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The age of Television. The age of Television. Earliest experiments in 1890s Italian monk – Casselli Pictures by wire. The age of Television. Mechanical Television Paul Nipkow – scanning disk Nipkow disk John Loge Baird Scottish inventor working with BBC. The age of Television.
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The age of Television • Earliest experiments in 1890s • Italian monk – Casselli • Pictures by wire
The age of Television • Mechanical Television • Paul Nipkow – scanning disk • Nipkow disk • John Loge Baird • Scottish inventor working with BBC
The age of Television • Electronic television – cathode ray tube • Vladimir Zworykin • Iconoscope • Philo T. Farnsworth • Image Dissector
The age of Television • First technical standards set by FCC in 1941 • 8 stations on the air • Blacked out during WWII • After war – chaos on the airwaves!
The age of Television • 1948 - FCC declares “FREEZE” on TV applications • Channels 2-13 would be too crowded • 1952 – Freeze lifted by issuance of 6th Report and Order
6th Report and Order • Created UHF Band (14-88) • Reserved channels for educational use • City-by-city allocations
UHF Parity • Initially UHF channels on separate tuner • No “click stops” • Parity rule required “détente” tuners.
Cable • Community Television Antenna (CATV) • To provide clear signals from nearby cities • Originated in WV or PA
Cable • Import distant signals • Provide premium programming
Cable • Head-end • Plant • Trunk, branches
Cable • Superstations • Cable networks • Premium channels • Pay-per-view • Local origination • Interactive
Cable • Churn • Piracy • Franchising • Tiered rates
TV terminology • Network • Affiliate • Independent • Terrestrial broadcast
TV programming • Off-net syndication • First-run syndication • Barter syndication • Strip programming • Block programming • Counter programming • Head – to – head programming
TV programming • Prime time • Formerly 7-11 • PTAR created the early fringe 7-8 • Now 8-11 • Late fringe 11-12 • Morning, afternoon, overnight