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elizabethv
elizabethv
7/20/2016 8:20:16 AM
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Re: TV Measurement
@Adi - Even with the difficulty in tracking actual TV watching, I would still be surprised if this wasn't the case. My house is almost a little "weird" for only having two televisions in our whole house, one in our living room and one in my bedroom. Most of my friends have televisions all over their house, including their kitchens. Most people have more televisions than any other type of screen in their homes. Why wouldn't television be the most watched device? 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
7/20/2016 8:07:34 AM
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Re: TV Dominates
@Ariella - My home tends to be like this. Mostly because we start watching something, and then slowly move away one-by-one but the TV just never gets turned off. So it stays on and plays to an audience of none while we move about our day. I do turn it off when we actually leave the house, but it's on for the most part. Every now and then I look at it and think I should turn it off, but I never do. 

 

It's not surprising that TV is the most common way to watch entertainment. Just about everyone has a TV in their house, and it is a lot more conducive to group watching than anything else. The furntiure in our home is typically centered around it. Why would we not be watching it? 

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dcawrey
dcawrey
7/19/2016 2:24:36 PM
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Re: TV Dominates
There's still a lot of opportunity in online video. I think we're going to see cable operators try to make a dent in this with products that people want. Upending the regular way we're watching television will be a part of this. Comcast's X1 is a great example, with a remote you can talk to. 

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afwriter
afwriter
7/19/2016 12:38:46 PM
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Re: TV Measurement
That was my first thought when I saw this.  It is in Nielsen's best interest if TV stays on top so of course they are going to report it as such. 

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Adi
Adi
7/19/2016 6:01:03 AM
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TV Measurement
Tracking actual TV viewing is a hugely controversial issue for some of the reasons outlined. Nielsen is constantly increasing the number of people meters (automatic tracking of channels tuned) and adding new measurement technology. There was some discussion and even some trials years ago to try and track the viewer through a camera on the peoplemeter so it would know if the person was watching, or off somewhere else. But I think that becomes too invasive. So there is - and always has been - a degree of estimation and guesswork involved with TV

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Ariella
Ariella
7/18/2016 3:40:38 PM
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Re: TV Dominates
@vnewman sure, sometimes all we want is a bit of music in the background, and radio is fine for that. I do, however, find myself switching channels or even turning it off when the commercials grow annoying. I don't really like having TV in the background, as it is more distracting if I'm trying to talk to someone or read. 

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vnewman
vnewman
7/18/2016 3:33:09 PM
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Re: TV Dominates
I literally just had a similar conversation with my husband about the radio which I will relate to the TV: I was outside playing with my son and turned on the radio to pipe some music out the window.  He asked me why I didn't just set up the Sonos speaker and use my app to pick out some music to listen to.  Therein describes exactly why I didn't do that.

Turning on the radio is a one-step process if you stick to the same station.  Same for TV.  Someone else drives the bus and picks the songs (or programming) for you and you, as a passive listener who is possibly or most-likely doing something else more engaging at the time, can focus on that other task. 

To me, it's the difference between eating in a cafeteria or sitting down at a restaurant.  Radio is easy; TV is easy - if I don't have to be fully engaged, I want easy.

 

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Ariella
Ariella
7/18/2016 2:24:33 PM
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Re: TV Dominates
I wonder, though, if some of the numbers are misleading. I've been in homes in which the TV is simply left on for most of the day without anyone paying any attention to it.

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clrmoney
clrmoney
7/18/2016 11:16:09 AM
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TV Dominates
Of course Tv dominated becuase wathcers like you and I watch television everyday and we watch information from the media news so I'm not surprised.

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