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14 Cards in this Set
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When could we start transmitting images?
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the 1880s
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When was modern TV born?
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The 1920's
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What stalls the developments of Television?
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The Second World war.
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How does TV impact on film?
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-use of new technology (e.g. widescreen, Smell-o-vision)
-new content (new themes/messages, sex, violence) -basically, things that you can’t do on the ‘small screen’ |
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What is the impact on radio?
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-end of the (traditional) big radio networks
-goes local -radio fragments into ‘personal’ formats |
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What does TV inherit from radio?
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-genres:
-comedy -game shows -kids shows -soap operas -where did the get their name? -drama -news |
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1940s – 60s = growth of cable TV
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-eventually cable will challenge the ‘big 3’ networks
-succeeds in part because it can do what TV can’t -mature content -lack of commercials (sometimes) -premium movie channels |
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1970s =
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VCR introduced, which really changes the way we interact with TV. You
no longer have to be sitting there at 8:00 on Thursday to watch Cheers, you can record it and watch later. It also blurs the line between what is TV and what is film, and we see the mediums converging. |
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What happens on June 12th, 2009?
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-transition from broadcasting an analog signal to sending out a digital one.
It means you send out a higher quality signal, or you can send out multiple subchannels, but what most of us don’t think about is that it cleared up a lot of bandwidth for other kinds of devices to use, things like cell phones and internet devices – and all that cleared up bandwidth is great for business. I think it’s fair to say that the primary motivation for the change to digital was the great business opportunity it presented. The bottom line is usually the bottom line. |
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how does Lucy change Television?
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-she postproduces her show, rather than broadcast live
-she shoots on film rather than video -she produces her show in LA, rather than New York |
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How was I love Lucy shot? Video or film?
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I was shot with film because it was easier to edit and it was of better quality.
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Where is I love lucy produced?
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LA
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How are ratings calculated?
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Ratings are the number of households tuned in to a show divided by the
total # of households that have a TV |
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What is syndication?
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Reruns into various TV markets
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