The present study is conducted on the concept of rating that is converted into a significant matter and is the only factor in testing the success of television media as of the nineties, especially when commercial television channels started broadcasting in Turkey. The concept of rating plays an important role in the distribution of advertisements, which are the main sources of income for the television channels. While the high-rated television channels are more likely to encounter more advertisements and thus, a higher commercial success, less-rated channels become commercially unsuccessful. Throughout the world, this situation has also led to a discussion of the rating issue in Turkey. Broadcasting of television program taking low rating is discontinued, channels become obliged to be closed, qualified contents encounter difficulties in reaching audience, and the concept of rating describes generally watching preferences of general groups, all of which have led both sectoral and academic serious discussions about this matter. In the present study, subsequent to a conceptual research conducted on the concept of rating, previous academic and sectoral researches conducted on the audience measuring methods in television media in Turkey are compiled and interpreted. As a result of the interviews made with the youth receiving education at the faculty of communication of the universities, the opinions of the students of the faculty of communication, in other words, media sector personnel of the future, about the rating system in Turkey are depicted. The research is conducted with a critical perspective and an inductive analysis is made on the troubles of the system from the perspective of the youth, who are receiving education at the faculties of communication of the universities, and the solution proposals regarding such troubles are submitted.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 22, 2020 |
Acceptance Date | October 22, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Issue: 4 |