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Effect of The Quarantine on Television Viewership
Effect of The Quarantine on Television Viewership

Author(s): Martin Graca, Sláva Gracová
Subject(s): Media studies, Aesthetics, Health and medicine and law, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: electronic media; quarantine; television; viewership;

Summary/Abstract: Television viewership is measured on a regular basis. The results vary within the broadcast times and programs deployed. The ranking of television viewers in Slovakia does not change significantly at least in the top three of the largest televisions. In the current situation, at a time when we are hit by a pandemic, residents are forced to spend most of their time at home without much social activity and outside the public space. This situation therefore leads people to higher media ratings. They are interested in current information about the pandemic, but also in the media content that will fill their free time. After the closure of various facilities, schools and public spaces, people have more of it than before the government's restrictive measures to suppress the consequences of the COVID 19 pandemic. They also pay attention to watching media services providers such as Netflix.

  • Issue Year: 7/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 41-48
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English