Replying to my own query: I just noticed this title which is more
recent (2007):
http://www.tmwmedia.com/newfirstlightvideo/productlisting/details/how-ratings-work-audience-feedback-systems
We'll give this one a try; still open to other suggestions. -- MM
On 3/16/2015 1:18 PM, Meghann Matwichuk wrote:
Dear Collective Brain,
I have an instructor who is looking for updated content on how Nielsen
ratings work, and how television shows are produced.
She has been using a PBS Nova program for 1982 enttitled "Can You
Believe TV Ratings?", but it's so dated that her students are losing
interest.
I'm striking out as far as finding something more recent that gives an
in-depth examination of Nielsen ratings, which doesn't necessarily
surprise me -- if I'm overlooking something, I would love to hear
about it! What does surprise me are my difficulties in finding
something up-to-date that goes over how television shows are
produced. I'm not seeing anything prior to 2000 that would fit the
bill, and even that would be too old.
What I'm finding so far are lots of updated DVDs that deal with
*specific* matters related to various aspects of television (or film)
production, such as casting, editing, voice-overs, etc. Turning up one
that is more or a comprehensive overview is turning out to be more
challenging than I'd thought. I thought there might be an 'extra'
feature on a dvd television season that might be helpful, but those
are harder to search for given their lack of indexing, and I'm also
running into the same issue of not seeing one that is more
comprehensive. (Or, they cover a show like Game of Thrones that is
not exactly representative.) So, if you have a resource to recommend
in either of these areas that has preferably been produced in within
the last five years, I would be grateful to hear about it.
Thanks in advance,
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Film and Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/filmandvideo
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