Nielsen, AEG Pact to Grow 'Billboard'

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NEW YORK The Nielsen Co. has forged an alliance with AEG Live, a unit of sports and entertainment presenter AEG, aimed at expanding the brand of Nielsen’s Billboard magazine globally.

Under the alliance, AEG—which owns and operates such venues as Staples Center and Nokia Theatre Times Square—will create Billboard-branded tours, concerts, festivals and TV award shows and expand existing Billboard events. The companies also plan to create broadband and mobile content to complement the events and programs.

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