Exam 8: Television, Cable, and Mobile Video

"Red Channels: The Report of Communist Influence in Radio and Television"

Companies that own several cable franchises are called

Sesame Street is produced by the

Among younger audiences,traditional television viewing has declined.

Cable subscribers can talk back to the system operator through

Local affiliates used to receive compensation for airing network programs in their markets,but that has changed due to the loss of network audience and

_____________ is a system in which content is sent to an antenna set up atop a building and then distributed by wires to subscribers in that building.

Recording a television show on a home VCR or DVR for later viewing is called

_______________ are those who did not have cable television at any point.

The primary technology used to collect today's television ratings is the audimeter.

A syndicated program that runs five nights a week at the same time is said to be

Fast-forwarding through commercials on a recorded television show is called

Multiplexing,which "squeezes" signals to permit multiple signals to be carried over one Channel,is made possible by

A result of new technology and changes in audience viewing habits,_________________ is Part of content providers' ongoing efforts to make digital on-demand programming available to all mobile devices.

What is the difference between mechanical and electronic scanning?

The capacity of the wires or signals that bring video content into people's homes is called

A television program's share is more important than its rating in the consideration of its success in its time slot.

If telephone service can be delivered by the same cable that brings television into the home,so can the Internet.

How did Lucille Ball change the business of television?

Early cable systems were called