Methods and apparatus to monitor media presentations
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to monitor media are disclosed. An example method includes installing a monitoring enabled application on a media device. Configuration information to instruct the monitoring enabled application to enable monitoring functionality is accessed. A media presentation event is identified within the monitoring enabled application. A media identifier corresponding to the media presentation event when the monitoring functionality is enabled is determined. At least one of a user identifier or a device identifier associated with the media device is determined when the monitoring functionality is enabled. A record is transmitted including the media identifier and the at least one of the user identifier or the device identifier to the audience measurement entity when the monitoring functionality is enabled.
1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a machine to at least:
access configuration information to instruct a monitoring enabled application on a media device to operate in at least one of a census-based mode or a panelist-based mode;
access a media identifier corresponding to a media presentation event when a monitoring functionality is enabled on the monitoring enabled application;
determine a second identifier to identify at least one of the media device or a user of the media device when the monitoring functionality is enabled, the second identifier assigned by a first entity when the monitoring enabled application is to operate in the census-based mode, the second identifier assigned by a second entity when the monitoring enabled application is to operate in the panelist-based mode, the first entity separate from the second entity; and
send the media identifier in association with the second identifier to the second entity when the monitoring functionality is enabled.
2. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are to cause the machine to access an ID3 tag as the media identifier.
3. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are to cause the machine to determine, based on the configuration information, whether demographic information associated with the second identifier may be collected on at least one of an aggregate basis or an individual basis.
4. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are to cause the machine to transmit an indicator in association with the media identifier, the indicator to indicate whether demographic information associated with the second identifier may be collected on at least one of an aggregate basis or an individual basis.
5. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions are to cause the machine to configure the indicator to cause the second entity to request the demographic information from a database proprietor using a plurality of third identifiers associated with the media identifier when the indicator indicates that the demographic information may be collected on the aggregate basis.
6. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 4 , wherein the instructions are to cause the machine to configure the indicator to cause the second entity to request the demographic information from a database proprietor using the second identifier associated with the media identifier when the indicator indicates that the demographic information may be collected on the individual basis.
7. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the media identifier is a first media identifier, the instructions are to cause the machine to transmit a second media identifier in association with the second identifier to the second entity when the monitoring functionality is enabled, the second media identifier associated with a second media presentation event occurring prior to the enablement of the monitoring functionality.
8. An apparatus comprising:
memory:
a processor to execute instructions to:
access configuration information to instruct a monitoring enabled application on a media device to operate in at least one of a census-based mode or a panelist-based mode;
access a media identifier corresponding to a media presentation event when a monitoring functionality is enabled on the monitoring enabled application; determine a second identifier to identify at least one of the media device or a user of the media device when the monitoring functionality is enabled, the second identifier assigned by a first entity when the monitoring enabled application is to operate in the census-based mode, the second identifier assigned by a second entity when the monitoring enabled application is to operate in the panelist-based mode, the first entity separate from the second entity; and
send the media identifier in association with the second identifier to the second entity when the monitoring functionality is enabled.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is to execute the instructions to access the media identifier by accessing an ID3 tag.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is to execute the instructions to determine, based on the configuration information, whether demographic information associated with the second identifier may be collected on at least one of an aggregate basis or an individual basis.
11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is to execute the instructions to transmit an indicator in association with the media identifier, the indicator to indicate whether demographic information associated with the second identifier may be collected on at least one of an aggregate basis or an individual basis.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is to execute the instructions to configure the indicator to cause the second entity to request the demographic information from a database proprietor using a plurality of third identifiers associated with the media identifier when the indicator indicates that the demographic information may be collected on the aggregate basis.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processor is to execute the instructions to configure the indicator to cause the second entity to request the demographic information from a database proprietor using the second identifier associated with the media identifier when the indicator indicates that the demographic information may be collected on the individual basis.
14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the media identifier is a first media identifier, the processor is to execute the instructions to transmit a second media identifier in association with the second identifier to the second entity when the monitoring functionality is enabled, the second media identifier associated with a second media presentation event occurring prior to the enablement of the monitoring functionality.
15. A method comprising:
accessing, by executing an instruction with a processor, configuration information to instruct a monitoring enabled application on a access configuration information to instruct a monitoring enabled application on a media device to operate in at least one of a census-based mode or a panelist-based mode;
accessing, by executing an instruction with the processor, a media identifier corresponding to a media presentation event when a monitoring functionality is enabled on the monitoring enabled application;
determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, a second identifier to identify at least one of the media device or a user of the media device when the monitoring functionality is enabled, the second identifier assigned by a first entity when the monitoring enabled application is to operate in the census-based mode, the second identifier assigned by a second entity when the monitoring enabled application is to operate in the panelist-based mode, the first entity separate from the second entity; and
sending, by executing an instruction with the processor, the media identifier in association with the second identifier to the second entity when the monitoring functionality is enabled.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the accessing of the media identifier includes accessing an ID3 tag.
17. The method of claim 15 , further including determining based on the configuration information whether demographic information associated with the second identifier may be collected on at least one of an aggregate basis or an individual basis.
18. The method of claim 15 , further including sending an indicator in association with the media identifier, the indicator indicating whether demographic information associated with the second identifier may be collected on at least one of an aggregate basis or an individual basis.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the sending of the indicator is to cause the second entity to request the demographic information from a database proprietor using a plurality of third identifiers associated with the media identifier when the indicator indicates that the demographic information may be collected on the aggregate basis.
20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the sending of the indicator is to cause the second entity to request the demographic information from a database proprietor using the second identifier associated with the media identifier when the indicator indicates that the demographic information may be collected on the individual basis.