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22/13 episodes

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22 episodes per season for broadcast

133 for cable

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Wheel of fortune

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1 game show in syndication for 30 years

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Reginald Fessenden

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1906 in brantrock, Massachusetts: on Christmas Eve he made the first radio broadcast reading from book of Luke and playing music and talking to his wife

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Largest local tv department

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News

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Who runs the Disney-ABC conglomerate

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Robert iger

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Ken burns

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Produces documentaries, most of which air on pbs

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Blunting

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Going against a popular show and trying to steal their audience

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Countering

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Going up against a popular show and aiming for a different demographic

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Clear channel/ iheartmedia

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Largest owner of radio stations

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ESPN

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First cable network to offer original content, next to hbo it is oldest and most expensive

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Skinny bundles

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People calling for cable companies to offer fewer channels for less

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Willie Nelson

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First artist to appear on Austin city limits on klru

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What does the time warner conglomerate control and who wants to buy it

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CW, HBO, TBS

Att to buy for 85billion

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Ted turner

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Started the first superstation
Made CNN 24/7
Sold to time warner

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Law and order run time and producer

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Dick wolf produced the longest running prime time drama (tied with gunsmoke) that ran for 20 years

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CBS - national amusements - sumner red stone

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Conglomerate that owns paramount

They have apps and won’t join Hulu

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Glenn geller

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Runs CBS

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Channing dungey

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Runs ABC

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Vladimir zworykin

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One of two considered the inventor of television

Kind of stole ideas from philo farnsworth

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Which show has the highest rated episode ever

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I love Lucy - the episode little Ricky was born

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Which show has the most watched episode of all time

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Mash finale, which ran from 1971-83

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Fairness doctrine

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Last from 1940s to 1983

When discussing controversial issues on the radio you must give both sides

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Early fringe

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The hour right before prime time that the networks use to promote news programs
Second most important time period

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What hath god wrought?

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First telegraph message (from Baltimore to D.C.) and beginning of electronic communication

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OWN
Oprah Winfrey network replaced the discover health network
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Sweeps
November, February, July, and may | Nielsen still uses diaries during these months
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Hammocking
Putting a new show in between two established hits
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Rush Limbaugh
Highest paid performer on terrestrial radio, heard on ~600 stations Contract with premiere radio
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ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC
Organizations that collect licensing fees and distribute to songwriters and artists. Fees amount to ~1.4% of stations income
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Ted sarandos
Chief content officer at Netflix
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Netflix subscriber base
47 mil in US | 83 mil worldwide
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A la carte
Consumers desire to pick and choose channels
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Carnegie commission on educational television
Appointed by president Johnson in 1967 | Recommended "educational" be replaced with "public" and federal government provide funding
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Corporation for public broadcasting
Formed by president Johnson in 1967 to distribute grants to individuals and organizations Supports radio and tv
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Off network syndication
Reruns of a show | Goal to find show with at least 3 seasons/ 66 episodes
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Churn rate
Number of subscribers leaving and coming in in a given area from year to year
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First run syndication
Filmed specifically to syndicate | Like jeopardy or wheel of fortune
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Binge viewing
Excessively marathoning a show
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Prime time access
6-7 pm to be filled with syndicated programming at a network affiliated station, most important time period
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Howard stern
Sexist radio personality who seems to not ever go away | Currently on Sirius XM
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Most and least television viewing
Most in February | Least in July
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Problems with Nielsen (5)
``` Under representation of viewing audience Difficulty operating meters Fatigue Lack of cooperation Lack of measurement for laptop, tablet, smartphone ```
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How many designated market areas does Nielsen have
210 and 400-500 households in each are monitored
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HUT and impressions
Households using Television | Impressions=households watching tv/ potential households
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Formula for ratings
Households watching program/households with television
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Formula for shares
Household watching a program/households with their tv on
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Stacking
Marathon a show leading up to a new episode
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KLRU
Austin's PBS Network provider
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MSO
Multiple systems operator | Cable systems that own multiple things
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Super stations
Local stations produced nationally, started with Ted turner's TBS
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Largest cable system operator
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Jeff bezos
Behind the amazon instant video streaming service started in 2006
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Who owns direcTV
Att
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Subscribers for directv and dish
Dish 13.6 million Directv 20 million Both satellite options are alternatives to cable
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Non commercial cable networks
Public broadcasting and receive government funding and grants
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Narrowcasting networks
Lifetime Spike MTV Oxygen
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Broadcasting
Widest possible audience
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Vertical integration
Broadcasting networks own cable networks, streaming channels, or license shows to other channels
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Who is in charge of fox - news crop conglomerate
Rupert Murdoch
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Who controls Nbc - Comcast conglomerate
Brian Roberts
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When did David Sarnoff and RCA reveal televisiom
1939 world fair
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How many households own television
114 million
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David madden
19 day champion on jeopardy
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Robert greenblatt
Chairman of NBC
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Repurposing
Shorten times between original run and syndication
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Voice tracking
Local radio talent records for like half an hour and a computer breaks snippets up over the course of the show later

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