SOSC 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Prime Time Access Rule, Cable Television, Covert Affairs
20 Apr 2016
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Period of big profitability for big 3 networks dominated the television industry. Similar to oligopoly of the big 5 in 1940s where small number of companies dominated the film industries. Even more concentrated ownership among 3 companies. By 65, 91% of all programming in prime time was made by the three networks. At the same time, stormclouds on the horizon more and more people in society (institutional leaders like head of fcc and public citizens) criticized. Tv for being vacuous producing programs that were not educational, inspiring in any way. Most famous anecdote comes from chairman of fcc, newton minnow called tv a vaste wateland . Congratulate you on success, but at the same time, most of what you put out is crap. When tv is bad, nothing is worse few owed so much to so many. Speech by fcc chairman newton minnow to the national association of.
