Saturday, March 9, 2019

TRP - What does it mean

We have all heard about TRP ratings of a program in news or papers or advertisements. Have you ever wondered what does it mean and how are the ratings calculated. Lets find out.

What exactly is TRP ?
TRP stands for Televison Rating Point is a tool to judge the viewership of any channel or programme for a period of 30 days. It gives an index of the choice of people and thus helps in recognizing the popularity quotient among different age groups.

How is it calculated ?
There are two methodologies used for TRP calculation :

A device called as People's Meter is attached to a TV set in a few thousand viewers houses across varied demographies. This device would store all relevant statistics about the viewership and sends the data to a central server periodically. After a month, an average is taken to judge the ratings score.

Another way of calculating the TRP is via picture monitoring technique where a specific signal is transmitted through satellite channels at particular intervals, which is then decoded at a central server station.

Who calculates TRP ?
In India it is calculated by INTAM (Indian Television Audience Measurement)

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