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