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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which control is more limited - local or national?






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






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






4. 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






5. Protects free speech and expression






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






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






8. Station writes the syndicator a check for program






9. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






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






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






12. Who gets the cash






13. Protect freedom of religion - right to protest and petition gov't - right of free speech






14. Produced by local station or cable system






15. Decision was suddon - not reasoned - or made on the basis of too much power






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






17. Must wait 30 days to respond (slow motion debate)






18. You own all services for production and distribution






19. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






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






22. Ads on broadcast and cable networks to reach a national audience






23. Distribute public radio stations - - Produce own program - classical/jazz music - news/public affairs






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






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






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






27. Courts cannot prevent you from talking but can punish you if your speech violates first amendment






28. PEG channels






29. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






30. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






31. A lot of different companies in the same industry






32. Cannot prevent speech over radio






33. Created corporation for public broadcasting - grant contracts for programs production - set up connection - encourage creation of new public stations - conduct research/train for public stations






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






35. 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






36. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






37. 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






38. Publishing a false statement about someone to ruin their reputation






39. Composer/publisher






40. Estimates from representative sample will always be slightly off b/c the sample does not exactly match group being measured






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






42. Cable wants highest fee possible and MSO's want low fees to increase profit margins and keep rates low - MSO's have most leverage






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






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






45. Affiliates pay networks a fee for each subscriber on cable or satellite who can watch their channels






46. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






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






48. Broadcast network pays affiliates for use of station






49. Program originally produced for a network now being syndicated (friends - family guy)






50. Set by gov't copyright roaylty board