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Millions of television viewers found themselves without access to ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' and many other popular television programs yesterday as a battle between the country's two biggest media companies, Time Warner and Walt Disney, became a bitter public confrontation. The dispute involves how much Time Warner should pay Disney for carrying its cable channels. But it also touches on larger issues dealing with the distribution of news and entertainment programming, including the…

A decade ago, no one would have imagined that the television industry would explore making programming available on the Internet. Nowadays, we can watch tv programs on any device connected to the Internet. As we transition the delivery of content over the internet, the line between traditional tv, where you sit at home on a couch with your family, to watching tv on a mobile device, continues to blur. For the audience, it is a win-win situation, but for the creators of the shows it means that you…

One company that I previously interned for and would be interested in pursuing a career at is WGBH, a radio and television facility located in the Brighton suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. The first thing I wanted to know is what the call letters WGBH stand for. After some research I discovered that the “W” – indicates that the station is located east of the Mississippi River (a “K” is used for stations to the west) and “GBH” - stands for Great Blue Hill (named for the blue hue of the granite…

phrase Disney princess, do you first think of Mulan or Pocahontas, or a white princess like Cinderella or Snow White? Can you name any female directors? Is your ideal body image the same as the thin actors or actresses you see on TV? Movies and television programs undermine minorities and women. Children should not be exposed to the frequent underlying racism and sexism that in visual media. Entertainment corporations have too large of an influence on society; therefore, these companies should…

The television first truly became commercially popular in the 1950s as a way to influence public opinions. The major turning point for television came around when television’s first hit show, “Texaco Star Theater” starring Milton Berlet became so successful that, “Detroit 's reservoir levels dropped every Tuesday night at 9.00 pm because most people didn 't go to the toilet during the whole time of the show” (Summa 7). Further cementing television 's role as a media juggernaut is the…

” The television in every single living room across the country blares live debates while updating every single American citizen on the status of each candidate. Although there is a mute button for the television, unfortunately, there is no mute button for politics. Ever since the first televised presidential debate in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, the use of television in politics has grown enormously. Time seems to have frozen in a time and place in which the television is…

Reality Television, Photoshopping, and Government Guidelines Guidelines and regulations regarding photoshop in advertising and the contents of reality television are both uncertain and weak. In the articles “The Collective Conscience Of Reality Television” by Serena Elavia and “In Our Photoshopping Disorder” by Erin Cunningham, both authors discuss how in today's media the lack of restrictions cause a false sense of reality. Elavia, a reporter for Fox Business Network, mentions in her article…

“Some people claim that television is the root of all evil, while others think of television as a best friend.” (Rumana) It begin as a pattern of light and dark images. Coverage of the vietnam war made it become controversial. The controversy continues as a resource for education and consumerism. Thesis Statement: The television brought united news to the U.S. citizens living rooms, yet the media interpretations public opinion during Vietnam war. As was mentioned before, there is a wide…

government approved the first national television service in Sydney called the ABC. The introduction of the television was gradual, starting in Sydney and Melbourne, then slowly reaching rural areas towards the end of the 50s decade. Televisions at this time often had built-in stands and screens that were soft at the corners. You operated them through the dials to change channels and were tuned through a wire aerial system. The 50s were an important era for television in Australia because of…

thinks of television, the image that comes to mind is a stationary piece of furniture, usually containing a cable box attached to a monitor/screen. However, in Jason Mittell’s book, Television and American Culture, Mittell offers a more fluid definition of the concept of television. In the introduction and chapter 1 of Jason Mittell’s book, Television and American Culture, Mittell begins to break down what exactly constitutes the idea of television and goes into detail about the television…