Changes to Panel Weighting from November 2011

TAM Ireland and its Technical Committee have agreed with Nielsen Television Audience Measurement updates to the weighting structure to come into place on November 1st.

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New Universes from September 2011

These are the new universes for key audiences which will apply from September 1st 2011 and remain in place until December 31st 2011. Nielsen TV Audience Measurement will circulate a detailed listing covering reception types etc.

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TAM Ireland news May 2011

TAM Ireland and Nielsen TAM have agreed to commission RSMB to review proposed changes to the Panel Controls and viewing trends among younger adult audiences

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New universes from May 2011

These are the new universes for key audiences which will apply from May 1st 2011 and remain in place until August 31st 2011.

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New universes from January 2011

These are the new universes for key audiences which will apply from January 1st 2011 and remain in place until April 30th 2011.

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Correct notation for Nielsen TV viewing data.

Following these procedures will benefit all users and ensure clarity of communication.

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Time Shifted Viewing (TSV): Effect on viewing

A key enhancement to the new Nielsen TV Audience Measurement service to be introduced from September 2010 will be the ability to measure Time Shifted Viewing (TSV).

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New universes from September 2010

These are the new universes for key audiences which will apply from September 1st 2010 and remain in place until December 31st 2010.

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Check out our Latest eZine - July 2010

Check out our latest eZine focusing on: The principal enhancements to service, Time Shifted Viewing (TSV) and Data Delivery Schedule.

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TAM Ireland Kicks Off New Era in TV Audience Research

TAM Ireland today announced details of the new television audience measurement system, to be introduced in the Republic from September 1st of this year.

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More people watching more TV

June 2010 saw 7.7% more people* watching TV than the same period last year, increasing to just under 3 million viewers (2,986,000) tuning into TV in any one day.

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Panel expansion and installation of new meters

The new contract with Nielsen TV Audience Measurement calls for an installed panel of 800 homes from September 1st 2010.

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Privacy Policy

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1. Introduction and General Terms

Tam Ireland is committed to protecting you and your family's personal information when you are using Tam Ireland services. We want our services to be safe and enjoyable environments for our audience. This Privacy Policy relates to our use of any personal information you provide to us through the www.tamireland.ie website.

In order to provide you with the full range of Tam Ireland services, we are sometimes required to collect information about you.

This privacy policy explains the following:

  • what information Tam Ireland may collect about you;
  • how Tam Ireland will use information we collect about you;
  • when Tam Ireland may use your details to contact you;
  • whether Tam Ireland will disclose your details to anyone else;
  • your choices regarding the personal information you have provided to us;
  • the use of cookies on the Tam Ireland website and how you can reject these cookies.

As set out above, Tam Ireland is committed to safeguarding your personal information. Whenever you provide such information, we are legally obliged to use your information in line with all laws concerning the protection of personal information, including the Data Protection Act 1998 (these laws are referred to collectively in this Privacy Policy as the "data protection laws").

The website may contain hyperlinks to websites owned and operated by third parties. These third party websites have their own privacy policies, including cookies, and we urge you to review them. They will govern the use of personal information you submit or are collected by cookies whilst visiting these websites. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk.

2. What information will TAM IRELAND collect about me?

When you sign up to participate in or receive a service from Tam Ireland such as newsletters or articles we may ask for personal information about you. This can consist of information such as your name, e mail address, or postal address.

By entering your details in the fields requested, you enable Tam Ireland to provide you with the services you select.

3. How will Tam Ireland use the information they collect about me?

Tam Ireland will use your personal information for a number of purposes including the following:

  • for "service administration purposes", which means that Tam Ireland may contact you for reasons related to the service you have signed up for, as set out in paragraph 4 below (e.g. to provide you with password reminders or to notify you that a particular service has been suspended for maintenance);
  • IP addresses may be used to identify the location of users, the number of visits from different countries and also to block disruptive use.

Where TAM IRELAND proposes using your personal information for any other uses we will ensure that we notify you first. You will also be given the opportunity to withhold or withdraw your consent for your use other than as listed above.

4. When will TAM IRELAND contact me?

TAM IRELAND may contact you:

  • in relation to the functioning of any service you have signed up for in order to ensure that TAM IRELAND  can deliver the services to you;
  • to invite you to participate in surveys about TAM IRELAND  services (participation is always voluntary); and
  • for marketing purposes where you have not asked to be excluded from this.

5. Will I be contacted for marketing purposes?

TAM IRELAND won't contact you for marketing purposes, or promote new services to you if you ask not to be contacted for these purposes.

6.Will TAM IRELAND share my personal information with anyone else?

We will keep your information confidential and we will only use your information within TAM IRELAND.

8. What if I am a user aged 16 or under?

If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent/guardian's permission beforehand whenever you provide personal information to the TAM IRELAND website. Users without this consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information.

9. How long will TAM IRELAND keep my personal information?

We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant service.

10. Can I find out what personal information TAM IRELAND holds about me?

Under the Data Protection Act you have the right to request a copy of the personal information TAM IRELAND holds about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. We will use reasonable efforts to supply, correct or delete personal information about you on our files.

Please contact info@tamireland.ie if you have any questions relating to data protection.

11. Changes to TAM IRELAND 's Privacy Policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time so you may wish to check it each time you submit personal information the TAM IRELAND website.

12. Cookies Policy - Information TAM IRELAND collects from you

a. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes a unique identifier that is sent to your computer or mobile phone (referred to here as a "device") browser from a website's computer and is stored on your device's hard drive. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Many sites do this whenever a user visits their website in order to track online traffic flows.

Cookies record information about your online preferences and can allow us to tailor the website to your interests. Users have the opportunity to set their devices to accept all cookies, to notify them when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. The last of these means that certain personalised services cannot then be provided to that user and accordingly you may not be able to take full advantage of all of the TAM IRELAND features. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.

During the course of any visit to TAM IRELAND the pages you see, along with a cookie, are downloaded to your device. Many websites do this, because cookies enable website publishers to do useful things like find out whether the device (and probably its user) has visited the website before. This is done on a repeat visit by checking to see, and finding, the cookie left there on the last visit.

b. How could TAM IRELAND use cookies?

Information supplied by cookies can help us to analyse the profile of our visitors and help us to provide you with a better user experience. For example: if on a previous visit you went to our strengths in schools pages, we might find this out from your cookie and highlight educational information on your second and subsequent visits.

14. Contacting the TAM IRELAND about this Privacy Policy

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy please contact info@tamireland.ie