how do tv channels record the ratings for their shows?
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There's a company that does this for them, and they do this by providing a set top box like thing and remote control in a wide variety of households, who have the opportunity to flick through the channels and then when they are actually watching something, they then enter this into the remote thingy - or so I believe!
644001
Most TV tuner cards come with software for recording the shows.
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They use the Neilson ratings. Neilson has a system installed in the "sample crowd"
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U need to do some secondary data work before u go to the channel -to see what works where. (Readership / Viewership data by location)\nU cud ask the following to ur channel:\n- Ranking / 5 point rating would help.Channel to rate or rank the various media on which would work better for them.\n- U cud ask how they have spent THEIR money to promote their business.Which media did they prefer?\n- Which exact magazines/ dailies/ tv channels to they think will work.
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yes. just hook up the vcr in series with the satellite and your tv.output from dish to input vcr to output vcr to input tv.turn on vcr ,tv, and dish converter start your show hit record on vcr and you should be recording.
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Most shows are on computer in a .avi format - to record them so that they will play on an ordinary DVD player on your TV, you need to dowload software that will convert the .avi fil to the correct format - sorry I don't know what that format is - but when you find out, you can download the converter from Limewire.com
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They have about 5000 "Nielsen family" homes whom they outfit with a meter on their TVs and/or they give them a diary to fill out what the family watches daily. \n\nThey base their estimates (of who's watching what and how many are actually watching) on the habits of these families. I'm not sure about the phone surveys though. It could be a new thing.. or not.
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Our household was invited last fall to become part of the Nielsen ratings group and it is a 2 year commitment and they have to wire your house, you have to keep a diary and it seemed like more bother than it was worth as you do get paid a little bit for the two year stint....I think a few hundred dollars, but maybe not even that much.  I didn't like the idea that they were going to monitor 100% of my TV watching....even if I was watching a DVD or video.  I don't think you contact them and "ask" to be a Nielsen household.  They contacted us based on our demographic....location, etc.
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YOU CAN GO TO THE WEB SITE OF THE T.V SHOW AND SEE IF THEY HAVE RATINGS.
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you can use total recorder... http://www.totalrecorder.com/
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Not according to big media who asks a small audience and uses the results from such polls as the whole, nationwide truth.\n\nHere are some samples from the biggest networks:\n\nFox News Channel:\nApprove: 39%\nDisapprove: 51%\nUndecided: 10%\nhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144315,00.html#1\n\nCNN:\nApprove: 36%\nDisapprove: 60%\nUndecided: 4%\nhttp://edition.cnn.com/interactive/allpolitics/0510/bush.approval.ratings/frameset.exclude.html\n\nABC News: \nApprove: 42%\nDisapprove: 56%\nUndecided: 2%\nhttp://edition.cnn.com/interactive/allpolitics/0510/bush.approval.ratings/frameset.exclude.html\n\nCBS News: \nApprove: 34%\nDisapprove: 59%\nUndecided: 6%\nhttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/27/opinion/polls/main1350874.shtml\n\nNETWORKS COMBINED: \nAPPROVE: 37.75%\nDISAPPROVE: 56.50%\nUNDECIDED: 5.50%\n\n\n*Note: These are the latest available polls from the networks and so are varied in results. They range in date from Jan. 12 to March 26.
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Check your TV listings
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It all depends on the channel and its popularity.  The actual cost is directly related to the number of estimated viewers at that particular time.
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TVR usually has to do with a program (its television rating) also called (TRP - Television rating point). The Channel share  could refer to total revenue or the average TVR...\n\n(i'm not too sure....i've tries my best to answer ya question)
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Some health insurance companies have web sites (Aetna does) that allow patients to rate their doctors, but none of my doctors had enough people rating for the ratings to show up.\nAnd, I suspect, the criteria that the insurance co picks are not the ones I would pick.
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Talk about how TV is filmed and then transmitted all over the world. You should be able to find planty of info on that.
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Currently the highest rated show on cable is Monday Night Football on ESPN.  It is now longer Raw.