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Is anybody home?

This paper discusses a method to incorporate out-of-home viewing in the TAM ratings. In some cases the audience profile of channels and their programmes could be dramatically different if this viewing behaviour would be integrated in the ratings.

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2003: Television

Authors: Lex van Meurs, Nelly Kalfs

Companies: Stichting Kijkonderzoek (SKO), GfK

June 17, 2003

Why diverse U.S. cable audiences are leading the way in the postmodern age

The research objective of this paper is to examine viewing behavior and trends arising from diverse U.S. broadband television audiences and their adoption and use of programming and technologies that provide greater control, convenience, and...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF WAM Conference 2003: Television

Author: Willis G. Smith

June 17, 2003

Millennial mediavores

The authors? experience suggested that using traditionally broad mediagroupings could limit the effectiveness of a media recommendation. Thisis increasingly becoming of major concern as the media options for under24-year-olds flourish and the same...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Advertising Conference 2000

Authors: Briar Harland, Alana Storey

November 1, 2000

Television viewing selection in the multichannel universe

This paper examines how television viewers feel about making viewingselections today, compared to a few years ago. It examines some of thereasons they feel that they find the selection process more difficult (oreasier) than it used to be. The paper...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Worldwide Advertising Conference 2000

Authors: Artie Bulgrin, Glenn Enoch

November 1, 2000

Measuring a difficult group

In any measurement system, there may be some groups that are more difficult to measure, or are perceived as more difficult to measure than others. In August of 1992, Nielsen started a program to address concerns about the accuracy of measurement of...

Catalogue: New Monograph Series Vol.9: Researching Youth

Author: Rachel Mueller Lust

August 1, 2000

Alone or together in front of the television set

This study investigated the social viewing situation of children aged 4-11 watching television, which was split into three categories: solitary dewing, peer viewing, and co-viewing with an adult. The period in focus was late afternoon through...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF Seminar 1998: Electronic Media And Measurement Trends

Author: Alexander P. Nielsen

June 15, 1998

When every second counts

In television audience research in The Netherlands (and similarly in other European countries) viewing behaviour is registered by the meter on a Per second basis. A change in channels is noted from the moment a viewer watches a channel for fifteen...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF Seminar 1998: Electronic Media And Measurement Trends

Author: Lex van Meurs

Company: GfK

June 15, 1998

European children talk about animated cartoons

This joint research project was conducted by Millward Brown in four European countries (Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France) in March 1997 on a total sample of 100 children aged 6 to 12 years, all of whom watch television every day....

Catalogue: Seminar 1997: How To Be Number One In The Youth Market

Authors: Andrea Bielli, Licia Brembati, Daniela Piccone

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

October 22, 1997

Los niños nos miran (Spanish)

This work constitutes an initial qualitative exploration, first stage of a study that should be completed with a quantitative inquiry to throughout the year. Its content is a global description of the children's audience of Open...

Catalogue: Latin America 1997: The Dynamics Of Change In Latin America

Author: Ulises Manuel Paolini

Company: Nielsen

June 15, 1997