring stick for the media industry continues. VideoAmp, one of several rivals to Nielsen that have emerged in recent years, unveiled VXP, a new media-planning tool that will incorporate first-party streaming data from Disney, Fox and Paramount Global to help advertisers understand how audiences are consuming content across various media platforms.

VideoAmp clients will be able to utilize the technology and with broader access in the second quarter of 2025, meaning that the data will be available for use during the media industry’s annual “upfront” sales market, said Peter Liguori, VideoAmp’s chairman, during a recent interview. “This is already on and will be in use for the upfront,” he said.

VideoAmp introduces the new product as many advertisers and TV networks continue to explore alternatives to Nielsen in the streaming era.

TV executives worry that people who watch their programs via digital means are not being counted reliably, even though Nielsen has introduced new products to do so and won accreditation for them. “In pursuit of enabling precise, cross-platform planning for our rich and engaging content, this solution from VideoAmp will continue to expand the way we demonstrate performance and outcomes for advertisers across our inventory,” said Dana McGraw, senior vice president of data and measurement science at Disney, in a statement. “By leveraging insights rooted in identity and our clean room engagement with VideoAmp, we’re continuing to explore new ways we — and the wider industry — can plan and measure reach of audiences in streaming, with accuracy and precision.” Omnicom Media Group, which buys advertising inventory for advertisers.