Variable

A variable is any aspect of the environment that the value of which could be changed by an external factor or by itself. A variable could be things like age, temperature, income, number of words, day of the week, etc. Variables could be: Independent variables...

Tentpoling

A scheduling technique where two programmes that are relatively new or have lower ratings are telecast with a highly popular programme between them. This is done in order to increase the audience for the relatively less popular programmes.

Stacking

Stacking is a type of scheduling technique where similar programs are being broadcasted as a group one after the other. The goal is to ensure that the audiences will continue watching the same channel.