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cards. This isn’t the case. The legislation simply removed the requirement that cable providers use cable cards. If your set top box uses a cable card, they still have to supply one on request. Local Channel Bundles Satellite and Cable TV providers use the number of TV subscribers as a metric when reporting to Wall Street. To keep their stock prices up they want you to have set top box. This means they will usually offer a super slimmed down package at a…

America’s Next Top Model has been one of the most popular reality television shows since 2003. The show is currently shown on TV all around the world (in more than 160 countries and regions), some other countries including Australia, China, Canada and United Kingdom even have their own version of the Top Model. It is almost impossible to ignore the popularity of the show. Not only people from the fashion industry but also the general public are loyal fans of the show. Regardless of the fact…

for businesses to brainstorm several potential domain names before deciding on one that represents their brand and bolsters their online presence. There’s no denying the power of a great domain name. You’re probably most familiar with the original top level domains (TLDs) like .com, .net, and .org. While .com sites continue to be the most popular, there’s currently more than 120 million [https://www.verisign.com/assets/infographic-dnib-Q22016.pdf] .com sites registered globally–making the…

Briefly describe the technologies that are leading businesses into the third wave of electronic commerce. The key technologies that are leading businesses into the third wave of electronic commerce include mobile phones and tablets along with high-speed networks that allow users to access the Internet and smart cards and radio frequency identification devices (RFID) that are being used with biometric technologies such as retina scanners and fingerprint readers. In about 100 words, describe…

(1948-1960) In the tracing of the social and historical connections of the genre many authors consider “Candid Camera” as the first reality show. Emerging as a Radio show , in 1948 this show gets its TV version followed by great popularity. The show illustrates situations in which ordinary people are found in unordinary situations with comic outcomes (E.g. Woman asks help for her car, when passersby learns that the car has no engine). The hidden cameras from many angles follow the actions, and…

The Real, the Bad, and the Ugly by Cassie Heidecker is an interesting example of analyzing the reality TV epidemic and in addition to the people that view it. The author starts out by listing things that go into a reality TV production and things that happen in real life in order to state that these are two different things despite the idea that reality TV is supposed to be “real”. The mundanity of real life is emphasised here vs. the idea that reality TV is scripted and has a lot of extra work…

Every young adult needs a role model in their lives, someone to look up to and learn from their experiences. Not all role models come from the real world, but rather from television. Teenagers look up to popular television stars as positive influences, and want to be like them. Dr. Meredith Grey from the television series Grey’s Anatomy is a positive influence on young adults because she is self-reliant, shows what a true friendship consists of, and is honest. The show Grey’s Anatomy follows the…

In this increasingly media-driven society, competition in the entertainment industry to create the next big hit is fierce; it seems as though new shows assault our televisions in a ceaseless stream. Despite this influx of shows, it oftentimes feels as though nothing exceptional is offered to viewers; ideas are simply reused instead of created. Every now and again, however, audiences are wholly captivated by a show with a brilliance that far surpasses its competitors. When thinking of notable…

Reality Television (TV) is a genre of TV programming in which ordinary people are continuously filmed, designed for entertainment rather than for information. Though eventually, a change in attitude and behavior is usually noticed in these people because they go from ordinary to reality stars within a matter of no time. This genre of TV may present itself in two ways: one as harmless and humorous entertainment which people can choose whether or not to watch; or two, as a negative effect on…

apprehending criminals. Soon spread to other parts of the world, with its Indian version, known as ‘Indian idol’. Soon more shows followed with different concepts and ideas like the amazing race (2001), fear factor (june 11, 2001) the America’s next top model (may 2003), the apprentice (2004) dancing with the stars (2005) and also like continue the big boss and dancing star still now(…