Cable Networks Pawn for Ratings

January 31, 2012

Cable Networks Pawn for Ratings

The recent flood of storage, pawn, antique and auction cable shows has demonstrated that one man’s trash is another network’s hit show.  But can the viewing audience sustain all these shows? With similar titles and subject matter, what sets one show apart from another?

Looking to appraise each of these trash-to-treasure shows, we used Program Pulse Cable to measure their strengths along several important program attribute and element ratings.

.junk shows

Source: Program Pulse Cable, *Attribute/Program Element Top Two Box Ratings; most recent fielding,
secondary rank by awareness


Bloomberg Businessweek Power 100 2012 Athletes

January 28, 2012

Drew Brees Tops the Power 100 in 2012

The quarterback broke NFL passing records and helped New Orleans recover from Katrina to take first place on Bloomberg Business week’s list of most powerful athletes Read more »

Power 100: Five Athletes to Watch in 2012

It’s never too early to prognosticate. Here are five athletes not in this year’s Power 100 who warrant watching

Nielsen/E-Poll N-Score Power 100 Interactive Tool

In conjunction with the CSE Group and Bloomberg BusinessWeek, the Nielsen/E-Poll N-Scores for athletes making up the Sports Power 100 have been incorporated into an interactive tool.

Click on the chart to the left to open the interactive tool. Chart athletes based on their on and off-field scores, earnings, awareness and their power score.

Beckham Family Values

David Beckham and his famous family found a new life in America, helping him become soccer’s most prominent ambassador in the U.S.

To Be Young, in Love, and Highly Marketable

The “Wozzilroy” combination of tennis’ Caroline Wozniacki and golf’s Rory McIlroy makes for an endorsement bonanza

The NHL’s Identity Crisis

While the National Hockey League lacks marketable superstars—unlike its professional sports peers—a handful of leading players have potential to glow

The Power 100: Sportfolio

Rick Horrow unveils the 2012 Power 100 and discusses the results with an all-star panel including sports executive Dave Checketts, Olympian Summer Sanders, and Hall of Fame baseball player Mike Schmidt.

Power 100: Methodology

Scrutinizing more than 3,000 professional athletes, CSE used the Nielsen/E-Poll N-score, plus a combination of rankings to develop the 2012 Power 100


Most Innovative TV Brands

January 6, 2012

Most Innovative TV Brands

CES kicks off next week in Las Vegas, as the world’s technology companies introduce new products and vie for the attention of consumers and retailers alike.

Intense competition and new technology have driven rapid change in the market for new TVs, with MSNBC calling 2012 the “most significant year in TV display technology in 15 years.”  Using E-Score Brand we decided to see which TV brands are considered the most Innovative.

Source: E-Score Brand, Consumer Electronics category  

Of course, lurking in the wings is Apple, with no entry in the product category yet, but with rumors aplenty.  Apple’s Innovative score trumps the consumer electronics category at 44.


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