reviews some recent academic literature about the implications of digitization for consumer
control over advertising exposure, advertising targeting, innovations in traditional media
business models, and media market outcomes.
Section 5.3 presents research about how
multitasking—sometimes called “second screening”—is altering advertising consumption,
media complementarities, and competition among media for consumer attention. The final
section concludes with some directions for future research.
5.1. RECENT TRENDS IN MASS MEDIA CONSUMPTION
Before looking at media consumption data, one must first evaluate the potential sources
of information. Broadly speaking, there are three types of media consumption data: mea-
surements based on self-reports, measurements ...