HD Television
Networks
TRENDS
Vocabulary
Cable TV
100
HDTVs can be played in these three formats.
What is 720, 1080i, and 1080p
100
This network is famous for showing animated shows like Family Guy or Tosh.O
What is Comedy Central
100
What percent of US homes have a DVD player?
What is one third
100
These two words create "HD"
What is High Definition
100
When new subscribers are offset by cancellations is common and damages a system's financial well-being
What is Churn
200
HDTVs have this aspect ratio.
What is 16:9.
200
This network produces shows like Hannah Montana or Thats So Raven.
What is the Disney Channel?
200
This is when videocassette recorders were introduced.
What is 1976.
200
FCC stands for
What is the Federal Communications Commission?
200
Descrambles the signal outside the viewers home
What is Interdiction Technology
300
The first HD television cost this much.
What is 7,999$.
300
This network is revolved around sports.
What is ESPN?
300
What is the fastest growing consumer electronic product of all time?
What is the DVD
300
The internet and television are to blame for this steady decline.
What is Social Capital?
300
Enables premium services to be switched on and off
Addressable Technology
400
Five channels plus a sub woofer in High Definition Television creates a
What is Multichannel audio
400
This network introduced music videos and concerts to television.
What is MTV
400
Best-selling TV based DVDs
What is Family Guy
400
Scholars have proposed that more educated people have more information-processing skills, more background knowledge for understanding incoming messages, and more interest in the content.
What is Effects Gap Hypothesis?
400
TBS, TNT, USA, and the Family Channel are all apart of
What is expanded basic cable
500
This company created the first HD television.
What is Samsung
500
This channel is the fastest growing network on television.
What is the Golf Channel
500
Best selling DVD in 2003
What is Finding Nemo
500
Gaps in knowledge between high-status and low-status groups.
What is Knowledge gap hypothesis?
500
Groupings of channels made available to subscribers
What is Tiers