Abstract
Changing television delivery technology has presented huge challenges to the industry charged with tracking audience usage. Niche programming and personal recording technologies are making the concept of mass audiences increasingly problematic. This raises questions about how to capture exactly what the illusive viewer is doing in a way that is relevant to media buyers, advertisers and media companies. In this paper. Ian Garland reports on how Nielsen Media Research is tackling the problem.
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