• Nielsen published 2026 report “The Crossover Effect: AANHPI Audiences X Content,” flagging Asian-led sports and entertainment as a broad-based driver of viewership across US demographics.
• Sports dominated Asian American broadcast viewing in 2025, with 91 of top 100 programs classified as sports events, pointing to premium live inventory tied to Asian and Asian American athletes.
• Milano Cortina Winter Olympics free skate featuring Alysa Liu drew 26.7 million viewers on NBC/Peacock, marking largest Winter Games weekday audience since 2014.
• Netflix title “K-Pop Demon Hunters” logged 20.5 billion minutes of viewing as most-streamed original movie of 2025, ending year as No. 1 streamed movie among Hispanic, Asian, Black, White viewers.
• “BTS: The Return” generated 47 million minutes in first seven days, with 73% of audience non-Asian, underscoring cross-demographic reach for advertisers.

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