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Part I: INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING.
Part II: FRAMEWORKS FOR MEDIA PROGRAMMING
2 Prime-Time Network Strategies
3 Multichannel Television Strategies
4 Online Television Strategies
Part III: UNDERSTANDING KEY PROCESSES
5 Program and Audience Research and Ratings
6 Syndication for Stations, Cable and Online
Part IV: TELEVISION PROGRAMMING PRACTICES
7 Non-Prime-Time Network Programming
8 Television Station Programming Strategies
9 Basic and Premium Subscription Programming
10 Public Television Programming
Part V: AUDIO PROGRAMMING PRACTICES
12 Information Radio Programming
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
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Recent Developments
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A great searchable site is Broadcasting & Cable magazine.
Part II: FRAMEWORKS FOR MEDIA PROGRAMMING
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We recommend Bill Carter's book Desperate Networks (2006). Normally we do not review books, but this one is fantastic, containing back stories of all the new shows of the previous 5 years. It's the best behind-the-scenes book on networks since the old Three Blind Mice.
Internet Links
History of Primetime Lineups (see tviv.org for programming grids after 2006)
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Yahoo's list of Cable Television Industry Websites
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The book (Television Disrupted) is must-reading for anyone interested in the future of broadband TV. Shelly Palmer is the author; this book is fascinating reading, even if it occasionally makes unsupported claims. Learn more at www.televisiondisrupted.com -- you need to buy a copy! Or get it on interlibrary loan, as I did.
Read more about startups worth watching and the evolution of Web 2.0 at TechCrunch.
Part III: UNDERSTANDING KEY PROCESSES
The map on page 175 lost its intended shading but here is the correct graphic:
According to Nielsen, the number of TV homes in the United States for 2018 is 119.9 million, meaning the percentage of total U.S. homes with televisions receiving traditional TV signals via broadcast, cable, DBS or Telco, or via a broadband Internet connection connected to a TV set is currently at 95.9 percent, still below the 98.9 percent penetration in 2011.
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Arbitron (now Nielsen Audio)
Katz (Last archived in April 2014)
Part IV: TELEVISION PROGRAMMING PRACTICES
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Internet Links
Sports Documentaries
Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports [available from Media Education Foundation website]
The Other Dream Team [available from Google Play]
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Subchannels are how local stations provide extra channels over the same broadcast frequency. Here is a great link for tracking these channels.
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CED Magazine: a searchable site for broadband
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Part V: AUDIO PROGRAMMING PRACTICES
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Glantz, M. (2016). Internet Radio Adopts a Human Touch: A Study of 12 Streaming Music Services (Journal of Radio & Audio Media) DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19376529.2016.1155124
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