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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Acts as a broker between local stations and advertisers - extension of local stations sales staff






2. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






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






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






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






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






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






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






18. Larger the sample - greater the reliability






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






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






21. Program produced specifically for syndication (dr. phill - ellen - jeopardy)






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






23. Rule book for the government with legislative - executive - judicial branch






24. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






26. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






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






28. Station writes the syndicator a check for program






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






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






31. 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!)






32. Produced by local station or cable system






33. Cannot prevent speech over radio






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. Publishing war plans






39. PEG channels






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






41. 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






42. Who gets the cash






43. You own all services for production and distribution






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






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






46. 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






47. Congress - makes laws






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






49. Creates efficient companies who drive the economy and produce more options and cheaper products for customers






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






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