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TV Industry
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Answer 46 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Unlimited # of channels - fewer regulations - two source of income ( monthly fee -sales ads) - franchised - no limit of viewers
non-broadcast
broadcast tv
premium pay channels (HBO - Showtime - etc.)
Local Origination (LO)
2. One time only
premium pay channels (HBO - Showtime - etc.)
tv license
PPV
OTO
3. Around 1949 as community antenna television (CATV) broadcast signals
Land lines
start of non-broadcast television
vertically integrated
duopoly
4. In most cases these are free of commercials and most content restrictions
Owned and Operated (O&O)
premium pay channels (HBO - Showtime - etc.)
local over-the-air
Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA)
5. American citizen - good character - economic means - technical know how - TeleCommunications Act of 1996 ...
PPV
non-broadcast
to qualify for a broadcast license
affiliate
6. Controls production -distribution and exhibition of programming
duopoly
vertically integrated
DMA
Land lines
7. Video on demand
OTO
FCC punishments
broadcast TV
VOD
8. Giving broadcast TV stations the option to either require a cable operator to carry their station or require the cable system to get permission (consent) to retransmit the broadcast channel.
Local Origination (LO)
multichannel video programming distributors MVPDs
Must Carry/Retransmission Consent
VOD
9. Create technical standards for TV -allocate the portions of the spectrum for television service -determine where in the country TV channels would be assigned and determine to whom and how broadcast licenses would be awarded.
broadcast TV license
powers of FCC
to qualify for a broadcast license
FCC punishments
10. Rooftop antenna or rabbit ears on top of the TV set.
Designated Market Areas (DMAs)
Owned and Operated (O&O)
local over-the-air
broadcast TV
11. Means there is no difference in cost whether you are sending a signal to one receiver or a thousand receivers within the satellite's footprint
PPV
broadcast tv
distance insensitive
electromagnetic spectrum
12. Only available if you're a cable subscriber (or if you subscribe to a satellite service like DirecTV). Some have a more broad-based type of programming like USA or A&E -while many are more focused on a particular type of content like ESPN (sports) -M
vertically integrated
Cable Networks
Satellites (geosynchronous)
affiliate
13. A station without a network contract
broadcast TV license
Land lines
Designated Market Areas (DMAs)
independent
14. Broadcast signals travel has a limited amount of space for radio and TV broadcast frequencies. Cable TV uses coaxial or fiber optic cable -not the electromagnetic spectrum -so it doesn't have the same limitations.
electromagnetic spectrum
distance insensitive
FCC punishments
Business/Operations
15. An affiliate actually owned by the network with which it is affiliated
P.E.G.
Nielsen Media Research
Advertising and Subscriber Sales (revenue generation)
Owned and Operated (O&O)
16. Makes sure to take care of the bills - the contracts - traffic - the payroll - etc
electromagnetic spectrum
multiple system operator (MSO)
Non-broadcast tv
Business/Operations
17. Signal sent from an uplink earthdish and bounce the signal back to earth covering a wide area. Any downlink earthdish (also known as a TVRO - television receive only) within the signal's coverage area (a satellite's footprint)
FCC punishments
Non-broadcast tv
Satellites (geosynchronous)
electromagnetic spectrum
18. Free - licensed by govt. - (station)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
DMA
broadcast
broadcast tv
19. 1)Warning 2)cease and explain 3) fines 4)short term renewal 5)non-renewal 6)revocation
Nielsen Media Research
FCC powers
Microwaves
non-broadcast TV
20. Public Access - Educational Access - Government Access)
premium pay channels (HBO - Showtime - etc.)
P.E.G.
Non-broadcast tv
broadcast TV
21. A company that owns two or more cable systems
sources of programming
multiple system operator (MSO)
Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA)
Advertising and Subscriber Sales (revenue generation)
22. High quality phone lines. These were the earliest method of linking stations together
independent
VOD
Land lines
start of non-broadcast television
23. A company that owns two or more television stations
Land lines
broadcast TV
group owner or station group
Non-broadcast tv
24. 1. american citizen 2.good character 3.technical experience 4. economic ability
broadcast license
P.E.G.
max cap tv ownership
Satellites (geosynchronous)
25. Five Commissioners - nominated by the President - confirmed by Congress - No more than three may be of the same political party - 5 year term - President also designates the chair
affiliate
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Non-broadcast tv
Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA)
26. Cable - not free - not licensed -it's franchised - channel - Scarcity Principal Not everyone can have it.
broadcast license
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Non-broadcast tv
Advertising and Subscriber Sales (revenue generation)
27. Local - syndicated and network.
Microwaves
sources of programming
vertically integrated
affiliate
28. Line-of-sight links that send a signal in a straight line and -to correct for the curvature of the earth -must be captured every 30 miles or so -amplified and sent on to the next link
Satellites (geosynchronous)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Microwaves
Advertising and Subscriber Sales (revenue generation)
29. Divides the country up into population centers served by television stations. 210 DMAs
Land lines
FCC powers
Designated Market Areas (DMAs)
non-broadcast
30. Fines are not the only option SEC has - For example - they may also issue warning letters -cease and desist orders -short-term license renewals -non renewals and in extreme cases -they have the power to actually revoke a broadcaster's license.
FCC punishments
broadcast
powers of FCC
broadcast tv
31. (FREE) A signal is sent over the air and can be received by anyone with a TV equipped with a set top or rooftop antenna
max cap tv ownership
affiliate
Microwaves
broadcast TV
32. Stipulates your maximum power - your frequency - city of license - call letters - renewed every 8 years.
premium pay channels (HBO - Showtime - etc.)
duopoly
broadcast TV license
sources of programming
33. Pay-per-view
sources of programming
PPV
Owned and Operated (O&O)
Non-broadcast tv
34. Basic cable - local over-the-air - Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA) - Cable Networks - Local Origination (LO) - Access Channels
PPV
group owner or station group
Business/Operations
tv options for the viewer
35. A broadcast station with a contract to receive network supplied programming
electromagnetic spectrum
broadcast TV
Local Origination (LO)
affiliate
36. Measuring the television audience
broadcast
Nielsen Media Research
P.E.G.
Microwaves
37. Broadcast stations that are distributed to cable systems nationally by satellite (called superstations like WGN-TV from Chicago or WTBS from Atlanta).
broadcast license
tv options for the viewer
Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA)
Advertising and Subscriber Sales (revenue generation)
38. Renews every 8 yrs
Must Carry/Retransmission Consent
to qualify for a broadcast license
tv license
duopoly
39. A company that owns two or more cable systems
multichannel video programming distributors MVPDs
start of non-broadcast television
Business/Operations
powers of FCC
40. 39%
max cap tv ownership
affiliate
multichannel video programming distributors MVPDs
Advertising and Subscriber Sales (revenue generation)
41. Designated market area
start of non-broadcast television
Microwaves
max cap tv ownership
DMA
42. Owning two stations in the same market
duopoly
PPV
Cable Networks
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
43. ( NOT FREE )Includes cable television -satellite television and other video delivery systems
non-broadcast TV
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
distance insensitive
Microwaves
44. Community programming lik Access -Government Access). These are channels which cablecast programming produced by the local communities being serviced by the cable company.
independent
Owned and Operated (O&O)
DMA
Local Origination (LO)
45. Limited # of channels - heavily regulated - one source of revenue - must be licensed - limited # of viewers
Designated Market Areas (DMAs)
broadcast license
Advertising and Subscriber Sales (revenue generation)
broadcast
46. Makes sure that there's some money coming in.
Advertising and Subscriber Sales (revenue generation)
FCC punishments
Non-broadcast tv
sources of programming