Revamp of Rankings experiences
Huge new exhibits again on air
TV Tonight summer season hiatus ends
Annual Programmer Wraps
New Evaluation filters
New Edit Remark operate
Monday is a big day in TV land, with massive new exhibits again on air and main modifications to the best way TV Rankings are reported in media.
It’s additionally the tip of summer season Hiatus right here at TV Tonight which means the 2024 Programmer Wraps start with Free to Air execs speaking by way of their annual content material.
There are additionally two new options added to the positioning from tomorrow: Evaluation filters, that can assist you with suggestions, and a brand new Edit Feedback operate.
TV Rankings
OzTAM has overhauled the best way it points Rankings outcomes to media, marking the most important modifications in twenty years.
Rankings will transfer to 11:35am Sydney time and broaden to nationwide outcomes, together with BVOD, to raised mirror the best way we watch.
However it’s going to not concern Each day Shares, Multichannel or Subscription numbers individually to media. Metropolis by Metropolis outcomes are additionally not equipped to media.
Metro outcomes may also not be seen, as an alternative focussing on Nationwide Attain (1 minute or extra considered), plus Nationwide Complete TV Viewers (together with BVOD) and a Nationwide BVOD breakout quantity (15 secs or extra).
These modifications have been pushed by business broadcasters, and we’ll need to see how this pans out. I’m nonetheless ready on some information with a view to perceive how easily I can publish new knowledge and now anticipate to publish rankings information posts after noon.
Historical past additionally tells us with any OzTAM change of this magnitude there’ll seemingly be losers too. Kerry Packer famously fired David Leckie when Rankings moved from diaries to digital as a result of 9 out of the blue misplaced market share. As we transfer to Nationwide outcomes, will Seven and presumably public broadcasters see improved figures? Time will inform….
Hiatus ends, Programmer Wraps
From Monday, TV Tonight ends Hiatus and resumes posting throughout weekdays. This week sees again to again Programmer Wraps with TV execs who discuss concerning the coming yr. These are prolonged however all the time full of additional information about upcoming exhibits!
Evaluation Filters
I’m all the time methods to enhance what the weblog can supply and have spent summer season constructing a database of the 1400+ critiques on the positioning.
From Monday you will notice new filters within the Evaluation part designed that can assist you discover suggestions by Style / Format / Platform / Star Ranking and Yr. These are highly effective instruments you may combine and match based on your style and viewing platforms. No different web site affords this stage of person performance and Aussie element.
This has been a giant job to tug collectively so for those who spot any errors please attain out through Contact web page. Critiques are categorised through their authentic platform, relationship again to 2007 (some early critiques had been with out Star Rankings).
Right here’s a demo:
Edit Feedback
You requested for it, you bought it. From Monday there might be an Edit operate for Feedback which permits you 2 minutes to amend a Remark you’ve got submitted -ideal when you have made a typo. This might be in Beta mode in the intervening time.
It’s a giant week forward, plenty of change and a few leaps into the unknown!
David.