Reliable Information on the Audiences for Cable Programs

question 24

Multiple Choice

Reliable information on the audiences for cable programs:

• A) obtained from Nielsen is free from controversies.
• B) is not very easy to gather.
• C) is much more accurate than similar rating information for network programming.
• D) does not divide the day into the same units as the networks do-thus, making comparisons difficult.
• E) is a result of integrated information from numerous sources.

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