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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Commercial minutes available * projected rate = revenue - compare revenue to potential cost






2. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






3. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






4. Congress - makes laws






5. Produced by local station or cable system






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






7. 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






8. Protects free speech and expression






9. Government limits on group ownership have been stressed or relaxed over years






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






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






12. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






13. One or more markets designated as primary survey area






14. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






15. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






16. 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






17. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






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






19. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






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






22. Broadcast network pays affiliates for use of station






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






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






25. 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






26. Larger the sample - greater the reliability






27. Composer/publisher






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






29. Based on network track record






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






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






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






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






34. A lot of different companies in the same industry






35. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states






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






37. Do audience measurement for radio






38. Compares relative cost among competing media - abbreviation for 'cost for thousand' - cost for an advertiser to reach 1 -000 people or households - cost of ad/number of households/people






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






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






41. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






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






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






44. PEG channels






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






46. 50 - 60% government and then subscribers - also business and state gov't






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






48. Television is a toaster with pictures and people will watch whatever you put on there






49. Congress direted how to make rules in the law - actions must be registered in Federal Registers - let people know what you're planning - allow public to make comments






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