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Many people listen to the radio that is at least half of the population listens to the entertainment, to get music, to hear to news and get information concerning travels. This company generates lots of millions of cash to the government in the form of revenues starting from the year 2004 up to date. This industry is seen to have contributed lots of employment to the residents and hence providing lots of money through the direct and indirect means. Since the amounts of revenues have reduced the…

Almost two decades ago, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Intended to better the life of Americans economically and socially, the act unexpectedly did just the opposite. Cable and broadcast television as well as radio were the two media outlets most affected by this new bill. This is an example of what can happen when the public is not informed about policy decisions and when big corporations spend their money on political contributions while making promises they cannot keep.…

Prior to the invention of Television, studios depended on big stars, studio owned theaters and an contracted assembly line of movie production. Dark rooms with big screens drew crowds in the millions at the height of Hollywood. With Television’s inception, millions of viewers began tuning into these 12x12 inch boxes for an average five hours daily. Box office sales were hit hard by less movie attendees. Within a decade of the introduction of Television, box office sales are fractionalized.…

During the Cold War era, as the free will system in American resonated around the world; simultaneously, there rose one of the most socially-dictating capable inventions known to man: the television (Anderson and Bushman, 2001). During this Golden Age of television, almost every American household had a television set in their homes. This new devotion to viewing the television led to many societal changes on how we looked, behaved or interacted with people. In the essay “The Man Who Counts the…

internet, while I try to use it in moderation; plus, my data plan would go through the roof. Although, I’m sure numerous individuals like myself use Netflix, Hulu, or the television to view shows and movies throughout the day, it just depends on how much time a person can give up in order to watch something. On certain days I’ll have nothing to do so that means a Netflix marathon is in order, while on other days I need to get down to business to conquer my stack of homework so only one or two…

Once early radio legislation, such as the Radio Act of 1912, determined that radio would be a commercial system, the primary question facing the industry was: how will radio be funded? This was resolved by the introduction of advertising to the airwaves, which set a number of precedents upon which modern media, principally, television and the internet, receive funding create their programming. As expressed by Michele Hilmes in her work Only Connect: A Cultural History of Broadcasting in the…

Most of the people in the United States are inform by too many sources. One can get inform by the television, listening to the radio, and by reading the news press. The United States public needs to be more responsive of the news because too much enlightening news can cover up other important news. Therefore, websites, popular entertainment, and the media play a role in our society. First of all, kidnapping in the United States remains one of the most common crimes in the country. About 2,300…

Rogers Description Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) is a diversified public Canadian telecommunication and media company (#1). The company operates in three principal segments: Rogers Wireless, Rogers Cable and Rogers Media (#2). The Wireless segment remains as Canada’s largest voice and data telecommunications services provider and only national carrier operating on combined world stand GSM/HSPA+/LTE technology platforms (1). Its network provides customers with advanced high-speed wireless…

How Cool Were Your Grandparents? Back in the 50’s was quiet different to now a days, here are some facts just to kick start the brain.  The average house in 1950 sold for $14,000  The average annual income in the ‘50s was just under $3,000  Kitchen debuts – Tupperware at home party sales, electric frying pans, nonstick cookware  In 1950 fewer than 1 in 10 American homes owned a TV set. By the end of the decade, 9 out of 10 American homes were tuned in  Gunsmoke first aired on television in…

When people envision what television is today it is quite simple: a large screen with HD quality and hundreds of channels which are easy to access. Unbelievably there was a time where television was not like that, where quality was not all that mattered, where viewers only had a certain amount of channels to access. Welcome to Maria Paulercio’s television era, the 1950s. Television has transformed dramatically since the 1950’s from the look to what was produced and put on the air. It had an…