PRESS RELEASE
The NAB and SAARF negotiating an extension of AMPS into 2015
In considering the best interests of the media and marketing sector, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) have collaboratedin order to ensure that the All Media and Product Survey (AMPS) contractis extended to 2015.
The current AMPS contract comes to an end in December 2014. The Establishment Survey is the media industry’s accepted future media audience research model that will replace AMPS. To ensure a smooth transition to the Establishment Survey, it has been agreed, in the interest of the industry, that the AMPS contract be extended.
Continuous consultation between all stakeholders is taking place to ensure continuity and stability of the industry research and all stakeholders are committed to the AMPS contract being extended. AMPS will be streamlined during 2014 through a series of workshops based on the findings from the online-survey component of the Future Proofing project.
“Collaboration among the media and marketing industry who are seeking uninterrupted, stable and credible research on which to base marketing and advertising decisions is necessary. It will undoubtedly benefitall stakeholders,” says Ingrid Louw,CEO, Print and Digital Media South Africa (PDMSA), the association for newspaper and magazine publishers.
“The NAB is encouraged by industry stakeholder support for the extension of the AMPS contract. It allows the necessary time to facilitate a transparent and seamless changeover to the Establishment Survey, and most importantly for access to a viable media currency without any gaps,” says Nadia Bulbulia, Executive Director of the NAB.
According to Ettienevan den Berg, CEO, SAARF, “This provides the industry and stakeholders with time to review options, to negotiate and determine the best way forward.Collaborative discussions will address all stakeholder concerns and the transitional phase into the Establishment Survey is expected to produce a new vision and robust business model that will respond to stakeholder requirements.”
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About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters represents public, commercial and community broadcasters. Membership includes the SABC (Television and Radio), e.tv, Mnet, DStv, and OnDigitalMedia as well as Commercial Radio licensees (including those from Africa Media Entertainment, Kagiso Media, Tsiya Group, and Primedia Broadcasting), and a host of community licensees as well as signal distributor’s Sentech and Orbicom.
About SAARF
SAARF is the name by which the South African Audience Research Foundation is familiarly known. SAARF’s main objective is to direct and publish media audience and product/brand research for the benefit of its stake-holders, thereby providing data for target marketing and a common currency for the buying and selling of media space and time. SAARF has thus the responsibility to measure the audiences of all traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and cinema and out of home media.
Issued on behalf of NAB and SAARF