Newsletter from the 7 August 2025

Measurement startup HyphaMetrics cleared in Nielsen patent infringement lawsuit by Nielsen
It’s rare that a patent infringement lawsuit goes to a jury trial. Most are either dismissed, ruled on by a judge or settled out of court. That’s why it’s so surprising that, late last week, a federal jury in Delaware found in favour of HyphaMetrics, a measurement startup Nielsen was suing for allegedly infringing on two of its patents.
Ad Exchanger
Nielsen moves beyond impressions to outcomes with marketplace offering
The Outcomes Marketplace will draw upon measurement tools from partners to bring together brand, sales, attention and conversion metrics.
Marketing Dive
ChatGPT reaches 700M weekly active users
ChatGPT is nearing 700M weekly users—up from 500M in March. While it doesn’t run ads yet, OpenAI is exploring advertising as a future revenue stream.
Media Post
This week’s social media updates and new features to know – w/c 4 Aug
Updates from YouTube, TikTok, Threads, Reddit, X, Insta and Meta.
PR Daily
LinkedIn highlights reach and promotional potential for brands [infographic]
LinkedIn has hit 1.2 billion members, with record engagement levels. Video is now its top performer—20x more likely to be shared and 1.4x more engaging than other post types.
Social Media Today
‘Post with the desired post-post in mind’: A crowdsourced social playbook for 2025
This week’s Agency Advice hands over to the world’s biggest names in social media marketing to ask for their secrets to success in a saturated media landscape.
The Drum
Rare Beauty partners with Shopify’s Shop app on scratch-and-sniff OOH fragrance campaign
Rare Beauty scratch-and-sniff billboards will feature the brand’s new fragrance, giving fans an exclusive first sniff of the scent. By scanning the billboard’s QR code and opening Shopify’s Shop app, fans can request a mail-in rollerball sample of Rare Eau de Parfum.
Modern Retail
Social platforms and streamers battle for the living room
TikTok and Instagram are launching TV apps to tap into the growing connected TV audience, following YouTube’s lead and expanding beyond mobile to boost engagement and ad revenue.
eMarketer
Nielsen: Ad-supported content represented nearly 74% of all household TV viewing in first six months of 2025
Viewing content with ads gained 1.2 share points to finish at 73.6%, while non-ad supported content consumption dropped to a 26.4% share.
Media Display News
MRC (Media Rating Council) releases second phase of OOH standards, includes ‘comparability’ with other media
Phase 2 adds requirements for measuring the demographic — or persons-based — audience exposure to out-of-home media, building on Phase 1, which only established standards for counting out-of-home media audience impressions.
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