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Linear Advertisement

July 25, 2012

See also: Linear Television

CIMM DEFINITION: Ads that are served and viewed in the program or video before during or after the program – whether real-time or playback but not served On-Demand. On the internet, these ads take up the full screen rather than running in a separate window.

Linear Channel Change Data

August 14, 2012

See also: Clickstream Data

CIMM DEFINITION: One type of measurement data collected from Set-Top Boxes  describing channel change activity and timing. It is one of the data types sometimes referred to as Clickstream Data. (Source: FourthWall Media)

Linear Television

August 14, 2012

CIMM DEFINITION: Programming content streamed in real-time, as scheduled by the network.

2: Standard broadcast television that is distributed as scheduled. (Source: Nielsen)

Linear Viewing

August 14, 2012

See also: Linear Television

CIMM DEFINITION: Viewing of programming or content in real-time, not delayed or played back.

NOTE – Is linear viewing the same as “live”? Opposite of On-Demand viewing.

Link

July 25, 2012

CIMM DEFINITION: A clickable connection between two Web sites. Formally referred to as a hyperlink. (Source: IAB)

Linkage

August 14, 2012

See also: Data Integration

CIMM DEFINITION: “Elements used to link disparate data for the purpose of integrating information i.e. TV tuning and purchasing behavior. Common linkages are MAC ID, name, address, ZIP code or segment.” (Source: Nielsen)

Linux

August 14, 2012

CIMM DEFINITION: Multi-user operating system used by many OCAP receiver manufacturers to execute their OCAP middleware implementations. (Source: IAB)

Listserv

July 25, 2012

CIMM DEFINITION: A mailing list comprised of e-mail addresses. (Source: IAB)

Listserver

July 25, 2012

CIMM DEFINITION: A program that automatically sends e-mail to a list of subscribers or listserv. (Source: IAB)

Live Capping

July 25, 2012

See also: Capping

CIMM DEFINITION: The agreed-upon time that measurement to a network or program is discontinued because the Set-Top Box is on but the television set is turned off during live viewing without any playback or other trick play included.