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TV Industry
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Instructions:
Answer 46 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Designated market area
DMA
multiple system operator (MSO)
distance insensitive
tv options for the viewer
2. Cable - not free - not licensed -it's franchised - channel - Scarcity Principal Not everyone can have it.
tv options for the viewer
multiple system operator (MSO)
Non-broadcast tv
Must Carry/Retransmission Consent
3. 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.
independent
broadcast
electromagnetic spectrum
OTO
4. Renews every 8 yrs
non-broadcast
independent
Satellites (geosynchronous)
tv license
5. A broadcast station with a contract to receive network supplied programming
broadcast TV license
affiliate
FCC powers
Satellites (geosynchronous)
6. American citizen - good character - economic means - technical know how - TeleCommunications Act of 1996 ...
to qualify for a broadcast license
start of non-broadcast television
broadcast TV license
Microwaves
7. (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
tv options for the viewer
Designated Market Areas (DMAs)
broadcast TV
Non-broadcast tv
8. Makes sure that there's some money coming in.
affiliate
Advertising and Subscriber Sales (revenue generation)
FCC punishments
Business/Operations
9. A company that owns two or more television stations
OTO
group owner or station group
DMA
Local Origination (LO)
10. A company that owns two or more cable systems
multichannel video programming distributors MVPDs
DMA
Must Carry/Retransmission Consent
broadcast tv
11. Local - syndicated and network.
Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA)
sources of programming
group owner or station group
Owned and Operated (O&O)
12. A station without a network contract
independent
tv options for the viewer
duopoly
OTO
13. Rooftop antenna or rabbit ears on top of the TV set.
FCC powers
local over-the-air
to qualify for a broadcast license
broadcast license
14. Makes sure to take care of the bills - the contracts - traffic - the payroll - etc
Business/Operations
group owner or station group
broadcast
Advertising and Subscriber Sales (revenue generation)
15. 1. american citizen 2.good character 3.technical experience 4. economic ability
Business/Operations
to qualify for a broadcast license
non-broadcast
broadcast license
16. Video on demand
vertically integrated
broadcast license
affiliate
VOD
17. Unlimited # of channels - fewer regulations - two source of income ( monthly fee -sales ads) - franchised - no limit of viewers
tv options for the viewer
multichannel video programming distributors MVPDs
FCC powers
non-broadcast
18. 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
broadcast license
distance insensitive
multichannel video programming distributors MVPDs
FCC punishments
19. 39%
max cap tv ownership
start of non-broadcast television
sources of programming
powers of FCC
20. 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.
distance insensitive
Must Carry/Retransmission Consent
FCC powers
independent
21. 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)
powers of FCC
VOD
Satellites (geosynchronous)
distance insensitive
22. ( NOT FREE )Includes cable television -satellite television and other video delivery systems
multichannel video programming distributors MVPDs
duopoly
affiliate
non-broadcast TV
23. One time only
Must Carry/Retransmission Consent
broadcast TV
DMA
OTO
24. Stipulates your maximum power - your frequency - city of license - call letters - renewed every 8 years.
VOD
to qualify for a broadcast license
broadcast TV license
max cap tv ownership
25. Pay-per-view
PPV
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
P.E.G.
Non-broadcast tv
26. 1)Warning 2)cease and explain 3) fines 4)short term renewal 5)non-renewal 6)revocation
broadcast tv
tv options for the viewer
FCC powers
Business/Operations
27. An affiliate actually owned by the network with which it is affiliated
Owned and Operated (O&O)
Land lines
non-broadcast TV
distance insensitive
28. Public Access - Educational Access - Government Access)
independent
FCC punishments
vertically integrated
P.E.G.
29. Around 1949 as community antenna television (CATV) broadcast signals
FCC powers
max cap tv ownership
Microwaves
start of non-broadcast television
30. Controls production -distribution and exhibition of programming
duopoly
vertically integrated
multiple system operator (MSO)
Non-broadcast tv
31. Free - licensed by govt. - (station)
broadcast tv
powers of FCC
P.E.G.
Local Origination (LO)
32. Divides the country up into population centers served by television stations. 210 DMAs
non-broadcast TV
tv options for the viewer
tv license
Designated Market Areas (DMAs)
33. Broadcast stations that are distributed to cable systems nationally by satellite (called superstations like WGN-TV from Chicago or WTBS from Atlanta).
local over-the-air
broadcast TV
Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA)
VOD
34. Community programming lik Access -Government Access). These are channels which cablecast programming produced by the local communities being serviced by the cable company.
Local Origination (LO)
multichannel video programming distributors MVPDs
non-broadcast TV
non-broadcast
35. Measuring the television audience
broadcast
multichannel video programming distributors MVPDs
Nielsen Media Research
FCC punishments
36. High quality phone lines. These were the earliest method of linking stations together
P.E.G.
premium pay channels (HBO - Showtime - etc.)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Land lines
37. Limited # of channels - heavily regulated - one source of revenue - must be licensed - limited # of viewers
broadcast
non-broadcast
local over-the-air
group owner or station group
38. 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
tv license
PPV
non-broadcast TV
Cable Networks
39. A company that owns two or more cable systems
multiple system operator (MSO)
local over-the-air
affiliate
Designated Market Areas (DMAs)
40. 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
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Microwaves
broadcast
distance insensitive
41. Owning two stations in the same market
duopoly
broadcast TV
premium pay channels (HBO - Showtime - etc.)
local over-the-air
42. Basic cable - local over-the-air - Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA) - Cable Networks - Local Origination (LO) - Access Channels
Microwaves
tv options for the viewer
Must Carry/Retransmission Consent
powers of FCC
43. 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.
Satellites (geosynchronous)
PPV
max cap tv ownership
powers of FCC
44. 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
Designated Market Areas (DMAs)
Microwaves
Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA)
broadcast license
45. 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.
start of non-broadcast television
FCC punishments
sources of programming
Imported - non-local - over-the-air (OTA)
46. In most cases these are free of commercials and most content restrictions
premium pay channels (HBO - Showtime - etc.)
sources of programming
max cap tv ownership
broadcast tv