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​The reason you’re given almost always isn’t the reason.  The thing isn’t the thing. Your wife may say that it’s because of the unwashed dishes that they’re throwing cutlery at you, but really it’s the perceived lack of consideration that the lasagna-encrusted plate implies (true story).  The dishes are a symptom of a larger root […]

​What keeps Sir Martin Sorrell up at night (other than his baby) Sir Martin Sorrell is the CEO of WPP (which you probably know).  He’s also 72 and has an 8 month-old baby (which you may not have known).  Quite how he is able to combine all that together is slightly beyond me (I am […]

Happy 150th Birthday Canada! How would you describe Canadians?  According to JustLanded.Com we are polite, classless, generous, environmentalists, outdoorsy, a hockey fan, boring, definitely not an American, reserved, healthy, loyal, hospitable and the list goes on. As a country made up primarily of immigrants, it’s actually impossible to truly describe a Canadian so we thought […]

​​Our Spring TV 2017 Hot Topic report is now available. See where market viewing has grown, which are the top stations and programs by demo, percentage of live program viewing and more.  Email cbarr@nlogic.ca to get the full dashboard report. A TV Meter subscription is required.​ Here are some highlights: ​Conventional station share grows by […]

Pittsburgh Penguins make history with repeat title The Penguins have now won 5 Stanley Cups and are the first franchise in nearly two decades to win back-to-back championships.  Even without a Canadian team, viewing has skyrocketed.  The Cole Harbour native, Sidney Crosby is now officially one of the all-time greatest players in the history of […]

Right term data; or what Trump can teach you about using data correctly In the months, weeks and days leading up to last November’s US elections, one thing was clear: Hilary Clinton would win.  According to The New York Times on the day of the election, the probability of a Clinton victory was 85%.  Nate […]

​ Following our report on rounds 1 & 2 of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, here are the results from round 3. Round 3 In the Eastern Conference final the most watched game was the Ottawa Senators @ Pittsburgh Penguins game 7 which had 5.1 million Ind. 2+ Canadians ​tuning on CBC, Sportsnet and TVA […]

​​Following the disappointing 2016 playoff season where not a single Canadian team qualified, we started this season with high hopes!  Five Canadian teams entered the NHL 2017 playoffs. Round 1Over the first round, 27.3 million Canadians (over ¾ of the population) watched at least one minute, most likely due to the unlikely appearance of the […]

​​​In our fall  ‘Lens for radio’ blog post we talked to you about all the change we were seeing in the industry from competition, technology and corporate structures.  It was our vision to create one place where clients could access radio data for multiple needs: buying and selling, campaign planning and tracking, audience profiles, programming analysis and […]

​Ahh red carpet season. Most of us can’t help but get sucked in, at least a little bit. It’s televised entertainment’s package deal after all: celebrities, fashion, interviews, performances, and of course, those ‘must watch’ moments.  The ones that live television was arguably made for, that everyone gushes about the next day. They frequently occur […]

​​Valentine’s Day and Dating Services: How strong is their relationship? As of 2016, Stats Canada estimates that 52 per cent of Canadians identify as single, separated, widowed or divorced. Dating services, particularly in their online incarnations have undeniably changed the singles game. By providing better data on potential matches, such as careers, pet peeves, political […]

​​​​​The New England Patriots are Super Bowl LI Champions after defeating the Atlanta Falcon in a thrilling overtime victory.  After trailing the Falcons by 25 points mid-way through the third quarter the Patriots, led by their star quarterback Tom Brady embarked on the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history and won the game in overtime.  […]