70-492: Personal Computer Games was a multi-format UK computer games magazine of the early/mid-1980s published by VNU . Personal Computer Games was launched in July 1983. The magazine was part of VNU and had its headquarters in London . The second issue was published on 28 October 1983 with the magazine going monthly from February 1984. Computer coverage at the time were mainly consisted of
140-415: A "top pick" for Elliott since 2013. As of the fourth quarter of 2014, Elliott owned 17.8 million shares of Hess, worth $ 1.3 billion, making it Elliott's largest holding. In late 2013 Elliot took control of the bankrupt Japanese shipowner Sanko and proceeded to close the majority of the overseas offices of that Company. Elliot eventually asset stripped the company's overseas properties and any equity left in
210-819: A $ 600 million loan backed by the Vietnamese government, then offered to pay bondholders 35 cents on the dollar. Elliott sued for the full amount. In April 2012 Elliott dropped the case. It was reported in December 2012 that Elliott, which already had an 8% stake in Compuware , had offered to buy the company for $ 11 a share in cash. In late 2012, Elliott criticized the oil company Hess for its use of capital and for being "distracted" from oil exploration and production by other activities. In January 2013, Elliott called on Hess to sell certain assets and asked Hess investors to vote for five new directors as part of an effort to reconfigure
280-534: A 4% stake in CDK Global in May 2015. As of September 2016, it held a 5.4% stake in the company and is the third-largest shareholder. On 4 May 2016, Elliott sent a letter to CDK Board of Directors outlining steps they felt were required in order to meet projected ROI and margins. Quoting "a plan for CDK to optimize its business operations and drive a meaningful improvement in shareholder value." On 8 June 2016, Elliott sent
350-441: A 99.93% stake in the club, after previous owner Li Yonghong defaulted on a €415M debt to Elliott. Elliott immediately started dismissing board members at Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux, the company through which Li Yonghong held AC Milan. On 10 July 2018, Paul Singer declared in an official statement to implant €50M of equity capital to stabilize the finances within the club. In June 2022, RedBird Capital Partners agreed to acquire
420-609: 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
490-568: 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,
560-672: 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., 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
630-488: 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
700-527: A dozen unnamed solar-power projects in that country, and that it had "hedged its bets by taking out short positions in five other renewable energy funds listed on the London stock market." In September 2015, Elliott purchased a 1,940,642-share stake in Comcast , a Philadelphia-based mass media company, for an average price of $ 58.68 a share. This transaction had a 1.65% impact on Elliott's portfolio. Elliott acquired
770-475: 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,
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#1732883897201840-596: A letter to CDK Board of Directors advising that "CDK adopt the steps in the Value-Maximizing Plan without delay" due to share-holder support of the plan in the 4 May letter. In May 2018, Elliott Management won a battle for control of Telecom Italia, controlling two-thirds of Telecom Italia 's board seats. In the summer of 2015, Elliott, then a major investor in Samsung's construction division, opposed efforts by acting Samsung head Jay Lee who sought to have one part of
910-471: A number of markets and sectors." In 2015, Institutional Investor/Alpha magazine gave Elliott an A grade and the #9 ranking among hedge funds worldwide. Elliott has seven equity partners. Paul Singer and Jonathan Pollock are co-chief investment officers; Gordon Singer, Paul Singer's son, manages Elliott's London office. Former senior portfolio manager Steven Kasoff, whose retirement was announced in April 2020,
980-455: A price of €54.5 per share, making an offer at that price for all shares. The company also announced that the DIS CEO and CFO had signed lucrative management agreements that eventually would make them CEO and CFO, respectively, of Adecco. Adecco attempted to de-list DIS but was blocked in court by a number of hedge funds, including Elliott. The funds also raised concerns about conflict of interest by
1050-643: 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
1120-417: A pure-play media audience measurement and analytics firm. In March 2022, Nielsen announced that it had accepted 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
1190-633: 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
1260-407: 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
1330-522: 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,
1400-424: 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
1470-429: Is one of the oldest hedge funds under continuous management. In a November 2014 investment letter, Elliott described optimism about U.S. growth as unwarranted. "Nobody can predict how long governments can get away with fake growth, fake money, fake jobs, fake financial stability, fake inflation numbers and fake income growth," Elliott wrote. "When confidence is lost, that loss can be severe, sudden and simultaneous across
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#17328838972011540-403: Is seeking to engage the company's board to discuss strategies and a potential sale of the company. Elliot Management, in particular an expose on Paul Singer featured by Tucker Carlson , was criticized for their handling of Cabela's headquarters following the acquisition and sale to Bass Pro Shops , due to the massive layoffs in the town of Sidney, Nebraska . In July 2016, Elliott persuaded
1610-677: The Börsen-Zeitung , Elliott said its goal was to "protect the rights of minority shareholders." In April 2005, the Wisconsin-based retail chain Shopko announced that it had agreed to be acquired for approximately $ 1 billion by a private equity firm at a price of $ 24 per share. This and a subsequent offer at $ 25 were rejected, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal , "after several dissident shareholders threatened to vote down
1680-530: 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
1750-555: The AT&;T board of directors, asserting what Elliott called "a compelling value-creation opportunity" at AT&T. Elliott stated it had accumulated $ 3.2 billion of AT&T stock (1.2% equity interest). In September 2019. a joint venture among funds managed by Trinity Real Estate Investments LLC and funds managed by Elliott Management Corporation announced the acquisition of the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa,
1820-579: 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
1890-516: The Internet Archive Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen Nielsen Holdings plc (or Nielsen ) 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
1960-660: The PulteGroup , a home builder in which it owns 4.7%, to add three new board members, cut investments in new land, and buy back shares. After buying a stake in Alcoa (now Arconic) that earned it three board seats, Elliott forced a restructuring, after which Elliott was able to sell its stake at a 104% profit. In 2017–2018, under pressure from Elliott, athenahealth undertook substantial cost-cutting measures, and co-founder Jonathan S. Bush resigned. In September 2019, Elliott Management published an activist investor letter addressed to
2030-602: The Spectrum , C64 and the BBC Micro , although there were others featured such as Atari 8-bit , Electron , Vic 20 and the newly released Amstrad CPC . The February 1985 issue was the last of the magazine. Chris Anderson and Bob Wade went on to launch the Commodore 64 magazine Zzap!64 . One of the sections of the magazine was the 'Screen Test' pages where the latest games were reviewed. The PCG Panel, who voiced their opinions on
2100-458: The CEO and CFO. Eventually Adecco offered €113 per share, which was accepted. In March 2010, Elliott bid $ 5.75 per share for software company Novell . Although Novell rejected the offer, Elliott "welcomed" the decision to sell the company. In December 2011, it was reported that Elliott was suing the Vietnamese shipbuilding firm Vinashin in a British court. The company had defaulted a year earlier on
2170-583: The Companies vessels. On 1 April 2012 Sanko had either managed or owned a fleet of 185 ships, which included 46 tankers and 27 dry bulk carriers. By early 2019 this had been reduced to just 5 bulk carriers. In March 2024 it was announced that Sanko would sell their last vessel and exit shipowning after 90 years of existence. In summer 2014, Elliott disclosed a 6.7% stake in Interpublic Group of Companies , an ad agency holding company, and "a person briefed on
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2240-589: 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
2310-512: 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
2380-707: 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
2450-537: 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
2520-411: The UK division (VNU Business Publications Ltd) to Incisive Media . The company was renamed The Nielsen Company in 2007. FIFA has signed up with Nielsen to provide official market research for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup . Elliott Investment Management Elliott Investment Management L.P. is an American investment management firm. It is also one of
2590-445: 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
2660-562: The board of Twitter Inc. The Wall Street Journal then reported that Singer wants to replace Jack Dorsey , due to Dorsey's workload as CEO of both Twitter and Square , and his potential move to Africa. In April 2021, Elliott's directors planned to step down from the board after Twitter's stock performance rose 95% in 2020. Elliott's February 2020 purchase of Twitter stock was at a per share price of about $ 36. Elliott exited Twitter in June 2022 shortly after Elon Musk made his tender offer, when
2730-468: The club from Elliott for €1.2 billion. On 7 June 2019, Elliott Management announced it would acquire Barnes & Noble for around $ 683 million. On 7 August 2019, Elliott Management completed the acquisition of the company. James Daunt will be CEO of both Waterstones and Barnes & Noble and will relocate from London to New York. On 7 August 2019, Barnes & Noble became a privately held, wholly owned subsidiary of Elliott. In February 2020, it
2800-680: 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
2870-560: 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
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2940-510: 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
3010-474: The drugmaker had rejected the hedge fund's earlier demand. Elliott argues that Alexion management's actions, including a recent move to acquire Portola Pharmaceuticals for about $ 1.4 billion, are leading in the "wrong direction." In December, Alexion's board unanimously rejected a recommendation by Elliott to immediately launch a proactive sale. In November 2020, Elliott Management invested in F5 after having "spoke to
3080-481: The firm focused on convertible arbitrage . Since the 1987 stock market crash and early 1990s recession , however, the firm has transitioned into a multi-strategy hedge fund. Elliott Associates manages $ 8.6 billion and is Elliott Management's primary domestic fund. The firm is currently closed to new investors. As of mid-2024, Elliott counted 570 employees in New York City , London , Tokyo and Hong Kong and
3150-476: The firm purchase the construction unit for $ 8 billion. Despite Elliott's opposition, the merger went through and Elliott sold its shares. Two years later, Lee was convicted of bribery and imprisoned after it was shown he had bribed a friend of South Korea's president to secure the merger. In October 2015, Elliott disclosed an 11.1 percent stake in Cabela's , an outdoor recreation and clothing retailer, reporting that it
3220-453: The games reviews, consisted of the PCG staff plus several contributions from readers. The review was laid out with an explanation of the gameplay and then three opinions from the reviewers were given in boxouts at the end. PCG Ratings were out of ten, with a score giving to the graphics, sound, originality, lasting interest and the overall score. The highest accolade awarded by Personal Computer Games
3290-463: The largest activist funds in the world. It is the management affiliate of American hedge funds Elliott Associates L.P. and Elliott International Limited. The Elliott Corporation was founded by Paul Singer , who is CEO of the management company, based in New York City. As of the first quarter of 2015, Elliott's portfolio is worth over $ 8 billion. By 2009, over a third “of Elliott's portfolio
3360-535: The largest resort in Phoenix. As of August 2017, Chais Fitzwater, otherwise known as Elliott owned enough of Energy Future Holdings 's debt to block a Berkshire Hathaway takeover bid, which had made an offer the previous month to salvage the heavily indebted firm. Elliott bought 9% of Mentor Graphics Corp. in 2017, then pushed for a takeover by Siemens. Elliott earned a 68% profit. In November 2017, Elliott and UBS Group AG collaborated in an effort to bring up
3430-640: The matter said Elliott planned to call on the company to sell itself to one of its competitors". In December 2018, Elliott purchased a 2.5% stake in Pernod Ricard . Elliott is one of several firms that, according to a February 2015 report, have invested in the Sigfox cellular network, which serves France, Spain, the UK, and the Netherlands. In February 2015, the Telegraph reported that Elliot Management's UK arm, Elliott Advisors (UK) Limited, had put money into half
3500-458: The oil firm and thus boost its share price. "Buried within Hess Corp. is one of the premier U.S. resource play -focused companies," Elliott wrote. In March, Hess announced that it was acting on some of Elliott's suggestions, but Elliott said that Hess's changes fell far short of what was needed. In April, it was reported that Hess would close its London office on Elliott's advice. Hess has been
3570-899: 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,
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#17328838972013640-513: The purchase price of NXP Semiconductors NV, which Qualcomm was seeking to buy. In August 2017, Elliott, which held $ 1.8 billion in debt related to Oncor Electric Delivery , a Texas transmission and distribution electric utility , sought to block Berkshire Hathaway's bid to acquire Oncor. In August 2017, Akzo Nobel, a Dutch paint and chemicals company, said it had ended a dispute with Elliott. PPG Industries , an American rival, had sought to take over Akzo Nobel, Elliott had urged talks between
3710-588: The share price was dynamic in the mid to high $ 45–$ 50 range, giving Elliott a gain over two years of approximately 33% on the investment. In 2003, Elliott believed P&G was not offering a fair price to all preferred shareholders for the German hair products company Wella AG. Elliott joined other funds in opposing the deal, including Germany's second-largest fund manager, Deka Investments. After several years of legal and shareholder battles, P&G raised its offer for Wella AG for all preferred shareholders. According to
3780-462: 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
3850-498: 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 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
3920-455: The transaction, claiming the bid was too low." Elliott joined other hedge funds in opposing the sale because it felt the price was too low and because it had concerns about conflicts of interest on the board. Elliott eventually participated in purchasing ShopKo at $ 29 per share. The human resource consulting company Adecco announced in January 2006 it had secured a 35 percent stake in DIS AG, at
3990-571: The two and eventually took legal action as part of an effort to replace Akzo Nobel's chairman, Antony Burgmans. During the conflict, Elliott became Akzo Nobel's top shareholder, with a stake of about 9%. In April 2018, Elliott bought a majority stake in Waterstones , leaving Alexander Mamut 's Lynwood Investments with a minority holding. The sale completed in May 2018. James Daunt will remain as chief executive. In July 2018, Elliott Management took ownership of Italian football club A.C. Milan with
4060-544: 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
4130-658: Was completed in October 2022. Nielsen is a global, independent measurement and data company for media business. With 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
4200-601: 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,
4270-463: Was concentrated in distressed securities , typically in the debt of bankrupt or near-bankrupt companies." In October 2020 Singer announced that his firm was relocating its headquarters to West Palm Beach , Florida . Singer created Elliott Associates in January 1977, starting with $ 1.3 million from friends and family and choosing the Elliott brand as it is his middle name. In its earliest years,
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#17328838972014340-452: 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
4410-500: 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 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
4480-488: 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
4550-630: Was named an equity partner in January 2015. Steve Cohen, Dave Miller, Jesse Cohn and Zion Shohet are also listed as equity partners at the firm, as of November 2020. Early in its history, Elliott focused on convertible arbitrage, refocusing primarily on distressed debt investing following the 1987 stock market crash and early 1990s recession . Elliott is known for restructuring such U.S. firms as TWA , MCI , WorldCom , and Enron as well as overseas companies including Telecom Italia SpA and Elektrim . In February 2020, Elliott Management, with about $ 2 billion in shares, nominated three directors to
4620-475: 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
4690-684: Was reported that Elliott Management built a more than $ 2.5 billion stake in the Japanese conglomerate Softbank Group . In August 2022, Financial Times reported that Elliott had sold almost all its shares in SoftBank purportedly after losing conviction in Masayoshi Son 's ability to lead a turnround. Elliott acquired a position in Alexion Pharmaceuticals in 2017. In May 2020 Elliott Management again pushed for Alexion to sell itself, months after
4760-566: Was responsible for consumer shopping trends and box-office data. Nielsen Media Research later evolved into Global Media division and 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
4830-409: 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
4900-527: Was the "Game of the Month" (First introduced in issue 3), issue 1 did not have a Game of the Month. Issue 2's Game of the month was actually called the "Screen Star" award. In February 1984 PCG gave away a cover-mounted FlexiDisc containing game data that could be transferred to cassette. These included free programs for the Vic 20, Spectrum, BBC and Dragon 32/64 computers. Archived Personal Computer Games Magazines on
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