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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states






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






3. Station writes the syndicator a check for program






4. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






6. Cannot prevent speech over radio






7. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






8. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






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






10. 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!)






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






12. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






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






14. 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)






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






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






17. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






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






19. Publishing war plans






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






21. A lot of different companies in the same industry






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






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






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






25. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






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






27. 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






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






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






30. Do audience measurement for radio






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






32. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations






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






34. Based on network track record






35. Which control is more limited - local or national?






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






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






38. Focuses on how to fix or address one issue - staff condenses and summariezes problem






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. Protects free speech and expression






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






47. Bundle programs together in packages sold for monthly fee






48. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






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






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