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Einschaltkontrolle

English translation: airing audit


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German term or phrase:Einschaltkontrolle
English translation:airing audit
Entered by: Peter Sass (M.A.)
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23:54 Nov 20, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Media / Multimedia
German term or phrase: Einschaltkontrolle
Einschaltkontrolle: Sind die in den Dispodatei dokumentierten Spots auch wirklich geschaltet worden?

Media and TV.
ClaireReu
Local time: 03:52
airing audit
Explanation:
This is the common term for tracking the airtime of advertisments.
Please note: 'einschalten' usually refers to watching and 'schalten' to airing ads.

See: "Advertisement airing audit system: The system provides an Internet-based site accessible by customers and broadcasters for tracking the airing of their advertisements."
Source:
http://www.freshpatents.com/Advertisement-airing-audit-syste...
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Peter Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 03:52
Grading comment
Thanks for all the info!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1airing audit
Peter Sass (M.A.)
3monitoring of audience rate
Thayenga
3air-time control
SwissTell
3Viewer rate monitoringKphred
3broadcast/transmission auditphilgoddard


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Viewer rate monitoring


Explanation:
just a suggestion...

Kphred
Local time: 19:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
broadcast/transmission audit


Explanation:
I don't know whether there's any widely accepted term for this in the industry, but here's a couple of suggestions. The context suggests it has nothing to do with audience figures - just checking that commercials actually get shown.

philgoddard
Local time: 20:52
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Native speaker of: English
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
airing audit


Explanation:
This is the common term for tracking the airtime of advertisments.
Please note: 'einschalten' usually refers to watching and 'schalten' to airing ads.

See: "Advertisement airing audit system: The system provides an Internet-based site accessible by customers and broadcasters for tracking the airing of their advertisements."
Source:
http://www.freshpatents.com/Advertisement-airing-audit-syste...

Peter Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 03:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks for all the info!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Goldcoaster: this seems most appropiate to me
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
air-time control


Explanation:
airtime control

SwissTell
Local time: 21:52
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
monitoring of audience rate


Explanation:
that's one option

Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 03:52
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Changes made by editors
Nov 22, 2009 - Changes made by Peter Sass (M.A.):
Edited KOG entryPeter Sass (M.A.)'s old entry - "Einschaltkontrolle" => "airing audit"
Nov 22, 2009 - Changes made by Peter Sass (M.A.):
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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