I may not have been entirely truthful with the screener, as the idea of
being a Nielsen family overwhelmed every fiber of morality I had. :)
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 11:09 AM, K.M. Richards richard...@gmail.com
wrote:
And they didn't disqualify your household during pre-screening? Very
sloppy
But you weren't an *employee* of a commercial station, you were a
*volunteer* air talent at a non-commercial one. Employees and their
families are supposed to be screened out of ratings participation, as are
employees/families of advertising agencies. The big difference is that your
And they didn't disqualify your household during pre-screening? Very
sloppy of them.
On Friday, September 19, 2014 7:36:53 AM UTC-7, Joe Hass wrote:
(My stepfather was, at the time, in sales at one of the local TV stations,
but I wasn't going to give up the chance to be a real Nielsen
I participated in the radio ratings diary when I was in college, despite
the fact I worked as a DJ at my college's alt. station at the time. In
fairness, while I did state that I listened to my own show... with five
other people... I also noted that I listened to a lot more NPR than I did,
so I
I very clearly remember the one time my family's house got a paper book. I
took it upon myself (age 16) to make sure everything was correctly logged.
I remain grateful my mother, brother, and sister did not beat me senseless
after the umpteenth question, Do you remember what you were watching and
14 of the 154 markets where viewing is still chronicled in those widdle
booklets will shortly switch to set-top boxes which read digital signatures
within channels' audio feeds to determine what someone is watching... a
company official denied that the cost of the new equipment would
Does that mean the end of 'sweeps' periods with show stuntcasting etc?
The technology sounds like the (formerly Arbitron) audiometers used for
radio.
On 19 Sep 2014 03:55, Bob Jersey bob.in.jer...@juno.com wrote:
14 of the 154 markets where viewing is still chronicled in those widdle
booklets
