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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






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






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






4. Grossely offensive and provokes violent resentment






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. Publishing war plans






10. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






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






12. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






13. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






14. 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






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






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






17. Annual fee negotiated with licencing organizations to use all of the music controlled by that organization






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






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






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






21. Right to frree speech is balanced against the interest of society






22. PEG channels






23. Not quite a commercial but you can't say 'we have the best towels at Target - who is our sponsor - so come on out!'






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






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. 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






27. 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)






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






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






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






31. Do audience measurement for radio






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






33. May ounish indecent broadcasts because - uniquely pervasive - accessable to vhildren






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






48. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






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






50. Protects free speech and expression






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