TV ratings delayed again by ransomware attack on Nielsen

The overnight television ratings are unavailable again, with Nielsen confirming the disruption is a result of a ransomware attack.

Both Nielsen and OzTAM stressed that households are still collecting their viewing data, and that referencing sites have not been impacted. 

The TV ratings have gone dark (Photo by Wang John on Unsplash)

Yesterday, the delay was attributed to “an unexpected disruption” relating to Nielsen’s “Australian TV Audience Measurement (TAM) data centre environment”.

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