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Nielsen

Location: New York, NY
Industry: Marketing Research
2007 Sales: $4.7 billion

The New York company still rules the $600 million TV-ratings industry in the U.S., although it doesn’t have the same cachet it once did. TiVo, whose digital video box collects precise viewing data automatically, is starting to grab some of Nielsen’s business with its Stop//Watch Ratings Service.

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