KaNick
Deity
Do they have some kind of chip in your TV or something? This has bothered me for many years.
How do they get TV ratings?
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mazzz
Emperor
i think they do polls by telephone and then estimate
KaNick
Deity
That's not very fun. 
mazzz
Emperor
KaNick said:That's not very fun.
ok then, there is a chip inside your t.v. that sends info on every show you watch and for how long you watched it to the goverment. plus there are spy cameras watching you and recording you/your family as you watch so the big bad companys can know what jokes you laugh at so they can put similar jokes into the next shows
KaNick
Deity
You didn't have to humor me 
Bamspeedy
CheeseBob
They select people to participate. At least that is what I seem to remember about how the 'Nielson' ratings are done. They select a small % of the population, and I believe they send you a device that records the stations you are watching. I think they had to have watched a program for a certain amount of minutes or certain % of the show, for it to count as being 'watched' (channel surfing won't be counted as you watching all of the shows).
Iggy
Deity
Bamspeedy, I am fairly sure that it is the same system in the UK.
I am sure that it would be easy to utilise digital systems such as satellite or cable to submit accurate feed back. The more accurate the info they have, (and coupled with their knowledge of the household members) then the more they can justify higher advertising charges to the relevant advertiser.
I am sure that it would be easy to utilise digital systems such as satellite or cable to submit accurate feed back. The more accurate the info they have, (and coupled with their knowledge of the household members) then the more they can justify higher advertising charges to the relevant advertiser.
ybbor
Will not change his avata
bamspeedy's right
cgannon64
BOB DYLAN'S ROCKIN OUT!
Yeah, it actually is a chip that records what you watch!
At least its optional...
At least its optional...
Mise
isle of lucy
Do you mean it is possible for e.g. sky digiboxes to send information about what you are watching? I don't think that would work, since it couldn't tell if the TV was on or not -- how many people switch their sky boxes off when they're done watching?Iggy said:
Iggy
Deity
Yes I believe it is possible with a minor modification of a digibox to send that info back to sky. Of course you have a point regarding the digibox being left on. Also you cannot tell which member(s) of a household are watching the programs.Mise said:
Pillager
League of Empire Loyalist
I think it just gets automatically appended to the weekly submission to the government of your internet surfing habits.
nonconformist
Miserable
That's a bit stupid. Some people might not watch TV, or use it for videos, ddvds games etc.
Yaniv
Prince
They do it by selecting random people and insert a box connected to their TV, with the users permission. The box takes note of which channels are watched and when, and sends it back to the company.
source: Howstuffworks.com
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question433.htm
source: Howstuffworks.com
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question433.htm
KaNick
Deity
I tried "How Stuff Works" and I couldn't find a thing 
Yaniv
Prince
KaNick said:I tried "How Stuff Works" and I couldn't find a thing
What are you talking about?
I posted the link straight towards the TV rating system.
Just click on the link in my post
KaNick
Deity
I know that. I tried that site before and couldn't find anything.
Nevermind
Nevermind
the mormegil
Emperor
I've pondered this many a time aswell. Glad to know it's not just me that does it.
Mise
isle of lucy
Hmm, it might work on cable, but on sky, I'm pretty sure it can't because you'd need the satellite dish on the side of your house to start sending transmissions; as far as I know, it is only a receiver. But I suppose they could use the telephone lines or something (freephone with our permission).Iggy said:
