1. Growth of The television production industry
Where it came from
and how it got here

2. What will you learn?
How to identify the various parts of the TV production industry and recall the unique characteristics of each
Explain the roles of networks and affiliates in the process of scheduling programming
Summarize how the cost of an ad is determined

3. Back in the olden days…

4. How did they used to do it?
Drumbeats or smoke signals
China, Egypt and Greece
Semaphore
Flagbearer on hilltop
Issues
Breakdowns of communication due to weather and other factors
Need for uninterrupted line of sight

5. Connecting the…dots Invention of the battery Current and magnetics
Alessandro Volta (1800)
Stored and controlled the electric current
Current and magnetics
Hans Christian Oersted (1820)
Showed connection by moving a magnetic needle with electricity

6. The first telegraph Invention of the telegraph
Cooke and Wheatstone (1830)
Telegraph system with five magnetic needles that pointed at letters and numbers using electricity

7. The first telegraph

8. Morse code Samuel Morse’s code, 1836
Electronic pulses symbolizing letters could be sent along a wire spelling out words
Click here for a cool video on Morse Code
What does “SOS” stand for?

9. Morse code
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10. Assignment: Morse tweet
Using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, write a “Morse Code” 140-character message to your grandmother telling her about your first few weeks at school
Remember that Twitter only allows 140 characters, including spaces, so your message needs to fit. You can check your character count in Word by going to Review/Word Count and look at the number next to “characters (with spaces).” It should be less than 140
Title your document [last name] morse tweet and save into your “broadcast journalism” folder on your Google Drive
Share the assignment with Mrs. J via Google Drive by midnight on Tuesday, September 12, 2017

11. The wireless telegraph
Gugliemo Marconi invented the wireless telegraph in 1899
Would send Morse code without wires

12. Marconi’s wireless invention

13. Marconi’s wireless saved some of the titanic passengers

14. Could he have saved more?

15. The first fax machine Hey! Let’s send a picture over a wire!
In 1862, a photo was successfully sent over a wire using Abbe Giovanna Caselli’s "pantelegraph“

16. The first tv broadcast
First moving images transmitted on April 9, 1927 between Washington, DC and New York City

17. The first tv commercial
First moving images transmitted on April 9, 1927 between Washington, DC and New York City
The first television commercial
Created in 1941
Ran during the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball game
Cost $9 to produce

18. The first tv commercial

19. The first tv station
W3XK in Wheaton, Maryland was the first television station in the United States
Utilized mechanical TV sets
Image to right taken from mechanical TV; actually half the size of a business card

20. What is mechanical tv?

21. Mechanical television set

22. Rca introduced the ct-100 in 1954

23. The growth of the industry
By 1948, one milllion TVs had been sold
Half of the TV’s in the US are in NYC
DuMont 20” TV cost $28,500 in today’s $$
Only one in ten Americans has laid eyes on a TV
Community Antennae Television (CATV) created for rural Pennsylvania
Precursor to today’s cable TV
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24. The growth of the industry
Until 1948, all programs broadcast were performed live
Why?
Ampex Corporation introduced broadcast-quality taping system, the Video Tape Recorder (VTR)
Home VCR introduced in 1971
How did it affect Hollywood?

25. The growth of the industry
Satellite broadcasting introduced in 1962
How did this change viewer experience?
Major global news occurred in July 1969
What was it?
By 1983, consumers subscribed directly
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26. The growth of the industry
By 1995, there were one billion TVs globally
In 1996, the FCC approved HDTV standards
With so many features offered by HD, standardization needed
In 2002, all new TVs had to have digital-capable tuners
On June 12, 2009, all analog broadcasts ceased
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27. Assignment: satellite broadcasting
Write a two-paragraph analysis on why you think that satellite broadcasting changed the industry
Title the document [last name] satellite, and save it inside your “broadcast journalism” folder
Share the assignment with Mrs. J via Google Drive by midnight on Wednesday, September 13, 2017