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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Focuses on how to fix or address one issue - staff condenses and summariezes problem






2. Attract and retain audiences that can be sold to advertisers






3. Portraying sexual content in an offensive way that has no redeeming quality






4. When a sample reaches a certain size the results are no longer reliable






5. Distributed by broadcast or cable network - they provide 'good morning america' or soaps to fill time if you can't afford to produce content locally






6. Grossely offensive and provokes violent resentment






7. PEG channels






8. Do audience measurement for radio






9. Non - local programming not licensed/sold to networks - programs licensed/distributed to more than one market - non interconnected broadcast






10. Exchange of things of like worth like the proft of advertising






11. Protects free speech and expression






12. Laws are vague so people change all of their conent to stay away from indecency violations






13. Conducts hearings - does research - and summarizes the law and violation






14. Everyone in group should have an equal chance to be selected for the sample






15. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






16. A few minutes during network programs for affiliates to insert local commercials






17. # TV's actually on out of all people who own tv






18. Cannot prevent speech over radio






19. Local stations that transmit programs to viewers over (typically 200 of these)






20. Congress - makes laws






21. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






22. Dividing people into subgroups based on age - sex - education






23. Largest local region of a market's listening audience (smaller portion of the total disgnated market area)






24. Anything obscene indecent or profane over radio will be fined or imprisoned for no more than two years






25. 5 members - no more than three from each political party - 5 year term - president designates chairman - it helps to have connections






26. Congress can change anything the FCC does by passing a law to overturn a regulation






27. Not quite a commercial but you can't say 'we have the best towels at Target - who is our sponsor - so come on out!'






28. Cd (composer - recording co. - and publisher) - radio (composer and publisher) - satellite radio (Record co -composer - bpublisher) - webcasting (record co and composer/publisher)






29. A title for the payment of artists for their performance






30. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






31. Exclusive broadcast rights for a certain number of episodes - certain number of runs per episode - for a fixed period of time






32. People will want to watch trash tv like lesbians and food eating contests and those high ratings will control content. You cannot control content by inserting educational/cultuarl shows






33. Used in calculating unduplicated persons watching a station over a period of time (so if you watch twice - you only count once)






34. Annual fee negotiated with licencing organizations to use all of the music controlled by that organization






35. All metro counties plus counties next to it if they have significant listenership






36. Program produced specifically for syndication (dr. phill - ellen - jeopardy)






37. Produced by local station or cable system






38. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






39. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






40. Creates efficient companies who drive the economy and produce more options and cheaper products for customers






41. Broadcast stations and local cable insertions bought by businesses in same marker (grocery - furniture store)






42. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






43. Low demand products collectively can be profitable if store/distribution channel is large enough - niche markets will be mroe profictable for low demand products






44. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






45. National advertisers reaching particular geographic regions by purchasing spots by local stations






46. The estimated numver of household actually tuned in to channel






47. Rule book for the government with legislative - executive - judicial branch






48. Prohibit anyone from promoting foreign websites that illegally sell copyrighted works






49. Intentional or inadvertent mistake - recording/calculating errors - biased questions - manipulation of results






50. Combo of money and part of advertising revenue - number one method of syndication