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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Speech protected by first amendment between adults during safe harbor






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






3. Broadcast network pays affiliates for use of station






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






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






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






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






8. Protects free speech and expression






9. Set by gov't copyright roaylty board






10. Do audience measurement for radio






11. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






12. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






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






14. A lot of different companies in the same industry






15. Estimates from representative sample will always be slightly off b/c the sample does not exactly match group being measured






16. Sexual content without artistic or political significance






17. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






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






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






20. 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






21. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






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






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






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






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






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






27. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Negotiates the terms of partnership through a contract






35. 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






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






37. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Do audience measurement for television






43. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






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






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






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






47. Holds license from gov't - transmits programs over airwaves - carries commercial messages to promotes products






48. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






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






50. You own all services for production and distribution