Blog 8 - Sources of information in media

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• ·      You can find information about TV rating of any channel from the BARB website. Websites contains the information about the different programs and which one is doing the best. This is useful because it give the audience a chance to see which TV programs are in right now. Also it gives the BARB a good name.

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• ·      A programme profiles is another way of measuring a particular program. Advertisement business would find it useful because they would know what types of programmes they would need to advertise to get batter audience.

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• ·      A rate card is the cost to put a slot in for a business advert while the programme is on a break. Advertisement business would find this useful because they would be able to put out on the days they choose.

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• ·      For advertisement business they can find information about how much views the channel is getting. This is useful because then the business can find out which channel is getting the best view’s than put their adverts on them.