Media Forest
{{short description|Israeli company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Media Forest
| logo = Mediaforest.png
| type =
| slogan =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2005|df=yes}}
| founder =
| key_people =
| location = Israel
| industry = Music
| products =
| homepage = [http://mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/ Media Forest]
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Media Forest is an Israeli service provider of monitoring and media research for the Music and Advertisement Industries,{{cite web |url=http://www.ycdmultimedia.co.il/news/18-10-2009.php |title=YCD מולטימדיה ו- Media Forest מציגות שירות דיווח על השמעת מוסיקה במקומות ציבוריים |access-date=2010-03-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323114942/http://www.ycdmultimedia.co.il/news/18-10-2009.php |archive-date=2010-03-23 }} founded in 2005{{cite web|url=http://www.franchise-international.net/page/media-forest-inc-master/ttcj2p.php|title=Media Forest|website=www.franchise-international.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419061933/http://www.franchise-international.net/page/media-forest-inc-master/ttcj2p.php|archive-date=2012-04-19|access-date=2012-03-25}} in Netanya, Israel.{{cite web|url=http://www.getswot.com/company.asp?ID=513708362|title=מדיה פורסט|website=www.getswot.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505233703/http://www.getswot.com/company.asp?ID=513708362|archive-date=2014-05-05}} The company monitors broadcasting tracks and channels such as radio stations and TV channels, and accordingly, provides added-value content and information services.{{cite web |url=http://mediaforest.biz/About.aspx |title=Know You Are ON AIR |access-date=2012-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225175733/http://www.mediaforest.biz/About.aspx |archive-date=2012-02-25 }} The company provides subscription services through Internet interfaces that track content (mentions, commercials, speech, performances) and provide real time information to artists, media companies, and publishers.{{cite web|url=https://www.copyrights.org.il/index.php?module=article&article=250&|title=המרכז הישראלי לשמירה מקוונת על זכויות יוצרים|website=www.copyrights.org.il|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927235249/https://www.copyrights.org.il/index.php?module=article&article=250&|archive-date=2013-09-27}}
Since founding Media Forest, the company has established regional franchise owners operating in France, Argentina, Moldova, Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, and Switzerland. In Romania, Media Forest provided data for the country's national Airplay 100 chart.
Weekly charts
Media Forest publishes an airplay chart once a week, every Sunday. The airplay charts contain data generated by the Media Forest system according to any song played during the period starting the previous Sunday at time 00:00:00 and ending Saturday night at 23:59:59.{{cite web|url=http://www.mako.co.il/music-news/radio_airplay_chart/Article-025efde944dbc11006.htm|title=איך עושים את מצעד ההשמעות?|date=2 September 2008|website=mako.co.il|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301102656/http://www.mako.co.il/music-news/radio_airplay_chart/Article-025efde944dbc11006.htm|archive-date=1 March 2012}}{{Cite web |title=מצעד הכי מושמעים ברדיו |url=http://www.cellcom.co.il/content/music/top_chart/media_forest_playlist/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215140157/https://cellcom.co.il/content/music/top_chart/media_forest_playlist/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=February 15, 2015}}
The weekly chart was published by Mako,{{cite web|url=http://www.mako.co.il/music-news/radio_airplay_chart|title=המצעד של mako|website=mako.co.il|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330010110/http://www.mako.co.il/music-news/radio_airplay_chart|archive-date=2012-03-30}} and actually on the official website.
Media Forest publishes charts for several countries. For Romania's, see:
Media Music Awards
The Media Music Awards is an annual awards gala organized in Romania by MTV, based on radio and television airplay data compiled by Media Forest.{{cite news|url=http://mediamusicawards.ro/#!despre-eveniment/|title=Despre eveniment – Media Music Awards|publisher=Media Music Awards|access-date=11 March 2017|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009171411/http://mediamusicawards.ro/#!despre-eveniment/|archive-date=9 October 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Record Charts}}
Category:Music industry associations