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RADIO AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Advertising Media
- Radio Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- radio audience measurement
1, record 1, English, radio%20audience%20measurement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- RAM 2, record 1, English, RAM
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Radio audience measurement helps [to] monetize... broadcasts. A better understanding of [the] audience [helps to] match [the] listeners to advertisers who sell products they want. Data on [the] audience's size, composition, and buying habits also provides proof to advertisers that sponsoring [a radio station] can be profitable for them. 3, record 1, English, - radio%20audience%20measurement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Supports publicitaires
- Radio (Arts du spectacle)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mesure de l'auditoire radio
1, record 1, French, mesure%20de%20l%27auditoire%20radio
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- RAM 1, record 1, French, RAM
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mesure de l'auditoire radiophonique 2, record 1, French, mesure%20de%20l%27auditoire%20radiophonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-01-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Surveys (Public Relations)
- Television Arts
- Radio Arts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- audience rating
1, record 2, English, audience%20rating
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- audience measurement 2, record 2, English, audience%20measurement
correct
- audience monitoring 3, record 2, English, audience%20monitoring
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A figure based on statistical sampling indicating what proportion of the total listening and viewing audience tune in to a specific programme or network. 4, record 2, English, - audience%20rating
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Audience measurement measures how many people are in an audience, usually in relation to radio listenership and television viewership... 5, record 2, English, - audience%20rating
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "audience share." Both "audience rating" and "audience share" are expressed as percentages. When measuring the percentage of people watching or listening to a specific program, the rating takes into account all households in a sampled territory that have a television or a radio while the share takes into account only households that are actually watching television or listening to the radio at that time. 6, record 2, English, - audience%20rating
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Enquêtes et sondages (Relations publiques)
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
- Radio (Arts du spectacle)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cote d'écoute
1, record 2, French, cote%20d%27%C3%A9coute
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- indice d'écoute 2, record 2, French, indice%20d%27%C3%A9coute
correct, masculine noun
- taux d'écoute 3, record 2, French, taux%20d%27%C3%A9coute
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nombre de personnes ayant écouté ou regardé un programme, une émission à un moment déterminé. 3, record 2, French, - cote%20d%27%C3%A9coute
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «part d'auditoire». «Cote d’écoute» et «part d’auditoire» s’expriment en pourcentages. La cote est le pourcentage de personnes qui regarde ou écoute une émission déterminée parmi tous les foyers du territoire de l’échantillon qui ont une télévision ou une radio, tandis que la «part d'auditoire» a comme référence seulement les foyers qui regardent réellement la télévision ou écoutent la radio au moment du sondage. 4, record 2, French, - cote%20d%27%C3%A9coute
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Encuestas (Relaciones públicas)
- Televisión (Artes escénicas)
- Radio (Artes escénicas)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- índice de audiencia
1, record 2, Spanish, %C3%ADndice%20de%20audiencia
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- tasa de audiencia 2, record 2, Spanish, tasa%20de%20audiencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Número de personas que siguen un medio de comunicación o un programa en un período de tiempo determinado. 3, record 2, Spanish, - %C3%ADndice%20de%20audiencia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No confundir con "cuota de audiencia". Tanto "índice de audiencia" como "cuota de audiencia" se expresan como porcentajes. Al momento de medir el porcentaje de personas mirando o escuchando un determinado programa, el índice se refiere a todos los hogares del territorio de la muestra con radio o con televisión mientras que la cuota utiliza como referencia únicamente los hogares que están mirando la televisión o escuchando la radio en dicho momento. 4, record 2, Spanish, - %C3%ADndice%20de%20audiencia
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
índice de audiencia: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda sustituir el anglicismo "rating" en este contexto por "índice de audiencia". 5, record 2, Spanish, - %C3%ADndice%20de%20audiencia
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