Rating the Audience The Business of Media

Author/creator Balnaves, Mark Author
Other author O'Regan,Tom Author
Other author Goldsmith,Ben Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Bloomsbury Publishing London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc [Distributor]
Description224 p. ill 09.700 x 06.310 in.
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Summary Annotation Knowing, measuring and understanding media audiences have become a multi-billion dollar business. But the convention that underpins that business, audience ratings, is in crisis. Rating the Audienceis the first book to show why and how audience ratings research became a convention, an agreement, and the first to interrogate the ways that agreement is now under threat.Taking a historical approach, the book looks at the evolution of audience ratings and the survey industry. It goes on to analyse today's media environment, looking at the role of the internet and the increased difficulties it presents for measuring audiences. The book covers all the major players and controversies, such as facebook's privacy rulings and Google's alliance with Nielsen.Offering the first really comparative study, it will be critical for media students and professionals.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9781849663427
ISBN1849663424 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9781849663427
Stock number00144959

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