1. Television programming origination
Where does it come from and who creates it

2. Commercial broadcast tv
“Commercial” TV is profit-generating
Paid for by advertising spots
“Broadcast” means that the signal travels through the air from one antenna to another
Free for whoever can get it
Who still has bunny ears?
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3. Not these bunny ears

4. Subscriber tv Fee-for-service programming
Customers pay for packages
Signals sent by satellite or underground cables
Subscriber TV usually includes local stations too
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5. Subscriber or commercial?

6. Subscriber or commercial?

7. Subscriber or commercial?

8. Subscriber or commercial?

9. Subscriber or commercial?

10. Subscriber or commercial?

11. Cable tv trivia
Cable TV is called this because a cable used to literally bring it into homes
Most systems use fiber optics or satellite now
The name STUCK
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12. Educational tv Free, but on specific educational topics
Funding model different from commercial television
Here is an example
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13. Industrial tv Also known as “corporate” television
Communicate to specific audiences
Employee training videos
Here is an example
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14. Closed circuit tv Sent only through wires Very private
Your DVD player is a closed circuit
Prowler TV slides are on a closed circuit
Ridge Point’s surveillance video is on a closed circuit
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15. Tomorrow: where programming comes from

16. Network television
Corporation that bundles shows and delivers them exclusively to their affiliates
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17. Network television Networks produce some programming
CBS Evening News
NBC’s Olympics coverage
Most dramatic programming created elsewhere and sold to networks
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22. Network affiliates
Broadcast station legally aligned with particular network
Contracts stipulate amount of programming provided by network
Affiliate responsible for filling the rest

23. Network affiliates Typical day at 6:00am Local news at 6
Network or affiliate?
7:00am
The Today Show
12:00pm
Dr. Oz
1:00pm
Days of our Lives
3:00pm
Dr. Phil
4:30pm
Extra
5:30pm
NBC Nightly News
8:00pm
America’s Got Talent
10:30pm
The Tonight Show

24. syndication Comprised of older episodes of network shows
Leased in blocks
Numbers of episodes or by season
Might include multiple different shows
Program must run about three years for syndication eligibility
3 years x 26 episodes per year = 78 episodes

25. Syndicated shows

26. Assignment: network affiliates
Select one of the local Houston network affiliates
Research the history of the affiliate, including call letters and their meaning, key personnel and former affiliations (if any)
Write a two-paragraph essay utilizing the information that you found
Title the document [last name] affiliates, and save it inside your “broadcast journalism” folder
Turn it in to Mrs. J via OneDrive
Assignment is due at midnight on Tuesday, September 6, 2016

27. Assignment: programming origination
Using Microsoft Word, list three characteristics of each of the following types of programming:
Commercial broadcast
Subscriber
Educational
Industrial
Closed circuit
Title the document [last name] programming, and save it inside your “broadcast journalism” folder
Turn it in to Mrs. J via Google drive
Assignment is due at the end of class on Thursday, September 3, 2015

28. Assignment: original programming
Your job is to create original programming for Ridge Point’s Channel J106. In groups of one or two, brainstorm on program names and short descriptions for a five-hour block
Be CREATIVE with your show names and descriptions
You must have a variety of show types (not all sports, etc.)
Using THIS TEMPLATE, complete your programming block
Title the document [last names] RPHS programming, and save it inside your “broadcast journalism” folder
Turn it in to Mrs. J via OneDrive
Assignment is due at the end of class on Thursday, September 8, 2016
You will present them on Friday!