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InsightsApril 24, 2026

IPL 2026 Didn't Just Grow Audiences. It Created 12 Million New Ones.

What SYNC Pulse reveals about IPL, OTT, linear TV, and the future of cross-media measurement in India.

April 22, 2026

IPL doesn't just grow audiences — it creates them.

How India's biggest cross-screen event is reshaping reach, frequency and outcome measurement for advertisers, agencies and broadcasters.

April 18, 2026

AI in cross-media measurement: what's actually working in 2026.

Beyond the hype: where machine learning is genuinely improving audience resolution, outcome modelling and media optimisation today.

April 15, 2026

CTV in India is now the measurement question.

Connected TV in India has crossed the line from "emerging" to "unavoidable". The measurement implications are bigger than most plans assume.

April 10, 2026

Retail media meets cross-media: the missing measurement layer.

Retail media is one of the fastest-growing ad categories. Without a cross-media view, brands are buying it half-blind.

April 4, 2026

Currency wars: why cross-media measurement is finally a board topic.

Boards are no longer happy with separate currencies for TV, digital and outcomes. Here's what they're asking — and what good answers look like.

March 28, 2026

Frequency waste: the quiet budget leak nobody flags.

Most media plans have a 10–25% frequency waste problem. It rarely shows up in delivery reports — and it's the easiest win in the optimisation playbook.

April 12, 2026

What is single-source cross-media measurement?

Why fragmented reporting creates confusion, what single-source actually means, and how cross-media clarity changes decisions.

April 8, 2026

What is deduplicated reach?

Why raw platform reach can mislead, what deduplicated means in plain English, and why overlap matters more than headline numbers.

April 2, 2026

Incremental reach explained — in plain English

Total reach vs incremental reach. Why big platforms aren't always incremental, and why planners need this view.

March 26, 2026

Why platform reporting overstates reach

The silo problem, audience overlap across screens, and what a better cross-media framework looks like.

March 18, 2026

How media exposure influences search behaviour

Why search is a meaningful downstream signal, and how cross-media patterns affect demand signals.

March 10, 2026

What broadcasters should prove beyond GRPs

Why delivery metrics are no longer enough, and what advertisers increasingly want to see — incremental contribution and outcome-linked proof.

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