FTV 375 quizzes 2023 with 100% correct questions and answers

In the Early 1980s? Family was represented as a source of security and safety. Quality tv of the 80s did not? sell well in later markets Which is not a characteristic of trash tv? a focus on complex characters Generic hybridity refers to? combining different genres within 1 program Theory of hegemony, power is maintained by certain groups cause they are able to shape how people in society think about and understand the world in which we live in... TRUE Family sitcoms are considered dead in the 80s cause the few still on tv were no popular... False Appointment tv is programming that viewers make efforts to watch at the time of broadcast True Family comedies of the 80s tended to depict less anger and conflict than the socially relevant family comedies in the 70s TRue Explained in the reading, para social relationships occur when? Viewers feel that they know a tv personality in the same way they know their friends Clip shown from Kate and Allie demonstrated a return to family programming featuring the nuclear family. False Throughout the 1990s, the broadcast networks all increased their share of viewers as people watched more television. False A general assumption among television programmers had been that boys would not watch television shows with lead characters who were girls. True Television networks used programming featuring gay characters in order to appeal to conservative, midwestern audiences who wanted something different True Television talk shows of the 1990s did NOT? Call for social and political change A television show's Television Parental Guidelines rating is determined by the FCC.. False A niche audience is a segment of the audience defined by specific characteristics such as gender or lifestyle. True Clarissa Explains It All was the first children's televison show to feature girls as main characters. False The multichannel period refers to the time when? Viewers had more choices as cable networks developed and began producing original programs Third Wave Feminism calls for the end of all representations of women in popular culture because they are overly-commodified. False One reason that shows like The Morton Downey Jr. Show succeeded in the 1980s was that they were high budget programs that brought prestige to the networks. False Slumpys A niche audience of socially-liberal, urban-minded professionals Niche audience A segment of the audience defined by specific characteristics brand position A product's identity or brand in relation to its competition third wave feminism A movement that began in the 1990s that aimed to achieve the empowerment of women through popular culture signature shows Television shows created by a network that helps to draw attention to the network and define its brand Nickelodeon empowered young girls by programming TV movies about older women achieving their goals. false Representations of gay and lesbian characters on television in the 1990s were designed to appeal to both gay and lesbian audiences as well as young, liberal, urban audiences. true Branding became important for television networks in the 1990s because the Parental Guidelines required that each network have an identifiable brand. false A television network's brand is partly determined by the original programs created by the network true According to the research by Chan-Olmsted and Cha, broadcast television news is perceived more positively by viewers than cable news networks. false YouTube's original content focuses on a small niche audience of science fiction fans. false After 9/11, television networks justified their return to entertainment programming as a patriotic means of returning the country to "normal." true By 2005 most Americans owned a DVR false Watching a show when it is convenient for you rather than when it is aired by the network is called? time shifting Since 2000, creating "water cooler" television has? become more difficult Product placement is, in part, a reaction to viewing technologies that allow viewers to avoid commercials. true Which of the following is NOT an effect of conglomeration of media companies? an increase in independently owned cable networks. One reason AMC shifted its brand in the 1990s was? AMC had a difficult time getting enough quality films to fill the day. The "long tail" demonstrates the benefits of? selling a large number of niche items. An example of advanced product placement seen in class was? the inclusion of subway in the scene of Hawaii five o. The following show seen in class demonstrates the use of sexual content and profanity to develop a brand of quality:? orange is the new black New technologies of viewing that allow viewers to control when and where they watch encourage viewers to make more active choices about what they watch. true "Pull" television programs are shows that? sought out by viewers who are eager to keep up with them.