1. The Invention of lightweight portable TV camera allowed T

1. The Invention of lightweight portable TV camera allowed TV coverage to be everywhere. What other technology was critical to camera portability?A.strong cameramenB.lightweight videocassette recordersC.bigger batteriesD.lighter film stock2. Sports coverage was increased greatly by innovations like wireless mics and very long mic cables.A.it’s a vast conspiracyB.TrueC.false3. The First commercial VCRs were made in 1956,and available for the public in 1975. This allowed viewers to do what?A.Program their own TV signalsB.get free cableC.skip commercialsD.time-shift programs by recording them4. Deregulation during the Reagan years meant less daily interference by FCC in Broadcast duties, including repeal of the Fairness Doctrine.A.TrueB.False5. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was formed in the late 1960s. CPB includes radio and involved US gov’t in subsidized competition with commercial radio and TV. Did commercial broadcasters like this?A.No, because they considered it competition with their own tax dollarsB.Yes, because they enjoy having more radio friends in townC.Yes, because the Cookie Monster sharedD.No, because they got newer equipment6. Cable TV introduced in late 1960s and grew in the early 1970s as viewers want better reception and more channels. How did it work?A.For a modest fee, a tall antenna was erected in a common place and wires ran to your houseB.Everyone got a telephone cable and ran it to their TV antennaC.If you paid for a better telephone cable you could pick up TV,tooD.You could steal it from your neighbor. Who cares how it worked?7. Satellite TV introduced by such local stations as WTBS in Atlanta, GA. And WLS in Chicago. Why?A.get more viewersB.allC.make more moneyD.share programming8. The growth of Satellite TV was greatly enhanced by Home Box Office (HBO) in 1975, founded by Time Inc., and by Subscription TV. Why?A.More actors to idolizeB.More excuses to stay insideC.More options for viewersD.More money for producers9. In the late 1970s and early 1980s cable TV experienced a phenomenal growth, sparked mainly by the development of satellite-delivered services. Who benefitted most?A.viewersB.allC.actors & crewsD.distributors10. Syndication took classic TV shows and made them accessible to new viewers or to old viewers who wanted to see them again.A.and again, and again…B.it was cheaper than developing new showsC.all the answersD.They didn’t have as many examples of foul or rude languageE.because they were known to be popular shows