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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A few minutes during network programs for affiliates to insert local commercials






2. Based on network track record






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






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






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






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






7. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






8. Who gets the cash






9. 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






10. 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






11. Grossely offensive and provokes violent resentment






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






13. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






14. Congress - makes laws






15. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






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






18. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






19. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






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






21. Produced by local station or cable system






22. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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!)






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






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






32. 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)






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






34. Station writes the syndicator a check for program






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






36. One or more markets designated as primary survey area






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






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






39. Conducts hearings - does research - and summarizes the law and violation






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






41. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






42. vague open ended inquiry of 'what should I do?' typically from telecom companies






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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