Intro To Mass Comm Chapter 9

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facebook

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a social networking service that allows users to instant message and to publicly post thoughts, photographs, videos, links and mote

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ticker

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an alectonic banner that scrolls across the bottom of the television screen. Tickers usually provide up to date information about news or weather.

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interactive television (iTV)

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television programming that enables viewers to engage with and control aspects of their viewing experience for example by playing a quiz using a remote control

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smartphones

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cell phones that provide services similar to those of a personal computer. most contain built in applications and internet access.

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near video on demand

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a system that broadcasts multiple copies of a film or program over short time intervals but does not allow viewers to control the video by pausing or rewinding it.

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video on demand (VOD)

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a payperview system that enables viewers to order or download a film via television or internet and watch it at their convenience.

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carriage fees

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fees paid to cable operators by broadcasters for transmitting their channels on the operator's system.

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hulu

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website founded in 2007 that gives users access to an entire library of video clips without charge and syndicates its material to partner distribution sites such as myspace and facebook

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direct broadcast satellite (DBS) system

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a small dish satellite delivered program service specifically intended for home reception

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satellite broadcasting and communications association (SBCA)

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trade association created in 1986 that established an anti piracy task force in an effort to prevent the theft of satellite signals

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direct to home (DTH) system

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a television system in which subscribers receive television signals directly from geostationary satellites. DTH was a precursor to direct broadcast satellite. (DBS)

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satellite television

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television system delivered by means of a communications satellite and received by a satellite dish and set top box

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narrowcasting

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the process of seeking out a niche audience within a particular demographic group as opposed to seeking the widest possible audience.

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deregulation

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the removal of government regulation from an industry. government deregulation of the cable industry in the 1980's enabled its extensive growth throughout the next two decades.

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netlets

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a term coined by variety magazine for minor league networks that lack a full weeks worth of programming.

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affiliated station

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a local television or radio station associated with a particular broadcast network that carries some or all of that network's programming

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network era

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the period between 1950 and 1970, during which network television dominated the airwaves and accounted for more than 95 percent of prime time viewing.

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public broadcasting service (PBS)

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public television network established in 1969. the service was intended to enable universal access to television for viewers in rural areas and viewers who could not affor to pay for private television services.

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reality television

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television that attempts to capture unscripted real life situations. many reality television shows are contrived or deliberately manufactured by producers

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partisan news network

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news networks that cater to niche political audiences by offering a right wing or left wing viewpoint rather than attempting to remain impartial

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sketch comedy

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a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes that are often featured on variety shows, talk shows, or comedy shows. during the 1970's comedy sketches that parodies american popular culture and politics grew in popularity

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situation comedy

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comedy genre, also knows as a sitcom, that features a recurring cast of characters who resolve zany situations based o their everyday lives.

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domestic comedy

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generic family comedy popular in the 1950's that was identifiesd by its character based humor and was usually set within the home.

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prime time television

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programming screened between the hours of 7 and 11 P.M. when the largest audience is available

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high definition television

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wide screen television system with a much higher resolution than standard televisions creating a cinematic experience for the viewer.

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digital television

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television that uses signals that translate television images and sound into binary code. digital television replaced an along television in 2009.

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broadband

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a high speed network connection that can carry data, voice, television, and video at higher speeds and in greater quantities than traditional connections

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pay tv

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subscription based television service in which consumers pay a fee to the program provider.

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cable television.

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a system of providing television and other media services to consumers via coaxial cable. subscribers are connected through a central community antenna, which picks up satellite signals for distribution

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digital signal

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signals transmitted as binary code. digital signals replaced analog signals as the universal method of transmitting television broadcast in 2009.

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analog signal

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broadcast signal made of varying radio waves. analog signals were used to broadcast television programmingg for 60 years. they were replaced by digital signals in 2009

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electronic television

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all electronic telelvision system that scanned images using an electronic camera and received images by cathode ray tube. electronic television replaced mechanical tv in the 1930's.

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mechanical television

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a television system that used mechanical moving parts to capture and display images. mechanical television was phased out during the 1930's in favor of electronic television.

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scanning disk

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a large, flat metal disk with perforations arranged in a spiral patter used as a rotating camera in early television models

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cathode ray tube. (CRT)

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an electronic display device in which a beam of electron is focused on a glass viewing screen to rotate an image.