anyone heard of tv needs you - survey?

OurJoey

Hi. (didnt know where to post this)

Do you think this is okay?

Just had a card through my door, it reads

Your household has been chosen at random to take part in a forthcoming television audience survey to be conducted by TNS, an independent market research company. To ensure that the final results are accurate, we must interview a broad cross section of the UK population, including people who dont watch much television.

This survey is carried out for BARB (Broadcasters' Audience Research Board), the company that produces the official UK television ratings. You may have seen these figures in your daily newspaper. You will be visited by one of TNS's professional interviewers in the next few days, who will ask you questions about your household and ask if you are interested in taking part. They will carry official identification and all interviews are carried out within the MRS (Market Research Society) code of Conduct.

I do hope that you will be able to take part. Thank you in advance for your co-operation

www.tvneedsyou.co.uk


On the website its says they fit a meter to all the tvs in your house. what do you think - con or not?

pinkshoes

If you read the BARB website, it would seem that TNS are one of the companies who they commission to carry out this service.

http://www.barb.co.uk/about.cfm?flag=about

So probably not a scam.

The BARB Establishment Survey is carried out on a continuous basis and involves some 52,500 interviews per year. The survey ensures that any changes taking place in the population can be identified so that the panel continues to reflect the television-owning population. It is a random probability survey which means that any household within the UK has a chance of being selected for interview. In addition to being the prime source of television population information, such as the number of multi-channel homes, the Establishment Survey also generates the potential recruits from which panel member homes are selected.

OurJoey

thanks pinkshoes - I emailed TNS and they confirmed it was official, so I will be letting them into my house to stick meters to my TVs:D

omen666

You also get a nominal fee from them every so often, vouchers or something

BillTrac

TNS also have a reasonable footie team as well

Bill

if I remember rightly TNS = Total Network Solutions