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The IPA touchpoints initiative

The new global media landscape led to an explosion in communications research as advertisers, agencies and media owners try to chart an effective path through this labyrinth.However, in the UK and most developed advertising markets, the joint...

Catalogue: Worldwide Multi Media Measurement 2006

Authors: Lynne Robinson, Jennie Beck, Steve Wilcox

Company: KANTAR TNS Malaysia

June 4, 2006

Measuring small audiences

This paper identifies the different ways in which media developments lead to ever smaller audiences being examined within people meter systems. The consequent unreliability of much people meter data is assessed and strategies proposed for dealing...

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

Authors: Tony Twyman, Steve Wilcox

June 15, 1998

Radio audience measurement

This paper reports on an investigation of the relative performance of one, two and four week diaries for radio audience measurement. A special four week diary study carried out in 1992 by Research Services Limited for RAJAR has been re-analysed to...

Catalogue: 2nd Radio Research Symposium

Author: Steve Wilcox

June 15, 1997

The variability of audience measurement data and how to live with it

The paper reviews the concept of sampling error applied to various methods of sampling and television panels in particular.Approaches are described for calculating sampling errors in relation to: Programme/Commercial Break Ratings Commercial...

Catalogue: ARF/ESOMAR Worldwide Electronic And Broadcast Audience Research Symposium 1996

Authors: Tony Twyman, Steve Wilcox

June 15, 1996

The UK reach and frequency model

RAJAR, the new joint industry measurement system for UK radio, was launched in 1993. As in the past, the RAJAR survey uses a one-week self-completion diary and a model is required to estimate station or schedule reach beyond seven days. Changes in...

Catalogue: Radio Research Symposium 1995

Authors: Sue Gray, Steve Wilcox

July 1, 1995

Harmonization of television ratings

There are currently 21 peoplemeter panels operating in 18 countries in Europe. At a European industry level, a great deal of work has been done on the subject of harmonization of television research. The new comprehensive survey from EAAA was...

Catalogue: ESORMAR/ARF Worldwide Electronic And Broadcast Audience Research 1994

Authors: Kerry Jonas, Steve Wilcox

May 1, 1994

The UK reach and frequency model

The basis of a reach and frequency analysis is a count of the number of commercial spots seen by each individual in an advertising schedule. When this analysis is constructed from a people meter panel that reports on a daily basis, the obvious start...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF Worldwide Broadcast Audience Research Symposium 1992

Author: Steve Wilcox

June 15, 1992

Statistical efficiencies in the new UK television audience measurement panels

A new BARB Audience Measurement Service for the UK was introduced in August 1991 using larger more dispersed samples. Among its most important innovations has been disproportionate demographic sampling in favour of certain key target audience...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/ARF Worldwide Broadcast Audience Research Symposium 1992

Authors: Steve Wilcox, Barry Reeve

June 15, 1992