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Table of Contents (9th edition)

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Part I: INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING.

1 A Scaffold for Programmers

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

11 Music Radio Programming

12 Information Radio Programming

 


Part I: INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING

1 A Scaffold for Programmers

Errata

Nothing yet. Please send any mistakes you find to me at fergusond@cofc.edu -- thanks!

Recent Developments

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Internet links:

A great searchable site is Broadcasting & Cable magazine.

 

Part II: FRAMEWORKS FOR MEDIA PROGRAMMING


2 Prime-Time Network Strategies

Recent Developments

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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

 

List of networks

ABC

CBS

NBC

FOX

The CW

ION

 

MyNetworkTV

 

Univision

 

Telemundo

 

 

 

History of Primetime Lineups (see tviv.org for programming grids after 2006)


 

3 Multichannel Television Strategies

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List of cable networks

ESPN

Yahoo's list of Cable Television Industry Websites

 

4 Online Television Strategies

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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.

 

Internet Links

Great source of news

 

 

 

Part III: UNDERSTANDING KEY PROCESSES

 

5 Program and Audience Research

Errata

The map on page 175 lost its intended shading but here is the correct graphic:

Map

Recent Developments

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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TV By the Numbers

Media Life

Nielsen Media Research

Arbitron (now Nielsen Audio)

 

 

6 Domestic Syndication

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Katz (Last archived in April 2014)

 

   Part IV: TELEVISION PROGRAMMING PRACTICES

7 Nonprime-Time Network Programming

Recent Developments

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Daytime ratings

Sports Documentaries

Not Just a Game: Power, Politics & American Sports [available from Media Education Foundation website]

The Other Dream Team [available from Google Play]

 

 

 

 

8 Television Station Programming

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9 Basic and Premium
Subscription Programming

Recent Developments

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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Internet Links

CED Magazine: a searchable site for broadband



10 Public Television Programming

Recent Developments

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PBS

 

Part V: AUDIO PROGRAMMING PRACTICES

 

11 Music Radio Programming

Recent Developments

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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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Billboard magazine

Radio-online



12 Information Radio Programming

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