Media Rating Council (MRC)

CTL-E-0696 · Organization · other · 1963-present

Verified evidence grade of this record

Independent industry body that accredits audience-measurement services; the arbiter of ratings currency legitimacy. Suspended Nielsen's TV accreditation in 2021 and restored it in 2023.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-069; source research type(s): Organization.

Sources

newslab.org; advanced-television.com (2023-04); adtechradar.com (2025-01)

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