Observed Signal · Jan 15, 2026 · Partnership · Source: AdExchanger · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Comscore Unveils Game-Changing Cross-Channel Measurement Strategy
At CES 2026, Comscore outlined a strategic pivot toward cross-channel, content-level measurement, moving beyond a platform-centric view to quantify audiences as they shift between linear TV, streaming, digital, and social video. Comscore Chief Commercial Officer Steve Bagdasarian emphasized the need for omni-channel measurement as audiences move fluidly across channels. The company announced that ESPN will use its cross-platform content measurement product to analyze how fans tune in across linear, streaming, digital, and social video, signaling more granular, program-level analytics. Bagdasarian described the approach as focusing on episodic information down to the program level. This signals a broader industry push for content-level measurement across TV, digital, and social, with 2026 framed as a year of expansion for Comscore's measurement capabilities.
Industry shift toward cross-channel, content-level measurement; ESPN adoption signals broader adoption.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Comscore plans to focus on omni-channel, cross-platform, content-level measurement in 2026.
- ESPN will use Comscore's cross-platform content measurement product to analyze how fans tune in across linear, streaming, digital, and social video.
- Steve Bagdasarian, Chief Commercial Officer of Comscore, stated that audiences move fluidly across channels and there should be no silo-based approach.
- Comscore aims to deliver episodic information down to the program level as part of its measurement approach.
- The announcement was made in the context of CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
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Comscore is a cross-platform audience measurement and analytics company (parent: Comscore, Inc.) that provides audience analytics for TV, digital, and streaming. Positioned as an alternative measurement currency to Nielsen, Comscore offers cross-platform measurement services and maintains a corporate website and press resource. The State of Streaming profile lists recent coverage of Comscore’s reports and partnerships (including a March 11, 2026 item about collaboration with Yahoo on political ad infrastructure) and links to related articles on Comscore research into ad-supported streaming, AI impacts on advertising, and programmatic measurement partnerships.
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