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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Do audience measurement for television






2. Protects free speech and expression






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






4. Congress - makes laws






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






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






7. A lot of different companies in the same industry






8. 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






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






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






11. Counties grouped together around most watched stations near central city






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






13. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






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






15. Inconsistent - changing mind a lot






16. Based on network track record






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






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






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






20. PEG channels






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






22. Set by gov't copyright roaylty board






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






24. Everyone in group should have an equal chance to be selected for the sample






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






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






27. Do audience measurement for radio






28. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






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






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






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






32. Broadcast network pays affiliates for use of station






33. Failed neogtiations - high rates from copyright board






34. One or more markets designated as primary survey area






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






36. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






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






38. Composer/publisher






39. A title for the payment of artists for their performance






40. Produced by local station or cable system






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






42. Cannot prevent speech over radio






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






44. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






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






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






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






48. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






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






50. Hearings conducted regarding FCC violations