(a.) Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business.
(a.) An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers.
Example Sentences:
(1) While they may always be encumbered by censorship in a way that HBO is not, the success of darker storylines, antiheroes and the occasional snow zombie will not be lost in an entertainment industry desperate to maintain its share of the audience.
(2) Evidence of the industrial panic surfaced at Digital Britain when Sly Bailey, the chief executive of Trinity Mirror, suggested that national newspaper websites that chased big online audiences have "devalued news" , whatever that might mean.
(3) Speaking to a handpicked audience of community representatives, the prime minister said he had not allowed the EU to get its way.
(4) This is what we hope is the best golf tournament in the world, one of the greatest sporting events, and I think we will have a very impressive audience and have another great champion to crown this year."
(5) To which Salim replies: “But you do.” When such intimacy between two men can be broadcast to an audience of millions, we are shown that the ways of portraying gay sex can be reframed.
(6) So when did audiences become so deferential to a release strategy blatantly motivated by naked financial gain?
(7) In addition, we will introduce our popular content to new UK audiences and create a comprehensive offering for our commercial partners on-air and online."
(8) The art Kennard produced formed the basis of his career, as he recounted later: “I studied as a painter, but after the events of 1968 I began to look for a form of expression that could bring art and politics together to a wider audience … I found that photography wasn’t as burdened with similar art historical associations.” The result was his STOP montage series.
(9) What I didn't know was how much hunger there was in the audience to see themselves on television.
(10) BAML said that it does not expect "revolution" in ITV's strategic announcement next week, more "evolution", but did say that "advertising alone is no longer enough to maximise the value of ITV's audiences".
(11) Iranians have represented culture & civilization for millennia.” At the Oscars, Ansari read Farhadi’s message to the audience’s applause.
(12) Audiences were disappointed that the love scenes between Taylor and Burton that had been the talk of modern Rome were not repeated with so much passion in those of ancient Rome.
(13) I opened my eyes and my mouth wide, which made everyone in the audience think I was amazed at what I was seeing.
(14) He is describing his efforts to change the mix of the audience in LA.
(15) "This age group feeds Radio 4's core audience and it would in my judgment be negligent not to [look at this]," Liddiment added.
(16) And he pleased the audience with an acknowledgement that social work is a tough job and social workers only human.
(17) I saw my dad sitting in the audience, looking at me like, “Yes, he really is crazy.” Having listened to thousands of people, I realised we had a narrow view of what the environment is.
(18) Call the Midwife – again the most watched show of the day – averaged 9.2 million viewers and a 31.3% audience share from 8pm.
(19) But there she sits with a strained smile as he serenades her before an audience of millions.
(20) Vimeo has been less successful in convincing its audience to part ways with actual cash.
Readership
Definition:
(n.) The office of reader.
Example Sentences:
(1) For Burroughs, who had been publishing ground-breaking books for 20 years without much appreciable financial return, it was association with fame and the music industry, as well as the possible benefits: a wider readership, film hook-ups and more money.
(2) It was also characteristic in another way: Banks had a large web-attentive readership who liked to follow his latest reflections as well as his writings.
(3) As she states in her editor’s forward to the first issue, Toor decided to publish a bilingual journal because she intended the magazine to be read by “high school and University students of Spanish … as well as to those who are interested in folklore and the Indian for their own sakes.” She adds: “Moreover, much beauty is lost in translating.” Toor presents herself as a competent cultural translator, should there be any doubt on the part of her readership.
(4) Comment is perfectly legitimate, but the sneering, supercilious, specious and dismissive contributions masquerading as ‘commentary’ belittle the claims of a ‘quality’ paper.” Before attempting to assess the validity of the reader’s analysis – broadly shared by some other readers – I think his email reflects one or two other interesting aspects of the demographics of the Guardian’s readership and the left.
(5) Suggestions and advice offered by editors, representing seven nursing journals with a readership of nearly 200,000, are presented for those preparing to publish in the professional literature.
(6) Readership was felt to be at a sufficient level to justify publication of a regular monthly newsletter for staff nurses.
(7) The UK's biggest selling daily newspaper has always been free online, but has only increased its digital readership by about 5 million monthly users to 27 million in four years.
(8) This readership has found us, rather than the other way round.
(9) Though it has a relatively small readership, with around 104,000 print and digital subscribers by the end of 2014, it retained an outsize influence for its coverage of the mainland and willingness to broach controversial topics such as the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing.
(10) It's right he had his visa cancelled | Van Badham Read more Return of Kings, which Valizadeh founded in October, describes its readership as a “small but vocal collection of men in America” who believe in “the return of masculinity” through “traditional sex roles”.
(11) His granite-hard nature poetry won him both critical praise and a wide readership, which only grew after his appointment as poet laureate in 1984.
(12) Since it launched in January, the Daily Mail’s Australian readership has grown to 2.18m unique visits a month and it now ranks sixth in Australian news websites, according to Nielsen.
(13) It was clearly aimed at a young, affluent, non-conservative (strictly small "c") readership - precisely the one that flocked to the Indy after its launch.
(14) The Post’s web readership has grown dramatically over the past year and in October it overtook old rival the New York Times for the first time with 66.9m unique visitors on various platforms, although Baron admitted: “I can’t argue that we have cracked the code for every business challenge that our industry faces.” The Post’s seventh home, occupying six floors of a modern building with marble-clad lobby overlooking Franklin Square, seeks to continue the upward momentum.
(15) That said, it seems like some of the newer presses dedicated to translation fell off quite a bit last year, which could just be growing pains.” “I personally would rather focus more on cultivating a readership for what is published, than concentrating on the total number of books,” he says.
(16) I know showbiz is the sand on which your readership is built.
(17) Soutar, the former editorial director of IPC, pointed to the readership of ShortList, of whom 65% do not read any other men's magazine.
(18) But print and digital readership has risen by 500,000 or so in the past five years.
(19) On the upper floors of the offices, journalists provided tours and hosted debates on the future of the paper and of the French press in general, which has suffered from a dip in readership and advertising revenues.
(20) The Independent is poised to launch a new title aimed at a twentysomething readership, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal.