Television(2) Flashcards
What are common carriers?
media outlets that must serve all customers/content providers and carry all lawful traffic
What is Time Shifting?
the process whereby television viewers record programs to watch at their convenience
What is CATV and why was it developed?
1940s–Community Antenna TV was a way for places with not good reception to get local TV
What is Audience Share?
the percentage of households viewing or listening to a particular television or radio station during a specific period of time
3 Similarities between Early Radio and TV viewing?
-tuned in at set times
-peak listening during primetime
-loyalty to shows
Early vs Current Radio Listening
now, radio is a background medium, peak time is Drive Time, and there is loyalty to stations/formats
When was the 1st lab transmission of TV?
1927
When and what was the 1st commercial broadcast/first cable TV station?
1975–HBO was the first station
What were the 3 effects of time shifting and zipping on the TV industry?
- allowed us to tape something from broadcast TV and watch it later
- allowed us to fast forward
- allowed us to skip commercials
What 7 technological developments have impacted TV ratings?
VCR, DVD, DVR, digital TV, internet TV, interactive TV, mobile video
What is a C3 rating?
commercial ratings that are determined by viewings within 3 days live or on DVR
What 4 media can Nielsen meters be connected to in homes?
TV, DVR, DVD, and game consoles
What are 4 trends of future TV?
- Internet TV
- reality TV(includes vlogging)
- serialization
- binge watching
What were the 2 impacts of web TV?
- caters to subscribers rather than a more broad audience
- reach and interact with audiences in more powerful ways
How can Binge Watching TV be explained from a technological perspective?
viewer control and time shifting–>
-from a technological determinism perspective, when shows are released as an entire season/series, they often become key cultural touchstones where a large audience talks about this phenomenon for a short period of time
What is technological determinism?
What is a serial program?
a continuing plot that unfolds sequentially from episode to episode with a story that is across series/season
What is a vlog?
a video log or blog
What is a parasocial relationship?
when we(as audience members) develop very real, perceived relationships with characters within shows because we feel like we get to know them
What are the 5 appeals of reality TV?
- perceived reality
- social comparison
- voyeurism(looking into someone’s life)
- enjoyment of the spectacle
- parasocial interaction
What are the two forms of syndication? provide an example for each
- first run: when programs such as Jeopardy are produced specifically to be sold to individual/multiple channels
- second run/off network: re-runs, for example The Office, was originally aired on a primary network(NBC), but afterwords was sold into syndication to be shown on a secondary network(ex. Netflix)
