2017 NCAA Nielsen Basketball Listening Report
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2017 NCAA Basketball Listening Report
Westwood One’s
NCAA audio
platforms increase
AM/FM reach 38%
Source: Nielsen “Day in the Life of an NCAA Fan” January 2016 Study of 1019 Persons 18+
Westwood One simulcasts its NCAA Basketball coverage across multiple audio partners:
• AM/FM radio
• Streaming audio
• Satellite
• Mobile
Streaming expands the AM/FM March Madness audience
AM/FM
54%Streaming
34%
SiriusXM
12%
% of NCAA March Madness listening by platform
Source: GfK Custom Research 2016, Adults 18+, Final Four Tournament
63% to the AM/FM
audience
Streaming adds
24%
41%
34%
Opening
week
Sweet 16/
Elite 8
Final
Four
March Madness’ significant streaming audience: younger and listening across the entire tournament
Target a younger
audience in top markets
Invest across the
entire tournamentReach a digitally
engaged audience
Sources: March Madness reach by platform: GfK Custom Research 2016, Adults 18+, Final Four Tournament. Streaming audience: Nielsen Audio March Madness SDK, measuring Westwood One streaming on westwoodone.com and TuneIn, Total Listening Hours, 3/16/16-4/4/16. AM/FM audience: Nielsen Audio March 2016/April 2016, PPM Markets Only, 2016 NCAA March Madness broadcast lineups, AQH Persons. Opening week = 3/17/16-3/23/16, Sweet 16/Elite 8 = 3/24/16-3/30-16, Final Four = 3/31/16-4/4/16
% share of total streaming hours
54%
Versus AM/FM, the
streaming audience
is made up of
25%more Adults 18-34
of March Madness streaming
occurs in the top 10 markets
of the March Madness
audience listens
via streaming
1/3
NCAA basketball on Westwood One builds national reach: 21.8 million P18+ listeners
Source: Nielsen 22 week (Nov 2014-April 2015) cumulative reach NCAA on Westwood One. Data is based on top 48 PPM markets representing 50% of U.S. adult population. PPM
reach is projected to total U.S. population using a factor of 2x PPM reach. PPM audiences only represents just the AM/FM broadcast. A 38% factor was applied to AM/FM reach
to represent the incremental reach of online audio and SiriusXM NCAA simulcast. Nielsen “Day in the Life of an NCAA Fan” January 2016 Study of 1019 Persons 18+
49%of men 18-49 within the
March Madness
audience are reached
by Westwood One’s
coverage
48%of men 25-54 within the
March Madness
audience are reached
by Westwood One’s
coverage
35%of men 35-64 within the
March Madness
audience are reached
by Westwood One’s
coverage
Source: GfK Omnibus Knowledge Panel 2016 versus 2015
Westwood One’s NCAA Basketball audience surges
2016 versus 2015 adults 25-54
+14.4%
+12.7%
+2.6%
Championship
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 1
The NCAA basketball audio audience
Westwood One NCAA basketball audience: high income and full-time employed
Source: Nielsen 22 week (Nov 2014-April 2015) cumulative reach NCAA on Westwood One, Persons 6+
40% 43%
59% 60%
$75K+ Work full-time
Total U.S. population NCAA audio audience
Listeners with $75K+ income:
greater than the U.S.
average
45%
Full-time employment:
greater than the U.S.
average
40%
The NCAA basketball audio audience skews younger and more male
Source: Nielsen “Day in the Life of an NCAA Fan” January 2016 Study of 1019 Persons 18+
59%
33%
48%
65%
43%
61%
Male 18-39 18-49
Total NCAA audience NCAA audio audience
Westwood One’s NCAA basketball audience consumes 19% more games
Source: Nielsen “Day in the Life of an NCAA fan” January 2016 Study of 1019 Persons 18+
Average number of March Madness games consumed
10.3
12.3
Net video AM/FM radio
March
Madness AM/FM
radio listeners consumed
more games on
average than March
Madness TV
viewers
19%
Westwood One reaches the avid NCAA basketball fan
NCAA engagement attributeTotal NCAA
audience
NCAA audio
audience
% that follow the Tournament through to the Final 78% 87%
% “very likely” to follow a game of favorite teams
playing in the tournament 64% 71%
Currently attend/graduated from school that typically
plays NCAA basketball tournament 40% 50%
How closely do you follow the NCAA Tournament? %
saying “love it, I’m completely passionate about the
tournament” (top 2 box)34% 45%
Try to follow as many games as possible on as many
devices as they can 17% 28%
Source: Nielsen “Day in the Life of an NCAA Fan” January 2016 Study of 1019 Persons 18+
11%only listen
at home
39%only listen
away from
home
49%listen both at
home and
away from
home
8 out of 10 Westwood One NCAA basketball listeners listen away from home
% of location of listening among men 25-54
Source: Nielsen Portable People Meter 22 week (Nov 2014-April 2015) cumulative reach NCAA on Westwood One
listen to NCAA basketball away
from home at some point during
the season
88%
only listen away from home
2 out of 5
of the adult in-car audience are tuned in
to Westwood One NCAA basketball
Westwood One NCAA basketball audio listeners seek out games away from home
Source: Nielsen “Day in the Life of an NCAA Fan” January 2016 Study of 1019 Persons 18+
of the adult at work audience are turned in to Westwood One
NCAA basketball
77% 37%
Audio improves the media mix
Westwood One’s NCAA basketball coverage adds incremental reach
How to read: 29% of the March Madness audience was reached by coverage via social media. When radio coverage of the tournament was added to the media mix, the reach within the March Madness audience increased by 17%.
Source: Nielsen “Day in the Life of an NCAA Fan” January 2016 Study of 1019 Persons 18+
90%
45%
29%
+4%
+12%
+17%
Video
Internet
Social
Reach within the March Madness audience
Incremental March Madness reach when radio is added
Source: Nielsen Portable People Meter, Television 3/17/15-4/6/15, Nielsen Radio 3/17/15-4/6/15. Persons 25-54.
NCAA March Madness games watched on TV
How to read: Only 2.3 NCAA March Madness games were watched on TV among the 40% light persons 25-54 NCAA viewers.
% of
TV NCAA
Viewers
Persons 25-54
Light
40%
Medium
40%
Heavy
20%22.7
8.0
2.3
TV: Number of NCAA Games Watched
Source: Nielsen Portable People Meter, Television 3/17/15-4/6/15, Nielsen Radio 3/17/15-4/6/15. Persons 25-54.
Westwood One NCAA basketball audio extends the number of games consumed
How to read: 2.3 NCAA March Madness games were watched on TV by the 40% light persons 25-54 NCAA viewers. Westwood One NCAA March Madness + TV doubles the games consumed to 5.1.
Persons 25-54
% of
TV NCAA
Viewers
22.7
8.0
2.3
+7.2
+4.2
+2.8
TV: Number of NCAA Games Watched
Light
40%
Medium
40%
Heavy
20%
Source: Nielsen Portable People Meter, Television 3/17/15-4/6/15, Nielsen Radio 3/17/15-4/6/15. Persons 25-54.
We Make Your TV Better: Radio amplifies frequency
How to read: The addition of Westwood One NCAA March Madness to the number ofTV games consumed increases 122% among light persons 25-54 NCAA TV viewers.
Persons 25-54 % increase in TV games exposed with the addition of
Westwood One NCAA basketball radio coverage
% of
TV NCAA
Viewers
Light
40%
Medium
40%
Heavy
20%+32%
+53%
+122%
ThroughoutMarch Madness, Westwood One
NCAA coverage increases the
number of games consumed by
50%
Nielsen: NCAA audio elevates awareness of other motorcycle advertising platforms
Source: Nielsen Campaign Effect Study – confidential motorcycle brand/NCAA/Westwood One Q2 2016 Radio Campaign
Percentage of advertising recall lift among those exposed to motorcycle audio ads
214%
100%83%
62%
34% 32%18%
Internet -
mobile
Newspapers Magazines Internet - PC Direct mail/
TV Out of home
Radiolifted recall
32%on motorcycle
TV ads
Creative matters
Branding audio ads work as well as promotionaloffers in NCAA basketball
Source: Nielsen Radio Ad Effectiveness Study, March 2016; Sequent Partners, A Meta Analysis, April 2016
43% of all ads indexing over 100 in likability were brand ads
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140Brand Offer
100+ index of 54 NCAA ads tested by Nielsen
Westwood One NCAA basketball radio advertising works even better among men 18-34
Average ad performance metrics: men 18-34 vs. adults 18+
Source: Nielsen Radio Ad Effectiveness Study, March 2016; Sequent Partners, A Meta Analysis, April 2016
61% 59%
50%46%
59%
68% 67%63%
59%55%
Engaging Memorable Relevant Like Brand recall
Adults 18+ Men 18-34
+11% +14%+26% +28%
• Engaged and passionate
• A growing number of listeners
• Desirable “on the go” consumers
• Incremental reach
• Frequency amplification
• Creative matters
Why reach NCAA basketball listeners?
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