Television coverage of the 82nd Academy Awards attracted an estimated 41.3 million viewers in the US earlier this week, giving the broadcaster ABC its best ratings for the Oscars since 2005.
The audience reported by Nielsen represents a 14 per cent increase on last year’s result, and follows changes made… Continue Reading >>
International Media, Ratings March 10th 2010 — 8:35 pm
The first radio ratings survey of the year has seen Triple M in Sydney and Melbourne turn their recent ratings slumps around thanks to strong performances of their sports-skewed breakfast programming while Nova appears to be the biggest loser with significant falls in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Triple M’s Sydney… Continue Reading >>
Nielsen have released the eighth and final metropolitan radio ratings for 2009.
In Sydney, 2GB has maintained its stranglehold, recording a 1.2% increase on last survey to be #1 with a 14.9% share, ahead of 2DAY FM on 11.1%, 702 ABC on 10.7% and Nova 96.9 on 8.7%. The top… Continue Reading >>
Media Spy, Radio, Ratings, The Spy Report December 15th 2009 — 12:07 pm
OzTAM is looking into the possibility of reporting on online TV viewing as soon as 2011.
B&T Today reports that the company is looking at ways it can use its technology to measure usage of the various networks’ online catch-up services as well as mobile television services.
Kate Inglis-Clark, CEO… Continue Reading >>
Industry, New Media, Online, Ratings, Television November 25th 2009 — 10:06 pm
Austereo executive chairman Peter Harvie has indicated that the fate of Eddie McGuire’s breakfast show The Hot Breakfast on Melbourne radio station 3MMM will be known by the end of March next year.
Speaking in an interview with The Age today, Harvie said that it would be known by the… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Industry, Radio, Ratings, The Spy Report November 12th 2009 — 4:27 pm
Nielsen Media has released the results of the seventh metropolitan radio ratings survey for the year.
Sydney: 2GB is again the market leader on 13.7 per cent (up from 13.3 per cent in the last survey), followed by 702 ABC (10.5 per cent), 2Day (9.8) and 2UE (7.8). 2Day’s breakfast… Continue Reading >>
The latest nationwide metropolitan radio ratings from Nielsen bring bad news for Sydney’s 2Day FM, with the station taking a ratings hit larger than for any other radio station across the country.
The Sydney station, which has encountered negative publicity over the antics of presenter Kyle Sandilands, saw its share… Continue Reading >>
Metropolitan TV ratings agency OzTAM will commence the measurement of timeshifted programming from the first survey week of 2010.
The move will see two new measurement categories added, ‘As Live’ and ‘Time Shift’. As Live will measure shows recorded and watched on the same day as their original broadcast time,… Continue Reading >>
Ratings, Television September 4th 2009 — 1:07 pm
The first ratings results for the Nine Network’s new digital channel – GO! – are out and the network is claiming the launch as the most successful multi-channel launch to date.
GO! began operation two weeks ago in the eastern states markets covered by Nine, WIN and NBN as well… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, Industry, Ratings, Television August 24th 2009 — 8:18 pm
Latest radio ratings from Nielsen:
Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth
2GB 13.7 3AW 16.8 NOVA1069 12.4 5AA 14.4 MIX94.5 15.8
2DAY 10.7 ABC774 14.1 B105 11.8 SAFM 14.3 96FM 12.6
ABC702 9.0 FOXFM 13.6 97.3FM 11.6 MIX102.3 13.2 92.9 12.2
NOVA96.9 8.2 NOVA100 7.9 4MMM 11.3 ABC891 12.8 ABC720 10.5
Network Ten will make a number of changes to Australian Idol this year in the wake of the success of Masterchef, according to Mumbrella.
In a departure from previous series, for its first two weeks the show will be appearing only on Sunday nights while it covers the auditions stage.… Continue Reading >>
Celebrities / Personalities, Ratings, Television, Television Programmes July 22nd 2009 — 11:47 am
A quick wrap-up of today’s metropolitan radio ratings survey for the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth markets.
In Sydney, another win for 2GB with 14.6 per cent of Total People followed by 2DAY (10.8) and 702 ABC (10.6). ARN’s WSFM made the biggest gain, going up 0.9 to 7.4… Continue Reading >>
The Nine Network today announced the retirement of director of news and current affairs John Westacott from the end of the month. His role be replaced in the interim by the network’s director of national news Mark Calvert. CEO David Gyngell said that after a break, Mr Westacott will return… Continue Reading >>
Appointments, Industry, Press Releases, Ratings, Talking Points, Television June 15th 2009 — 12:27 pm
US Drama House, has been named the world’s most watched television show for 2008 by ratings agency Eurodata TV Worldwide. Watched by 81.8 million viewers in 66 countries, House has significantly more viewers then the two previous winners, CSI and CSI: Miami to also take out the drama category.
Desperate… Continue Reading >>
Ratings, Television June 13th 2009 — 11:52 am
The pay-TV sector’s $3 million audience measurement system will be spun out into a new company, Multiview Analytics. Multiview plans to expand the activities covered by the panel of 10,000 homes that they currently survey to include purchasing data from households and more detailed pay-TV viewing figures.
The new company… Continue Reading >>
Digital Television, Industry, New Media, Ratings, Subscription Television June 10th 2009 — 7:06 pm