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After studying this chapter, you will be able to:
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| 1. Describe the roles played by Philo T. Farnsworth and Vladimir Zworykin in the development of television. |
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| 2. Explain why CATV was developed and how it differed from contemporary cable television. |
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| 3. Identify at least three changes that the VCR brought to the television industry. |
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| 4. Give at least two reasons why cable networks tend to be more profitable than broadcast networks. |
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| 5. Describe the two major television rating measurements and how they are calculated. |
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| 6. Name and explain two criticisms of the portrayal of racial and ethnic minorities on television. |
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| 7. Explain how the television networks have changed the process of controlling what can be shown on television from the 1950s to the present. |
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| 8. Indicate how "reality shows" differ from real life. |