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Telecom Industry Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. TV may reach 39% of national audience - no more than 2 stations in market






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






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






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






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






6. 2 year term - 435 members - represent districts w/in a state






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






8. Station writes the syndicator a check for program






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






10. Produced by local station or cable system






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






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






13. Purchase programs directly with delivery over broadband






14. Company that negotiates for copyright holders and colelcts fees






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






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






17. Comprehensive review of licensing and regulating operations from FCC






18. Broadcast indcent media between 10pm and 6am






19. 80 percent of viewing is on 20 percent of channels/stations - most profit occurs from most popular stations






20. Counties around central cities where tv is most viewed






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






22. Cable systems may not import other broadcast network affiliates






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






24. Do audience measurement for television






25. 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






26. Affiliates clear time to air network programs






27. One or more markets designated as primary survey area






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






29. PEG channels






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






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






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






33. You own all services for production and distribution






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






35. 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






36. 6 year term - 100 members - 2 from each state regardless of population to protect little states






37. Prohibit anyone from promoting foreign websites that illegally sell copyrighted works






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






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






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






41. Congress - makes laws






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






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






44. 1700 employees in DC - they get part of their pay from the fees collected by stations that must pay to be regulated by FCC






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






46. Deliver content and services via wire - FCC regulations






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






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






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






50. Protects free speech and expression