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1
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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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4
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Largest local tv department

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News

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5
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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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7
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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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13
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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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14
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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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15
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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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16
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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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17
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Glenn geller

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Runs CBS

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18
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Channing dungey

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Runs ABC

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19
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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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20
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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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21
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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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22
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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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23
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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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24
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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

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Oprah Winfrey network replaced the discover health network

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26
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Sweeps

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November, February, July, and may

Nielsen still uses diaries during these months

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27
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Hammocking

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Putting a new show in between two established hits

28
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Rush Limbaugh

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Highest paid performer on terrestrial radio, heard on ~600 stations
Contract with premiere radio

29
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ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC

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Organizations that collect licensing fees and distribute to songwriters and artists. Fees amount to ~1.4% of stations income

30
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Ted sarandos

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Chief content officer at Netflix

31
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Netflix subscriber base

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47 mil in US

83 mil worldwide

32
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A la carte

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Consumers desire to pick and choose channels

33
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Carnegie commission on educational television

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Appointed by president Johnson in 1967

Recommended “educational” be replaced with “public” and federal government provide funding

34
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Corporation for public broadcasting

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Formed by president Johnson in 1967 to distribute grants to individuals and organizations
Supports radio and tv

35
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Off network syndication

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Reruns of a show

Goal to find show with at least 3 seasons/ 66 episodes

36
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Churn rate

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Number of subscribers leaving and coming in in a given area from year to year

37
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First run syndication

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Filmed specifically to syndicate

Like jeopardy or wheel of fortune

38
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Binge viewing

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Excessively marathoning a show

39
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Prime time access

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6-7 pm to be filled with syndicated programming at a network affiliated station, most important time period

40
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Howard stern

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Sexist radio personality who seems to not ever go away

Currently on Sirius XM

41
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Most and least television viewing

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Most in February

Least in July

42
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Problems with Nielsen (5)

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Under representation of viewing audience
Difficulty operating meters
Fatigue
Lack of cooperation
Lack of measurement for laptop, tablet, smartphone
43
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How many designated market areas does Nielsen have

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210 and 400-500 households in each are monitored

44
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HUT and impressions

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Households using Television

Impressions=households watching tv/ potential households

45
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Formula for ratings

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Households watching program/households with television

46
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Formula for shares

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Household watching a program/households with their tv on

47
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Stacking

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Marathon a show leading up to a new episode

48
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KLRU

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Austin’s PBS Network provider

49
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MSO

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Multiple systems operator

Cable systems that own multiple things

50
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Super stations

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Local stations produced nationally, started with Ted turner’s TBS

51
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Largest cable system operator

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Att

52
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Jeff bezos

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Behind the amazon instant video streaming service started in 2006

53
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Who owns direcTV

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Att

54
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Subscribers for directv and dish

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Dish 13.6 million
Directv 20 million
Both satellite options are alternatives to cable

55
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Non commercial cable networks

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Public broadcasting and receive government funding and grants

56
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Narrowcasting networks

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Lifetime
Spike
MTV
Oxygen

57
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Broadcasting

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Widest possible audience

58
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Vertical integration

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Broadcasting networks own cable networks, streaming channels, or license shows to other channels

59
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Who is in charge of fox - news crop conglomerate

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Rupert Murdoch

60
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Who controls Nbc - Comcast conglomerate

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Brian Roberts

61
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When did David Sarnoff and RCA reveal televisiom

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1939 world fair

62
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How many households own television

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114 million

63
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David madden

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19 day champion on jeopardy

64
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Robert greenblatt

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Chairman of NBC

65
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Repurposing

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Shorten times between original run and syndication

66
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Voice tracking

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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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