News about the contest

Info by Gallup Media
According to the research made by the company " TNS- Gallup Media " the program rating of "NEW WAVE" on the first channel turned out to be higher the average index from July to October 2002. But usually in August audience's attention to TV programs goes down! Just according to the information the indexes of audience's view during the third summer month are considered to be much higher than standard indexes during this month though August is the most preferable time for people's vacations and holidays.

As compared to the ratings of other programs of the first channel, broadcastings of " New Wave" received the public's appreciation. It proves that the direct broadcastings from Urmala got a great public's interest. In total based on all this information one could make positive prediction regarding the future broadcastings of " New Wave".

As far as the audience of the program "New Wave"is concerned one should mention of the remarkable fact that besides other popular programs such as, for example, " The Song of the Year" ( usually this program is watched by people with higher and secondary education, by housewives, people of 40 years old and older as well managers and other office staff), the other representatives of social level such as business owners, chiefs of the companies and other chief managers watched the Competition "New Wave". Though the business representatives of this social level watch TV-entertainment programs very rarely. This is considered to be the main distinctive feature of the audience of " New Wave" as well as the unquestionable confirmation of the fact that the broadcasting of the Competition is interesting for all representatives of social level.