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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Cannot prevent speech over radio






2. Broadcast tv stations demand local cable tv systems carry their stations on cable line up - cable gets to carry station for free - no payment to the broadcast station






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






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






5. Distribute programs to public tv stations - do not produce their own programs






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






7. This person pointed out a problem so here is how we will address it






8. Government sets predetermined fee and requires licenses to be granted - cable tv systems for redistribution of works aired on roadcast stations






9. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






10. Grossely offensive and provokes violent resentment






11. vague open ended inquiry of 'what should I do?' typically from telecom companies






12. May ounish indecent broadcasts because - uniquely pervasive - accessable to vhildren






13. Protects free speech and expression






14. Do audience measurement for television






15. 50 - 60% government and then subscribers - also business and state gov't






16. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






17. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






18. Using laws of chance or probability to make estimate about population from small sample of population






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






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






21. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






22. Congress - makes laws






23. What happened when suddenly cable could provide and pay for all programs and networks decided they want user to pay for programs - networks insist affiliates pay for network programs






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






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






26. Most stations are a part of this and owned by broadcast networks called 'owned&operated' stations






27. Passed in 1998 to protect digital works copyrights - illegal to circumvent technology that controls access to a copyrighted work or distribute products that circumvent the technology - no violation if you quickly respond to complaint






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






29. TV may reach 39% of national audience - no more than 2 stations in market






30. 'We listened to everyone's comments and now we will do...' - petitions for reconsideration is the last chagne to have FCC reconsider






31. Passed by Congress - set policies with any details congress wants - regulations - Must be consistent with law passed






32. Commercial minutes available * projected rate = revenue - compare revenue to potential cost






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






34. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






35. Newton minow 1961: there must be an active government role to ensure public interest is being served (tv is trash and we need to make it help public!)






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






37. Corporation that owns many local cable systems - serve almost 2/3 of subscribers - linked together into clusters






38. Companies have fewer employees - offer less jobs - and own too much which prevents competition and narrows the content






39. PEG channels






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






41. Composer/publisher






42. Bundle programs together in packages sold for monthly fee






43. Language that depicts offensive by contemporary standards for broadcast medium of sexual acktivity or organs






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






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






46. Acts as a broker between local stations and advertisers - extension of local stations sales staff






47. Holds license from gov't - transmits programs over airwaves - carries commercial messages to promotes products






48. Stations purchasing syndicated programs like jeopardy can prevent those programs from appearing on other stations in same market






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






50. Affiliates clear time to air network programs