44-494: The Kirkus Prize is an American literary award conferred by the book review magazine Kirkus Reviews . Established in 2014, the Kirkus Prize bestows US$ 150,000 annually. Three authors are awarded US$ 50,000 each, divided into three categories: Fiction , Nonfiction , and Young Readers' Literature . It has been described as one of the most lucrative prizes in literature . Books reviewed by Kirkus Reviews that have received
88-475: A $ 16 billion offer from a group of private equity investors led by Elliott Investment Management subsidiary Evergreen Coast Capital Corp., and Brookfield Business Partners . The Nielsen board of directors had turned down an initial $ 9 billion offer from the investment consortium. The transaction was completed in October 2022. Nielsen is a global, independent measurement and data company for media business. With
132-611: A Dutch public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, merged with Nielsen Holdings plc, by way of a cross-border merger under the European Cross-Border Merger Directive, with Nielsen Holdings plc being the surviving company. The merger effectively changed the place of incorporation of Nielsen's publicly traded parent holding company from the Netherlands to England and Wales, with no changes made to
176-609: A Turkish advertising intelligence firm. VNU was acquired by a group of six private equity firms: the American Kohlberg Kravis Roberts , Thomas H. Lee Partners , Blackstone Group , Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman , and Dutch equity firm AlpInvest Partners for £5bn. In the same year, the group hired David L. Calhoun, formerly of General Electric , as CEO. He renamed VNU as The Nielsen Company in 2007. VNU sold its business publications division for €320m (£210m) to venture capital group 3i , which then sold
220-568: A button to signify when they are in the room and push it again when they leave, even if the TV is still on. This form of measurement was intended to provide a more accurate picture of who was watching and when. In July 2008, Nielsen released the first in a series of quarterly reports, detailing video and TV usage across the 'three screens' – Television, Internet and Mobile devices. The A2/M2 Three Screen Report also includes trends in timeshifted viewing behavior and its relationship to online video viewing,
264-488: A demographic breakdown of mobile video viewers and DVR penetration. On September 30, 2016, Nielsen made its Digital Content Ratings available in full syndication for clients. On September 9, 2016, Nielsen announced that it would retire its paper TV diaries by mid-2017 and provide all electronic measurement in its local television ratings. Nielsen was acquired by the Dun & Bradstreet Company in 1984. In 1996, D&B divided
308-475: A joint venture called AGB Nielsen Media Research with WPP Group 's AGB Group, a European competitor which provides similar services. VNU acquired a majority stake in Buzzmetrics, a company which measures consumer-generated media online. Under the new ownership, Nielsen bought the remaining shares of the company in 2007. In the same year, Nielsen acquired Telephia, which measures mobile media, and Bilesim Medya,
352-485: A presence in more than 100 countries and services covering more than 90% of the globe's GDP and population, Nielsen provides clients with data about what consumers watch (programming, advertising ) on a global and local basis and how those choices intersect. The company's operations span developing and emerging markets worldwide, in more than 100 countries. According to SEC records, on February 26, 2015, Nielsen N.V., announced that its board of directors unanimously approved
396-589: A proposal that resulted in a change in the company's legal domicile, from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom. Upon approval, the company became incorporated under English law and was registered as a public limited company to be named Nielsen Holdings PLC . Up to 2022, James Attwood Jr. was Nielsen's non-executive chairman, who succeeded Dave Calhoun as Executive Chairman in January 2016. Prior to joining Nielsen as CEO in 2006, Dave Calhoun served as Vice Chairman of
440-633: A reported price of $ 650 million. VNU merged much of the purchased Miller Freeman assets into VNU Expositions. VNU subsequently divested themselves of a few former Miller Freeman assets. VNU announced a heavy restructuring of its technology news portal, VNUNet, in February 2001. Ten employees were laid off due to the plan. The company disposed of its entire magazine publishing arm later in 2001 to Sanoma for €1.25 million, and sold its newspaper properties to Wegener . Focusing instead on market research and data collection, it acquired AC Nielsen in 2001, recombining
484-407: A retail in-store execution and sales analytics company. On September 18, 2014 Nielsen announced the acquisition of Indicus Analytics Pvt Ltd. On October 8, 2014, Nielsen acquired Affinnova, an international media and marketing research firm. The Affinnova team joins Nielsen's legacy BASES team to form Nielsen's Innovation Practice area. On January 22, 2015, Nielsen acquired Brandbank, specialized in
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#1732884574767528-522: A sports measurement, evaluation and intelligence company based in Stamford, Connecticut . On December 20, 2016, Nielsen announced its agreement with Tribune Media Company to purchase Gracenote , a provider of media and entertainment metadata. On January 5, 2017, The Carlyle Group acquired Claritas from Nielsen. On January 20, 2017, The NPD Group acquired the US assets of Nielsen BookScan . On January 23, 2017,
572-424: A time when the medium was just getting off the ground. Just as with radio, a sampling of homes across the U.S. was used to develop ratings. This information was collected on a device that was attached to a television that recorded what was being watched. In 1953, the company began sending out diaries to a smaller sample of homes ("Nielsen families") within the survey to have them record what they had watched. This data
616-432: Is an American media audience measurement firm. Nielsen operates in over 100 countries and employs approximately 15,000 people worldwide. For most of its history, the company was known for its two subsidiaries, Nielsen Media Research , which was responsible for TV ratings, and AC Nielsen, which was responsible for consumer shopping trends and box-office data. Nielsen Media Research later evolved into Global Media division and
660-530: The AC Nielsen Company in August 1923 with the idea of selling engineering performance surveys. It was the first company to offer market research . The company expanded its business in 1932 by creating a retail index that tracked the flow of food and drug purchases. This was the first retail measurement of its kind and for the first time allowed a company to determine its "share" of the market—the origination of
704-579: The General Electric Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Infrastructure, the largest of six GE business units. He served as Nielsen CEO from 2006 to 2014, when he was succeeded by Mitch Barns. Barns joined Nielsen in 1997, and has held various roles in Europe, Asia, and North America leading major parts of the business. On December 3, 2018, David Kenny was named CEO of Nielsen, succeeding Mitch Barns. In September 2023, Karthik Rao
748-771: The AC Nielsen later evolved into Global Connect division. The company later decided to retain its Global Media division and divested the Global Connect division ( NielsenIQ , the former AC Nielsen) to private equity firm Advent International in March 2021. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and used to be a component of the S&;P 500 . Nielsen was founded in 1923 by Arthur C. Nielsen, Sr. , who invented an approach to measuring competitive sales results that made
792-589: The European and North American markets, and educational publications. In 1997, VNU acquired the directory publishing business of ITT Sheraton (ITT World Directories) for $ 2.1 billion; the business was renamed VNU World Directories. VNU acquired Nielsen Media Research, part of the former AC Nielsen Company, in 1999. It was the owner of the Hungarian business magazine Figyelő in the 1990s. In 2000, VNU acquired Miller Freeman, Inc. from United News & Media for
836-489: The Kirkus Star are automatically eligible for the Kirkus Prize and are selected for nomination. The eligibility dates of publication for books is typically between November 1 of the previous year and October 31 of the current year, with few exceptions. Self-published books that have earned the Kirkus Star are eligible for the Kirkus Prize. However, self-published books are not eligible based on their date of publication but rather
880-512: The Nielsen properties with other research and data collection units including BASES, Claritas, HCI and Spectra. VNU also acquired companies that added to its measurement capabilities. Nielsen was a private company from 2006 through 2011. On January 25, 2011, the company listed itself on the New York Stock Exchange and issued an initial public offering (IPO) that raised $ 1.8 billion in the largest private equity-backed U.S. IPO since 2006. Nielsen began
924-642: The Prize's judges and administrators. Kirkus Reviews Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus . The magazine's publisher, Kirkus Media , is headquartered in New York City . Kirkus Reviews confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fiction , nonfiction , and young readers' literature . Kirkus Reviews , published on the first and 15th of each month, previews books before their publication. Kirkus reviews over 10,000 titles per year. Virginia Kirkus
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#1732884574767968-707: The Stagwell Group announced that it acquired Nielsen's Harris brand and the Harris Poll through its Stagwell Media LLC. On February 1, 2017, Nielsen completed its acquisition of Gracenote. On February 23, 2017, Nielsen acquired Rhiza, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based media and consumer analytics software firm. In December 2019, Nielsen music data business was sold to Valence Media (then parent company of Billboard , another former Nielsen business). The transaction includes Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems , Music 360, and Nielsen SoundScan . On March 5, 2021, Nielsen Holdings announced
1012-537: The UK division (VNU Business Publications Ltd) to Incisive Media . In June, Nielsen acquired Telephia, a provider of syndicated consumer research to the telecom and mobile media markets. Nielsen acquired IAG Research which measures viewer engagement with TV commercials. The same year, Nielsen made a strategic investment in NeuroFocus , a California firm applying neuroscience brainwave techniques for consumer research. The firm
1056-445: The advertising tech company Vizu. The acquisition was made so that Nielsen can better analyze the effectiveness of online advertisement. In November, Nielsen acquired SocialGuide, a provider of social TV measurement, analytics and audience engagement solutions. On December 17, 2012, Nielsen disclosed that it would acquire Arbitron , a company primarily involved in radio audience measurement, for $ 1.3 billion. The successful acquisition
1100-519: The book author can choose whether or not to publish on the Kirkus website, and if published may also be published in the magazine or email newsletter based on Kirkus editor discretion. In 2014, Kirkus Reviews started the Kirkus Prize , bestowing $ 50,000 prizes annually to authors of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' literature. The Nielsen Company Nielsen Holdings plc (or Nielsen )
1144-412: The business being conducted by Nielsen prior to the merger. On March 5, 2021, Nielsen Holdings announced the completion of sale of Global Connect business (known as NielsenIQ, the former AC Nielsen) to private equity firm Advent International. This transaction effectively turned Nielsen into a pure-play media audience measurement and analytics firm. In March 2022, Nielsen announced that it had accepted
1188-680: The company into two separate companies: Nielsen Media Research , which was responsible for TV ratings, and AC Nielsen , which was responsible for consumer shopping trends and box-office data. In 1999, Nielsen Media Research was acquired by the Dutch publishing company VNU (Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen). VNU later acquired AC Nielsen and recombined the two businesses in 2001. In between, VNU sold off its newspaper properties to Wegener and its consumer magazines to Sanoma . The company's publishing arm also owned several publications including The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard magazine. VNU combined
1232-560: The completion of sale of Global Connect business (the former AC Nielsen) to private equity firm Advent International. On July 8, 2021, Nielsen acquired TVTY, a TV attribution provider and ad monitoring company based in Paris, France, for an undisclosed amount. Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen ( VNU , literally "United Dutch Publishers", founded 1964) was a Dutch publishing company with products including European consumer magazines, Dutch regional newspapers, business publications in
1276-510: The concept of " market share " Arthur C. Nielsen is credited with coining this business term. In 1936, Arthur C. Nielsen acquired the Audimeter, which measured which radio stations a radio had been tuned to during the day. After tinkering with the device for a few years, the company created a national radio rating service in 1942. The company collected information on which stations radios were tuned to in one thousand homes. Then, this survey data
1320-477: The concept of " market share " a practical management tool. The holding company was originally incorporated in the Netherlands and later was purchased on May 24, 2006, by a consortium of private equity firms . In January 2011, Nielsen consummated an initial public offering of common stock and, subsequently, started trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NLSN". On August 31, 2015, Nielsen N.V.,
1364-483: The date of publication of their online review by Kirkus Reviews . All books must first be reviewed by Kirkus Reviews to be considered. The Prize is divided into three categories: the Kirkus Prize for Fiction , the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature . Each category is judged by a panel of three judges: a writer, a bookseller or librarian, and a Kirkus Reviews critic. The editors and staff of Kirkus Reviews evaluate each of
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1408-588: The end of 2009, the company announced the end of operations for Kirkus . The journal was purchased from VNU (by then renamed The Nielsen Company , or Nielson N.V.) on February 10, 2010, by businessman Herbert Simon . Terms were not disclosed. The company was thereafter renamed Kirkus Media, and book industry veteran Marc Winkelman was made publisher. Kirkus Reviews has a traditional program of reviewing that does not require payment for reviews. Kirkus Reviews also offers an Indie program that allows book authors to purchase, but not modify or influence, reviews that
1452-480: The nominated books, conducting a first round of eliminations. The panels of judges then decide upon six finalists in each of the three categories. In the Young Readers' Literature category, the six finalists include two picture books , two middle-grade books and two teen books. The three winners are announced at a ceremony. The prize money for books with multiple authors and illustrators is divided fairly as decided by
1496-899: The process of digitally collecting, managing and distributing FMCG product and brand image content for retail syndication across in-store, print promotional and e-commerce platforms. On March 4, 2015, Nielsen announced the acquisition of Exelate, a provider of data and technology to facilitate the buying and selling of advertising across programmatic platforms. On May 27, 2015, Nielsen acquired Innerscope Research, which specialized in consumer neuroscience using biometrics , eye tracking and facial coding. Nielsen renamed its combined offering as Nielsen Consumer Neuroscience, and named Carl Marci as Chief Neuroscientist. On March 3, 2016, Nielsen acquired Pointlogic, in marketing decision support systems. On March 10, 2016, Nielsen acquired Mumbai-based mobile usage measurer Informate Mobile Intelligence for an undisclosed amount. On June 21, 2016, Nielsen acquired Repucom,
1540-538: The service was receiving hundreds of books weekly and reviewing about 100. Initially titled Bulletin by Kirkus' Bookshop Service from 1933 to 1954, the title was changed to Bulletin from Virginia Kirkus' Service from January 1, 1955, issue onwards, and successively shortened to Virginia Kirkus' Service with the December 15, 1964, issue, and Kirkus Service in 1967, before it attained its current title, Kirkus Reviews , with January 1, 1969, issue. In 1985, Anne Larsen
1584-462: The social media consulting company NM Incite . NM Incite had operations in 13 global markets, including: US, UK, Germany , Spain, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, India, Brazil, Canada and Korea. In August, Nielsen acquired Marketing Analytics, Inc. In February, Nielsen launched The Demand Institute in collaboration with The Conference Board . The Demand Institute is a non-profit, non-advocacy organization. In July, Nielsen acquired
1628-544: The two halves of the former Nielsen business, and added other research and data collection units including BASES, Claritas, HCI and Spectra. In 2006, the company was acquired by a consortium of six investors for €28.75 per share, a sum of €7.5 billion. In the same year, the group hired David L. Calhoun , formerly of General Electric , as CEO. In 2004, VNU World Directories was sold to Apax Partners and Cinven . VNU sold its business publications division in 2006 for €320m (£210m) to venture capital group 3i , which then sold
1672-664: Was brought on as fiction editor, soon to become editor, remaining the editorial head of Kirkus until 2006 and modifying the review format and style for improved readability, concision, accuracy, and impact. Kirkus Reviews was sold to The New York Review of Books in 1970 and subsequently sold by the Review to Barbara Bader and Josh Rubins, who served also as the publication's editors. In 1985, magazine consultant James B. Kobak acquired Kirkus Reviews . David LeBreton bought Kirkus from Kobak in 1993. BPI Communications , owned by Dutch publisher VNU , bought Kirkus from LeBreton in 1999. At
1716-601: Was completed on September 30, 2013. On June 17, 2013, Nielsen announced that Onex Corp (TSX: OCX) had completed the acquisition of Nielsen Expositions for $ 950 million in cash consideration. Nielsen Expositions operated tradeshows in the United States. The company was renamed Emerald Expositions Inc. after the transaction. On February 3, 2014, Nielsen announced the acquisition of Harris Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ:HPOL). This allowed Nielsen to take ownership of The Harris Poll . Later on February 26, 2014, Nielsen acquired Nexium,
1760-454: Was hired by Harper & Brothers to establish a children's book department in 1926. In 1932, the department was eliminated as an economic measure. However, within a year, Louise Raymond, the secretary Kirkus hired, had the department running again. Kirkus, however, had left and soon established her own book review service. Initially, she arranged to get galley proofs of "20 or so" books in advance of their publication; almost 80 years later,
1804-452: Was later fully acquired by Nielsen in 2011 In 2009 and 2010, Nielsen sold its business magazines; its well-known entertainment properties went to the new company e5 Global Media . Nielsen acquired The Cambridge Group, a management consulting firm headquartered in Chicago. The firm researches latent and emerging consumer demand. In June, Nielsen paired with McKinsey & Company to create
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1848-488: Was named CEO of Nielsen, succeeding David Kenny who became Executive Chairman. While the Nielsen brand is most often associated with television ratings , those TV rating services comprise approximately one-quarter of the company's business and revenues. After substantial work to simplify the company over the last several years and divestment of NielsenIQ in 2021, Nielsen Holdings aligns its business into media audience measurement and analytics. Arthur C. Nielsen founded
1892-475: Was put together with information from the devices. This combination of data allowed the company to statistically estimate the number of Americans watching TV and the demographic breakdown of viewers. This became an important tool for advertisers and networks. In the 1980s, the company launched a new measurement device known as the " people meter ". The device resembles a remote control with buttons for each individual family member and extras for guests. Viewers push
1936-409: Was sold to manufacturers who were interested in the popularity of programs and demographic information about listeners for advertising purposes. This was the birth of audience measurement that would become the most well-known part of Nielsen's business when applied to television. Today, these are commonly referred to as " Nielsen ratings ". The company began measuring television audiences in 1950, at
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