JOUR 3900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Hbo, Directv, Oligopoly
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Modules 16 & 17: ott and different platforms. Particular market is controlled by a small group of firms (nbc, abc and cbs) From tv station through transmission room in broadcasting room (tv transmitter) to broadcasting tower to household. Popular shows texaco star theatre, lassie, ed sullivan show, i love lucy. The ed sullivan show- feb. 1964 debut the beatles. 70s rise of soap operas like dallas at night. Started in rural areas where they couldn"t get good broadcasting signals. First networks to appear on cable was hbo (home box office), you could pay for movies and fights. Artists started producing videos to go along with their songs. First 24-hour music network launched august 1st, 1981. Video killed the radio star was the first video to air on mtv. International networks: mtv latino, mtv brazil mtv europe mtv asia. Bought an independent tv station wjrj in atlanta. Before, it was channel and they had lost ,000.
