Exam 3: Cable and Newer Media

All the following are examples of cable-specific programming EXCEPT

Development of transistors led to more professional flexibility in ENG equipment.

Deregulation and domsats were largely responsible for cable's post-1975 expansion.

In the mid-1990s, ABC was purchased by

The community antenna television (CATV) systems of the 1940s and early 1950s were designed primarily to bring pay channels to those who did not like commercial interruptions.

True miniaturization came with the invention of

Trace the changing role of over-the-air networks since 1970.

In the 1990s, DBS began growing because of emphasis on programming and because digital technology provided unequaled picture quality.

Which of the following operates on private property, such as apartment complexes, and services only subscribers on that property?

The home video revolution began with the development of

Among the problems facing Rupert Murdoch in setting up the Fox Network in 1985 was

All of the following apply to multichannel multipoint distribution services (MMDS) EXCEPT

Outline how cable has changed from an extension of home antennas to today's expanded programming services.

By 1988 the CD had become the most successful product introduced in consumer electronics history up to that time.

True miniaturization came with the invention of the computer chip.

This signal delivery system promises to render land-based delivery systems obsolete by delivering programs directly to customers.

New forms of entertainment and information-delivery systems grew chiefly out of public demand for additional and varied program services.

In a 1980 report the FCC concluded that most network rules were still needed to restrict over-the-air network anti-competitive practices.

The audio cassette and this technology introduced in 1983 practically killed the vinyl-based analog recording business.

At first, DBS was conceived to serve audiences in rural locations.