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| -concentrates media ownership by acquiring companies that are in related businesses, such as program production and distribution |
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| Concentrating ownership by acquiring companies that are all in the same business, such as radio stations or local cable distribution |
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| refers to the spread worldwide of major media companies and to their serving as models for other countries' media |
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Media synergy occurs when subsidiary companies complement and promote one another
Concentration of media ownership (also called media consolidation) refers to the concern that the majority of U.S. media outlets are owned by a small number of conglomerates and corporations |
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| exists when a few firms dominate an industry |
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| a corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in deversified fields |
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| a light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is a film of organic compound which emits light in response to an electric current. This layer of organic semiconductor is situated between two electrodes. |
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| Placeshifting (or place shifting) is a technology that allows anyone with a broadband Internet connection to have video streams from their home television set or personal video recorder (PVR) forwarded for viewing at any location where they have a computer display and a high-speed Internet connection |
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| the recording of programming to a storage medium to be viewed or listened to at a time more convenient to the consumer. Typically, this refers to TV programming but can also refer to radio shows via podcasts. |
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| a nationwide radio service delivered by satellite to home and automobiles via a tiny antenna |
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| the broadcasting of data over a wide area via radio waves. It most often refers to supplemental information sent by television stations along withdigital television, but may also be applied to digital signals on analog TV or radio. |
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| most comprehensive, the annual report. It contains a wealth of useful and valuable information, and it's one of the best places to start your research. |
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| The capital or fund that a corporation raises through the sale of shares entitling the stockholder to dividends and to other rights of ownership, such as voting rights. |
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| A line chart that shows the historical price movement of a particular stock. |
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| an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share. |
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| is the total revenue that is collected in one financial year by a company. It is a primary measure of corporate size. |
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| A measure of a corporation's profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Expressed as a percentage. The profit margin is useful in comparing the profitability of a company from year to year. |
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| s an entirely new technology that will ultimately replace today's analog television system. Digital signals are transmitted using computer code - ones and zeroes - which means they are less susceptible to interference and provide a higher quality picture and sound than analog. |
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| Basic digital television transmission that may be displayed with fewer than 480 progressively scanned lines (480p) in 16 x 9 or 4 x 3 format. 480 interlaced (480i) is the quality of today's analog TV system. |
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| The best quality digital picture, widescreen (16 x 9) display with at least 720 progressively scanned lines (720p) or 1080 interlaced lines (1080i) and Dolby digital surround sound. |
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| A range of frequencies within a given band, in particular. |
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| a process for encoding digitized audio or video signals so that the amount ofinformation transmitted can be increased and carried on a lower-capacitycommunications system, taking up less storage and requiring less bandwidth for efficient transmission |
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| Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) |
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| a television broadcasting system in which satellite transmissions are received by a dish antenna at the viewing location (as a home) |
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| Each frame of a video image is scanned complete, from top to bottom, not interlaced. |
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| a technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal without consuming extra bandwidth |
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| TCOM Act of 1996 and phone business |
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| The TCOM Act of 1996 changed the ground rules for competition and regulation in all sectors of the electronic communications industry. |
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| Four major areasfor tcom act 1996 |
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| The TCOM Act of 1996 changed the ground rules for competition and regulation in all sectors of the electronic communications industry. |
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