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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Local stations that transmit programs to viewers over (typically 200 of these)






2. Congress - makes laws






3. Do audience measurement for television






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






5. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






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






7. Station writes the syndicator a check for program






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






9. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






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






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






13. Publishing war plans






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






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






16. Number of households tuned into a channel out of all households actually using their receiver (number of people watching LOST out of all individuals watching TV)






17. Do audience measurement for radio






18. 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






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






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






21. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






22. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






23. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






24. 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






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






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






27. A broadcast station can require cable systems in the stations coverage area to pay for it for the use of its signals - fee can change every 3 years - if they don't agree then they boot off cable for 3 years






28. Speech protected by first amendment between adults during safe harbor






29. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






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






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






32. Larger the sample - greater the reliability






33. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






34. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






35. Protects free speech and expression






36. House and senate introcude bills into hopper - subcommittess review bill (energy committee - telecom committee) - rule committee decides how to adjust bill - house and senate compromise - sent to president






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






38. Attorney general can seek court order to block foreign sites






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






40. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






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






42. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






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






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






45. 50 - 60% government and then subscribers - also business and state gov't






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






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






48. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






50. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates