Private company
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Service that tracks airplay of songs
Broadcast Data Systems (also known as Nielsen BDS, BDS or Luminate BDS) was a service that tracks radio, television and internet airplay of songs. The service, which is a unit of MRC Data, is a contributing factor to North American charts published by co-owned magazine Billboard, including the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100, when combined with sales and streaming data from Soundscan.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
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Broadcast Data Systems (also known as Nielsen BDS, BDS or Luminate BDS) was a service that tracks radio, television and internet airplay of songs. The service, which is a unit of MRC Data, is a contributing factor to North American charts published by co-owned magazine Billboard, including the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100, when combined with sales and streaming data from Soundscan.2
Products and brands
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Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
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Timeline
- 1992Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.nielsen.com/us/en/solutions/measurement/audio.html1
- WikipediaBroadcast Data Systems
- WikidataQ7031609
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