quarta-feira, março 03, 2010

Credibilidade do Ibope volta a ser questionada

Credibilidade do Ibope volta a ser questionada

03/03/10

As especulações em torno da suposta falta de credibilidade e idoneidade do Ibope voltaram à tona. Após polêmica com relação às panes que prejudicaram a briga pela audiência da TV no fim de 2009, o Instituto é notícia novamente sob suspeita de atuar fora dos padrões de medição. A informação ganhou destaque no começo desta semana após matéria realizada pela coluna Outro Canal, da Folha de S.Paulo.
O texto, assinado por Andrea Michael, repercute auditoria feita pela Ernest & Young. A pesquisa na medição de TV aponta falha dos controles remotos dos equipamentos de aferição de público estavam fora dos padrões de referência.  Segundo o estudo, isso acontece em 18,75% dos 80 domicílios que são registrados. Vale lembrar que o Ibope tem exclusividade na medição de audiência na TV.
De acordo com a Folha, na auditoria de 2009, a que a coluna teve acesso, técnicos apontaram que havia controles com baterias fracas, com falta de nome de integrante do lar no aparelho ou com nome de quem já não morava mais lá, além de falta de filme protetor.  No relatório de 2008, em 12,50% dos domicílios auditados os controles também estavam fora dos padrões. A auditoria abrange São Paulo, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte e Salvador. Procurado, o Ibope não respondeu se as indicações feitas pelos auditores poderiam influenciar a medição da audiência.
A divulgação dos dados acendeu sinal de alerta e o deputado Milton Flávio (PSDB) convidou o presidente do Ibope, Carlos Montenegro, a depor. O requerimento deverá passar por aprovação da comissão e, Flávio já avisa que pretende propor a abertura de uma CPI caso as respostas de Montenegro não elucidem o caso. Em depoimento à Folha, o deputado explicou a convocação de Montenegro: “gostaria de entender como, no apagão [em novembro do ano passado], teve audiência para a Globo”.

A reportagem procurou o Ibope, que afirmou se pronunciar em breve.
Relembre
Nos dias 10, 15 e 22 de novembro, o Ibope apresentou falhas que geraram questionamentos sobre a credibilidade do Instituto. Durante o horário nobre, em uma das ocasiões, a medição deixou de funcionar o que levou a Rede Record a especular um favorecimento à Rede Globo.
A medição começou a apresentar problemas às 20h15, do dia 22, quando os resultados eram apresentados com 8 minutos de atraso. Por volta das 21h, o atraso era de 20 minutos. Mas, às 22h o Ibope caiu totalmente. A pane foi atribuída ao serviço de transmissão de dados dos domicílios da amostra para o Instituto, fato desmentido pelas operadoras à época, o que aumentou a especulação e desconfiança sobre o caso.
A rede Record questionou a validade e a imparcialidade do Ibope em uma matéria veiculada no programa "Domingo Espetacular" de 29 de novembro. Na ocasião, o Instituto informou que respeita a manifestação do cliente, apesar de não concordar com as críticas.
Já a Globo afirmou que trabalha com números consolidados de audiência, que ficam disponíveis no dia seguinte, após a conferência final realizada pelo Instituto "Portanto, não fomos diretamente prejudicados com a interrupção do serviço", informou a nota. Em nota, na mesma semana de novembro, a emissora comentou a exclusividade do Ibope no segmento de medição de audiência televisiva. Disse "desconhecer uma alternativa disponível no mercado brasileiro que seja equiparada ao serviço oferecido pelo Instituto".

Na época, a Associação Brasileira de Anunciantes (ABA), Associação Brasileira de Agências de Publicidade (ABAP) e o Grupo de Mídia São Paulo saíram em defesa do Instituto, através de nota publicadas no site: "[O Ibope] tem o objetivo de servir ao mercado publicitário como um todo, não se atendo aos interesses específicos de uma empresa ou grupo em particular, seja do setor de anunciantes, seja do setor de agências, seja do setor de veículos".
Em fevereiro desse ano, o Ibope voltou a apresentar problemas durante uma das chuvas que atingiu a cidade de São Paulo, por vários minutos, o sistema interrompeu a divulgação dos índices às emissoras, sobretudo no horário nobre. O reflexo também foi sentido na audiência dos canais. O percentual de TVs ligadas no horário nobre despencou de 65% para 56%. Além disso, o Instituto, em vários momentos, trabalhou com o número mínimo de domicílios medidos, 450, quando a amostra na região metropolitana de São Paulo é de 750.

Volta Devassa …

Conar não suspende comercial de 30 segundos da Devassa

02/03/10

A liminar divulgada na sexta-feira (26) pelo Conar recomendando a sustação de peças da campanha Devassa Bem Loura não inclui o comercial de 30”. A peça foi considerada “menos agressiva” que a versão original de um minuto.

Peças de mídia impressa, spots de rádio, banners em portais e algumas páginas do site da Devassa somadas ao filme de um minuto foram suspensos pelo Conselho de Autorregulamentação Publicitária.

Mesmo com a liberação, o Grupo Schincariol decidiu retirar do ar toda a campanha. A decisão comunicada em nota, na última segunda-feira (1) reitera que “o filme estrelado pela modelo Paris Hilton não ofende, em nenhum aspecto, a qualquer norma ou orientação emitida pelo Conar. Apesar disso, a Schincariol acata a decisão e já trabalha na defesa do caso”. A Mood, agência responsável pela conta da cerveja já trabalha em uma nova ação para a Devassa.

O futuro da campanha só será decidido quando agência e anunciante se pronunciarem e passarem pelo crivo do relator, antes do envio para a Câmara de ética - o que deve acontecer em 30 dias.

A ação desenvolvida pela Mood e IDTBWA, que engloba TV, hotsite e Twitter, teve mais de 460 mil visualizações no YouTube e, segundo a agência, atingiu oito milhões de usuários no Twitter por cerca de 50 mil mensagens postadas em menção a campanha– até a semana passada.  A suspensão ainda impulsionou alguns twitteiros a usar a hashtag #voltaDEVASSA.

A informação é do MM Online.

DSE Momentum as Calendar Heats Up

 

March 2, 2010

by David Keene

Digital Signage Expo 2010 wrapped last Thursday with a good deal of energy, on all fronts: association news, new product debuts, and generally a great start to the digital signage industry event calendar year. As we now look to NAB, The Digital Signage Show, Digital Signage 2010 (the April 28 InfoComm/NewBay virtual event) and InfoComm, there’s a great momentum building.

Awards first:

DSE's First Annual Awards Dinner took place last Wednesday at the show. Six out of nearly 60 entrants for DSE's Content Awards were honored during the dinner, while 22 Apex Awards were presented to winners in eight categories.

The annual DSE Apex Awards honor innovation in the development and deployment of technology in the global digital out-of-home industry.
I was one of the Judges this year. Judging was based on the creative or technological solution to a digital signage installation challenge and the accompanying result. This year Gold, Silver and Bronze APEX Awards were presented to winners in eight categories, from a field of 57 outstanding entrants. The venue winners, including the partner providers who nominated them, included:

Arts, Entertainment, Recreation
• Gold – NYC & Company with GestureTek
• Silver – Adler Planetarium with NEC Display Solutions
• Bronze – The Olympic Experience Museum of the Olympic committee of Israel with C-nario

Corporate & Government
• Gold – Unisys Belgium NV with X20 Media Education & Healthcare
• Gold – Northern Virginia Community College with Cisco Systems
• Silver – BC Children’s Hospital Foundation with Scala Inc.
• Bronze – Indiana University with Scala Inc.

Public Spaces
• Gold – Amsterdam RAI with Scala, Inc.
• Silver – IDS Center-Inland American Office Management with AlivePromo Inc.
• Bronze – Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. with Aerva Inc.

Hospitality
• Gold – Zoom Media & Marketing LocaModa Inc.
• Silver – ARAMARK with Wireless Ronin Technologies
• Bronze – Portland Trailblazers/Rose Garden Arena with Omnivex Corp. Retail
• Gold – Miele Inspirience Centre with Scala Inc.
• Silver – Sprint Studio Store with Scala Inc.
• Bronze – Turk Telekom Group/TTGaleri with Dreambox

Stadium & Arenas
• Gold – Miami Dolphins Land Shark Stadium with Cisco Systems
• Silver – Miami Heart/American Airlines Arena with Sony Electronics
• Bronze – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment with Digital Display &

Communications/Omnivex Corp.
Transportation
• Gold – The Port Authority of NY & NJ with Tightrope Media Systems
• Silver – Underground of Barcelona with ADmira Digital Networks
• Bronze – Monopoly MediaZoom TV with Scala Inc.

Judges for the DSE 2010 Apex Awards were Brad Grimes, editor, Pro AV Magazine; David Keene, executive editor, Digital Signage Magazine; Richard Lebovitz, editorial director, DigitalSignageExpo.net; David Silverman, editor, Sound & Communications; and Bill Yackey, senior editor, DigitalSignageToday.com.

Also, news post DSE show:

According to Exponation, their newly launched “Digital Signage Federation” is taking off well:
“Immediate industry acceptance of the Digital Signage Federation (DSF) swelled the ranks of the nascent organization to just under 150 members last week compelling the DSF to extend its initial offer of six months free membership for an additional two weeks to anyone who was registered at Digital Signage Expo 2010.


John Johnson, Interim Executive Director said, “Attendees and exhibitors alike complained that Digital Signage Expo was so busy they many just didn’t have time to take away from doing business on the floor, or attending what was the largest educational conference ever staged, to come by the booth to sign up.”


Digital Signage Federation is offering:
“To accommodate those who attended, but were not able to take advantage of the initial membership offer, and to clearly demonstrate that the organization intends to be as inclusive as possible, anyone who was registered at DSE can still sign up until Friday, March 12th after which a reasonable dues structure requires payment of dues at enrollment. For more information, or to join the Digital Signage Federation and volunteer for open committee positions, email John Johnson, Interim Executive Director at john@digitalsingagefederation.org, call at 571-215-3028, or visitwww.digitalsignagefederation.org

terça-feira, março 02, 2010

Wi-Fi Usage on the Rise

Wi-Fi Usage on the Rise
The number of Wi-Fi spots in the U.S. grew to 69,786 in Q4, up 2.9 percent over the previous quarter

Feb 25, 2010

- Katy Bachman, Mediaweek

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Thanks to more places offering Wi-Fi for free, usage grew 8.2 percent in the fourth quarter compared to Q3, according to JiWire, a company that operates a Wi-Fi ad network designed to help local marketers reach prospects.
Usage was strongest in airports, up 26 percent, followed by cafes, up 22.9 percent. The number of Wi-Fi spots in the U.S. grew to 69,786 in Q4, up 2.9 percent over the previous quarter.
JiWire is forecasting a 15 percent increase in Wi-Fi use this year, primarily due to McDonald's, which announced in January it would stop charging for Wi-Fi and offer it for free at 11,500 restaurants. In total, more than 52 percent of public Wi-Fi spots provide connection service at no charge to users.
Wi-Fi users are big shoppers, with 49 percent making purchases online while on the go, up 38 percent from first quarter of 2009. Online superstores such as Amazon and eBay were the most popular destinations at 58 percent; followed by electronics superstores such as Best Buy and Radio Shack at 57 percent; and discount retailers at 44 percent.
Most Wi-Fi users (56 percent) are connecting via mobile devices, but laptops still rule at 83 percent.
Results for JiWire's third Mobile Audience Insights Report were based on data from 285,000 public Wi-Fi locations; and a survey conducted Dec. 2009-Jan. 2010 of 1,024 of JiWire's customers.

Arbitron Exceeds Expected People Meter Sample for January

Arbitron Exceeds Expected People Meter Sample for January

March 1, 2010

 

COLUMBIA, MD.: Arbitron said today that it met or exceeded all of its sample-size metrics across its 33 Portable People Meter markets in its January survey. The audience-measurement company said its average “Designated Delivery Index,” or DDI, for people six years and older, was 109, and 104 for those 18-to-54.
DDI is the actual sample size for a given demographic, divided by the target sample size for the demographic, multiplied by 100. A DDI of 100 means that Arbitron achieved its sample target; a DDI of greater than 100 means that Arbitron exceeded its sample goal.
Arbitron claimed a new high DDI of a 98 for African-Americans 18-to-34. The DDI was 94 for all people 18-to-34; 91 for Hispanics 18-to-34 and 94 for all others aged 18-to-34.
The company describes its PPMs thus as using “a passive audience measurement device about the size of a cell phone to track consumer exposure to media and entertainment, including broadcast, cable and satellite television; terrestrial, satellite and online radio as well as cinema advertising and many types of place-based electronic media.” The device is carried around by randomly selected participants and can track when and where they watch TV, listen to the radio and interact with other media. It picks up inaudible codes in the audio portion of media and transfers it to a central computer from a docking station at the end of each day.

quarta-feira, fevereiro 24, 2010

RadioDNS Project Advances

RadioDNS Project Advances
02.22.2010

The RadioDNS (www.radiodns.org) project is open for members and ready to promote the technology to device manufacturers and broadcasters.

At the second General Assembly meeting, held in Geneva in mid February, attendees voted unanimously to accept the results of the Statutes Drafting Team. RadioDNS can now legally form itself as a not-for-profit organization and supporters of RadioDNS can now become members of the organization.


The next step for the organization is selecting officers and a steering board. Elections will happen via electronic ballot on 1 April.

According to the organization, RadioDNS is a collaborative, open-standards project designed to enable the convergence of radio broadcasting and IP-delivered services. It seeks to enhance the radio-listening experience through a combination of broadcast technology and additional information delivered via IP.

U.S. Radio Revenue Fell 18% in 2009

U.S. Radio Revenue Fell 18% in 2009
02.23.2010



The year 2009 brought lousy revenue numbers for U.S. commercial radio revenue. But if "flat is the new up," business leaders perhaps can take heart from trends at the end of the year.

In revenue figures released at the end of last week, the Radio Advertising Bureau said December sales for U.S. commercial radio were flat compared to a year ago, which given the recent environment constitutes "a tremendous lead-in to 2010," according to President/CEO Jeff Haley.

However, radio revenue for all of 2009 fell 18%; RAB estimates grand total revenue last year at about $16 billion. According to Radio World's records of past RAB reports, this constitutes the biggest decline in recent memory, certainly since at least 1980. The previous largest drop in those 29 years came just last year, when revenue fell 9%. (Prior to 1980, RAB's numbers in RW's records are not broken out year by year. It may in fact have been much longer since commercial radio has seen a year like last year's.)

The 18% drop last year includes declines of 20% for local radio (which still accounts for two-thirds of radio's revenue), 19% for national and 9% for network. Off-air (non-spot) revenue also was off 9%; the only growth category for the year was "digital," meaning revenue from station Web sites; that statistic was up 13%. RAB uses data from Miller, Kaplan, Arase & Co.


But RAB finds happier news among recent trends. It said results for the fourth quarter of 2009 confirm "encouraging signs that emerged" earlier in the year. Or as Haley puts it: "The green shoots that we saw earlier have fully taken root."

"Key radio categories such as automotive, grocery and financial services all posted increases in Q4 spending, and communications and restaurants were at 90% and 95% of Q4 '08 comps, respectively," it stated. "At the same time, advertisers' increasing interest in radio's digital capabilities generated the biggest gain of any quarter since we began breaking this segment out separately, up 15%. Combined, these factors brought Q4 revenue totals to 92% of the same period last year."

RAB made note of automotive spending. "This industry has been a leading indicator of the direction of consumer sentiment and the economy," it stated. "Propelled by a 9% increase in Q4 spending over Q4 '08, automotive regained its long-standing place as radio's top local/national advertiser-spending category for the quarter and for full-year 2009."

TargetSpot, Slacker Focus on Mobile Audio Ads


TargetSpot, Slacker Focus on Mobile Audio Ads

For the first time, in-stream audio advertisers will be able to target folks listening to Internet radio on mobile devices

Feb 23, 2010

- Katy Bachman, Mediaweek


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For the first time, in-stream audio advertisers will be able to target folks listening to Internet radio on mobile devices.

Slacker, a pure-play Internet radio service, has partnered with online radio ad network TargetSpot to monetize its audience that tunes in via applications on iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices.

The move opens up a second revenue stream for Slacker, which has about 13 million registered users -- about half of those using mobile devices -- and expands the growing business of online audio advertising.

By all accounts, mobile advertising is expected to grow, reaching more than $1.5 billion by 2013, per eMarketer and Gartner.

While Slacker is the first, TargetSpot's other distribution partners are likely to follow. "This is where online audio is heading," said Andy Lipset, co-president of sales for TargetSpot, which is talking to charter advertisers. "This takes in-stream audio advertising to a whole new level, close to the point of purchase."

Up until now, the two to four audio ad units per hour that ran in-stream on Slacker's service were simulcast both on Internet and mobile platforms. The new capability creates two advertising streams, one of which will reach listeners that aren't tuning in on the desktop.

"Smartphones are becoming highly personalized mobile lifestyle devices," said Jim Cady, CEO of Slacker. "Through our partnership with TargetSpot, we are able to offer consumers free music while building an attractive and sustainable advertising revenue stream through our mobile platform."

As part of the agreement, Slacker provides TargetSpot with GPS and other demographic data that allows advertisers to target down to the individual listener. CPMs will undoubtedly be high, but TargetSpot and Slacker are betting it will be worth the cost.

"The research is showing the mobile audience is very responsive," Lipset said.

domingo, fevereiro 21, 2010

Top 40 Singles Chart UK - 14-02-2010

Top 40 Singles Chart UK - 14-02-2010

01 R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts
02 Owl City - Fireflies
03 Timbaland Feat Katy Perry - If We Ever Meet Again
04 Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind (Part II)
05 Glee Cast - Don't Stop Believin'
06 3Oh3 Feat Katy Perry - Starstrukk
07 JLS - One Shot
08 Iyaz - Replay
09 Glee Cast - Halo-Walking On Sunshine
10 Rihanna - Rude Boy
11 Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
12 John & Edward Feat Vanilla Ice - Under Pressure (Ice_Ice_Baby)
13 Jay Sean Feat Sean Paul & Lil Jon - Do You Remember
14 Glee Cast - It's My Life-Confessions Pt.II
15 Ke$ha Feat 3OH3 - Blah Blah Blah
16 Example - Won't Go Quietly
17 Sidney Samson Feat Wizard Sleeve - Riverside Lets Go (Kurd Maverick Mix)
18 Marina And The Diamonds - Hollywood
19 Jay-Z Feat Mr Hudson - Young Forever
20 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
21 Alexandra Burke - Broken Heels
22 N-Dubz Feat Mr Hudson - Playing With Fire
23 Ke$ha - Tik Tok
24 The Saturdays - Ego
25 Jay-Z Feat Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind
26 Cheryl Cole - Parachute
27 Calvin Harris - You Used To Hold Me
28 Young Money Feat Lloyd - Bedrock
29 Florence And The Machine - You've Got The Love
30 Pixie Lott - Cry Me Out
31 Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
32 Plan B - Stay Too Long
33 Glee Cast - Somebody To Love
34 Biffy Clyro - Many Of Horror
35 Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
36 Alecia Keys - Doesn't Mean Anything
37 Rihanna - Russian Roulette
38 DJ Zinc Feat Ms Dynamite - Wile Out
39 Lady Gaga Feat Beyonce - Telephone
40 Timbaland Feat Nelly Furtado & Soshy - Morning After Dark

sexta-feira, abril 10, 2009

G1 > Mundo - NOTÍCIAS - Cerca de mil pessoas se juntam a Morales em greve de fome, diz governo

Mundo - NOTÍCIAS - Cerca de mil pessoas se juntam a Morales em greve de fome, diz governo

Cerca de mil pessoas se juntam a Morales em greve de fome, diz governo

Segundo agência estatal, apoiadores aderiram à manifestação.
Ele pede aprovação da lei eleitoral, que permite pleito geral em dezembro.

Da EFE

Tamanho da letra

Entre 900 emil pessoas se juntaram em toda a Bolívia à greve de fome iniciada pelo presidente Evo Morales para exigir do Congresso a aprovação da lei eleitoral, que permite a realização de um pleito geral em dezembro, segundo informações da oficial Agência Boliviana de Informação.


O anúncio da mobilização foi feito na noite desta quinta-feira (9) pelos dirigentes da Central Operária Boliviana e da Coordenação Nacional pela Mudança (Conalcam), que acompanham Morales em uma medida de protesto que - segundo asseguraram - não abandonarão até que a lei eleitoral seja aprovada.


Fontes do palácio do governo de La Paz informaram à agência de notíciasEfe que Morales se encontra em bom estado após seu primeiro dia de greve de fome, que o levou a suspender uma viagem a Cuba que estava prevista para esta sexta.

O porta-voz presidencial, Ivan Canelas, explicou esta manhã que Morales continua trabalhando, apesar da greve.

Debate

A crise política na Bolívia ganhou força com as divergências para aprovar um regime eleitoral transitório obrigado pela nova Constituição para poder realizar o pleito geral previsto inicialmente para dezembro.


O Congresso Nacional realizou desde a tarde da quarta-feira uma longa sessão que durou cerca de 26 horas para tentar o consenso entre governistas e opositores.


Embora tenham sido registrados alguns avanços e a norma em primeira instância (não de forma definitiva) tenha sido aprovada, a situação continua complicada, porque boa parte dos parlamentares opositores abandonou a sessão.


A oposição rejeita o projeto de lei apresentado pelo governo, porque considera que dá vantagens a Morales para ser reeleito em dezembro.


Os principais pontos de divergência são o censo eleitoral, a reserva de uma quota de cadeiras para setores indígenas, e o voto dos bolivianos no exterior.