Craig Reed, TRAC Media Services Fall PTPA Meeting, November 2009 Who Needs Ratings – You…
Multicast Questions Audience size? Provide enough service? Cannibalize primary channel? What do top programs look like? Daypart performance? Similar or different demographic position?
WTTW: Ahead of 2008 October Prime Time GRPs
Milwaukee PTV: Not quite there October Prime Time GRPs
Vegas PBS: Beyond prior year October Prime Time GRPs
OPB – Not quite to pre-LPMs October Prime Time GRPs
Most Appealing Choice Theory Two Steps (Least Objectionable Program – Klein) Viewers first decide to watch TV Then identify most appealing program Viewers check a list of channels (16 per home) When viewing drops… Unlikely that 2nd channel is only appealing choice Likely that competitors offer more appealing choices 2 nd channel takes most viewers from competitors
Top 10 WTTW Prime: History, Nature, Science
Top 10 Mil PTV World: Mostly History
Top 10 Mil PTV Create: Cooking
Top 10 Vegas PBS Create: Travel
Top 10 OPB HD: NPS plus local
Top 10 OPB Plus: Travel & Cooking
Why kids was invented… WTTW & WTTW Prime Daypart Distribution
Why kids was invented… Milwaukee Prime Daypart Distribution
Prime Time Age/Gender Gap Analysis OPB Plus OPB HD % Women % Age 50+ Younger MenYounger Women Older Men Older Women
Summary Multicast audiences small but expected to grow No signs of unintended cannibalization Top Shows History and Travel popping Cooking on the list M-F Daytime has real estate but no viewers Strips? Viewers showing up on weekends and evenings Differentiation/different positioning is happening