Newsweek Media Research Index
Intermedia Research: Audience Research
1974 - THREE SIGMA RESEARCH FOR RAB - ALL RADIO MARKETING STUDY (ARMS II)
A study to secure demographics, product usage and audience
levels for radio, TV and newspapers from the same
respondents.
1979 - JESSE E. TEEL, WILLIAM O. BEARDEN AND RICHARD M.
DURAND - PSYCHOGRAPHICS OF RADIO AND TELEVISION AUDIENCES - JAR, APRIL 1979
Study comparing psychographic characteristics of members and
non-members of radio and TV audiences. Based on personal
interviews with 754 respondents in a major southwestern city.
Study found that radio and television audiences exhibited
distinct psychographic characteristics vs. non-users,
particularly when analyzed by daypart.
1980 - MELVIN R. CRASK AND FRED D. REYNOLDS -
PRINT AND ELECTRONIC CULTURES? - JAR, AUGUST 1980
Analysis of lifestyle characteristics of four media exposure
groups: (1) high television, low magazine (2) high magazine,
low television (3) high television and magazine (4) low
television and magazine. Based on national mail survey of 1,689
women respondents, study found life-study profile differences
among the groups.
1980 - BRUSKIN FOR TELEVISION BUREAU OF ADVERTISING -
STUDY OF UPSCALE HOUSEHOLDS
Reports of daily reach and daily time spent with four major
media, by adults: by income, occupation, education and age.
Study found: 82% of adults in households with incomes of more
than $25,000 are reached daily by television, compared with 80%
by newspapers, 72% by radio and 37% by magazines. Daily time
spent with each medium by adults in these households was two
hours and 27 minutes for television, one hour and 50 minutes
for radio, 35 minutes for newspapers and 20 minutes for
magazines.
1980 - RONALD E. FRANK AND MARSHALL G. GREENBERG - THE
PUBLIC'S USE OF TELEVISION - SAGE PUBLICATIONS
National study of media use reported for 14 consumer
attitude/interest segments. Covers four major media. Conducted
by National Analysts.
1983 - AUDIT & SURVEYS FOR READER'S DIGEST - A PILOT STUDY
OF MAGAZINE READING IN TULSA AMONG ADULTS IN CABLE AND
NON-CABLE TV HOUSEHOLDS
Study to measure the impact of increased TV viewing options
(available from cable TV) on magazine reading and subscription
levels. Study found higher magazine reading levels (based on
recent reading estimates for 15 magazines) among cable
subscribers with more viewing options (36 channels) than those
with fewer viewing options (12 channels).
1983 - AUDITS & SURVEYS FOR READER'S DIGEST - A STUDY OF
TELEVISION VIEWING HABITS IN SYRACUSE AMONG ADULTS IN
CABLE AND NON-CABLE HOUSEHOLDS
Study designed to determine primetime audience shares in homes
with cable television and homes without cable television.
1984 - TONY TWYMAN, RESEARCH BUREAU LTD., LONDON, U.K.
- NEW MEDIA: NEW RESEARCH
- FROM THE 1984 ESOMAR CONFERENCE, LISBON
Discussion of new developments in the electronic media and in
print media; and their implications for future media research
methodology and systems.
1984 - AUDITS & SURVEYS FOR MPA - CHANGING CHANNELS
Study of primetime network television viewing and magazine
reading in cable and non-cable households. Conducted in four
markets. Study found higher magazine reading, lower network TV
share and more channel switching in cable homes than in
non-cable homes.
1984 - SCARBOROUGH FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL AND
CONSTITUTION - ATLANTA MARKET STUDY
Audience report for newspapers, weekly magazines and monthly
magazines. Frequency of reading grocery store ads and
department store ads.
1986 - BRUSKIN FOR THE RADIO ADVERTISING BUREAU
- MEDIA TARGETING FOR THE 90'S
- PRODUCT USE AND DEMO DATA FOR 97 CATEGORIES
Study measuring time spent with radio, television, magazines,
and newspapers per day. Telephone interviews were completed
with 1,280 respondents in a national probability sample of
persons 12 years and older. Type of estimates reported
includes: time spent with the four media per day, share of
time with each medium, reach of each medium. These estimates
are reported for 49 demographic and 48 product/service
segments; for the total day and by daypart.
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