Audience
Documents about the study of the audience
The subjects in the catalogue are in Catalan. You can search in the Search Engine for works about the mass media audience (analysis, measurement, etc.) looking for the subject Audiència. You can also search for more specific terms if you are interested in documents about the audience of a of a specific media (for example, Televisió – Audiència, Ràdio – Audiència, Diaris – Difusió).
Audience data
Selection of resources, some free and some by subscription, to access radio, television and theatre audience data, newspaper and magazines distribution, as well as music, video and DVD market sales.
- Comunicació 21
News portal on the communication sector. (In Catalan)
- Digital media in Catalan / OJD
Statistics of use of digital media. (In Catalan)
- List of print media in Catalan / OJD
Print run of newspapers, magazines and free distribution publications. (In Catalan)
- Newsletter on the Media Sector in Catalonia (BIAC)
Quarterly publication of the Catalan Audiovisual Council (CAC). Includes television, radio and Internet audience data from EGM and Kantar. (In Catalan)
- Report of the communication in Catalonia / INCOM, UAB
Bi-annual study in Catalan with data on the situation of the media in Catalonia, its prospective, and also some technical documents. Includes rankings and audience, penetration and dissemination data. (In Catalan)
Access: Search tool
- Report on the situation of radio in Catalonia and Report on the advertising investment of radio in Catalonia
Studies prepared by the Catalan Radio Association. (In Catalan)
- Reports of the audiovisual sector / Catalan Audiovisual Council
Coverage: Radio, television, internet, advertising and the economy of the Catalan audiovisual media. Includes opinion studies.
- Statistical Yearbook of Catalonia / Statistical Institute of Catalonia
General compilation of statistics with sections devoted to the world of media, cinema and publishing (in the Culture section).
- Statistics of the audiovisual in Catalonia / Catalan Audiovisual Council; Statistical Institute of Catalonia
Economic and audience data
- Anuncios : publicidad y marketing
Weekly magazine in Spanish, Spain.
Access: In the UAB Search Engine, you can find both the electronic version (UAB restricted access; identification is required—please visit any UAB library to consult it) and the print version.
- Asociación de Usuarios de Internet (AUI)
Various periodicities, Spain. Available in the section Actualidad > Informes.
Coverage: Internet, including some international information (in Spanish).
- Barlovento Comunicación
Audiovisual consulting. Monthly audience data available in the Publicaciones section (in Spanish).
- Boletín de la Oficina de Justificación de la Difusión (OJD)
Bimonthly, Spain.
Coverage: Primary source for dissemination and circulation data of magazines and newspapers (in Spanish).
Access: Available through the UAB Search Engine for all updated data (UAB restricted access; identification is required—please visit any UAB library to consult it). Some data from the most recent period (usually one year) is available for free access.
- Communication Yearbook / Asociación de Directivos de Comunicación
Statistics, articles, and a directory on media and organisations related to communication in Spain (in Spanish).
- CTRL: control & estrategias
Monthly, Spain. Coverage: Dissemination and circulation of magazines and newspapers. The special Control Especial Prensa is published annually, with comparatives of different years (in Spanish) Access: Available through the UAB Search Engine.
- Database of cinema films / Ministry of Culture of Spain
Updated box office and audience data of movies released in Spain (in Spanish).
- Entertainment and Media Outlook 2018-2022 (España)
PriceWaterhouseCoopers report on the prospective of the evolution of the media and entertainment sector in Spain until the year 2022.
- Estudio General de Medios. EGM30 / Asociación para la Investigación de Medios de Comunicación
Spain. Coverage: Retrospective data of radio and television audience from 1968 to 1997.
Access: Available through the UAB Search Engine.
- Film yearbook
Publication of the Film and Audio-visual Arts Institute that collects the annual balance of cinematography in Spain, in the areas of production, distribution, exhibition and marketing (in Spanish).
- FormulaTV
Newspaper, Spain. Source: Nielsen - OJD
- Guia de los medios digital
Access to data from more than 6800 media, magazines, Internet, radio, television, news agencies and blogs.
Access: Available through the UAB Search Engine (UAB restricted access)
- SGAE yearbook of the scenic, musical and audiovisual arts
Coverage: Cinema (spectators, income, films and number of movie theatres), music (data and comments grouped into three categories: classical, popular and recorded music), theatre, radio, television and video and DVD market (in Spanish).
- La Sociedad en red / ONTSI (Observatorio Nacional de las Telecomunicaciones y la Sociedad de la Información)
The report provides a comprehensive overview of the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Spain, Europe, and internationally.
- Telefónica Foundation
A variety of reports and publications on the information society in Spain and Latin America. Of particular interest is the annual report on the Information Society in Spain.
- Vertele!
TV portal of eldiario.es with daily television consumption data. Source: Kantar
- Yearbook of television audiences / Kantar
Coverage: Primary source for television data, providing information on Gross Rating Points (GRPs).
Access: Available through the UAB Search Engine (UAB restricted access; identification is required—please visit the Communication Library and General Newspaper Archives to request access).
- ACPM, Alliance pour les Chiffres de la Presse et des Médias
French organization that measures the audience and distribution of the press and also digital media.
- BFI film and television handbook
Annual, United Kingdom. Data with comments. Coverage: Television. Video.
- Broadcasting & cable
Weekly, United States. Coverage: A publication focused on cable television, featuring a section dedicated to the top 25 programs.
Access: Available through the UAB Search Engine (UAB restricted access).
- The Hollywood reporter
Weekly, International. Coverage: Cinema ( box office figures in the United States and internationally)
Access: Available through the UAB Search Engine.
- International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations (IFABC)
Data circulation of national, local and regional newspapers.
- Nordicom : Media Statistics in the Nordic Region
It offers online a selection of statistics of its publication in paper.
- Panorama Audiovisual Iberoamericano
Prepared by EGEDA. Analyses the Ibero-American cinematographic and audiovisual sector.
- Prima comunicazione
Monthly, Italy. Coverage: Newspapers and magazines
Access: Available through the UAB Search Engine (via Factiva database)
- Rajar (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited)
Coverage: Radio (radio audience of the United Kingdom since 1992). Free quarterly summaries in the Quarterly listening section.
- Statistical yearbook / British Film Institute (BFI)
Annual, United Kingdom. Data with comments. Coverage: Television. Video, Cinema
- Variety : the international entertainment weekly
Monthly, International. Coverage: Cinema (the Box Office section presents US and international revenues), television.
Access: Available through the UAB Search Engine. (UAB restricted access).
- Yearbook / European Audiovisual Observatory
Statistical data on the media in Europe (since 2002). Very comprehensive information.
Access: Available through the UAB Search Engine (UAB restricted access. Identification is required; please contact the UAB libraries for consultation).
Country | Measuring TV audience | Press dissemination control |
Germany | GfK | IVW |
Belgium | Audimetrie SA | Centre d'Information sur les Média |
Denmark | Kantar Gallup | Danske Medierl |
Spain | Kantar INE |
OJD INE |
USA | Nielsen | Alliance for Audited Media BPA Worldwide |
France | Médiamétrie | ACPM (Alliance pour les Chiffres de la Presse et des Médias) |
Italy | Auditel | A.N.E.S. Accertamenti Diffusione Stampa Audipress |
Norway | Ipsos | |
Portugal | APCT | |
UK | BARB Ofcom |
Audit Bureau of Circulations |
Czech Republic | ATO | ABC CR |
Switzerland | Mediapulse | AG für Werbemedienforschung |
Sources: The International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations (IFABC) ; European Audiovisual Observatory |