CTVA 341 Study

What was the first series that helped put Netflix on the map?

What is the standard commission of a manager?

Name ONE Service that offers transactional television

A series, which is thought to be able to run for a long time, will be referred to one that has:

Name one example of Pure AVOD service

In an effort to reduce the number of cord cutters, MVPDs are offering more skinny bundles.

Stephanie said, Researchers have to deal with lots of data. She uses ___ to help manage the data.

Cast can elevate material, but a good script cannot transcend bad casting.

If you see "&" between two names, it indicates what about two writers?

____ & ____ are always the most concern when producing an on-going series

Before a script is written, the network will want to see a bible.

Political preference determines whether or not you get hired as a reality contestant.

Of the following, which reality series was initially conceptualized, produced, and aired in the United States?

Influencers are used to market TV shows

Which of the following types of agents would represent influencers?

Pick a trio that are all considered below the line

What year was YouTube created?

While most platforms do spend money on marketing, premium cable channels such as HBO and Showtime do not.

Name one example of a Hybrid AVOD Service

Which of the following originated as a British TV Series?

Ratings data is used to support ad sales

Managers need to be licensed.

Most sports channels would prefer not to be a part of a skinny bundle

Panel Rose Catherine: There are projects which they have neither committed to or released, they're called _____ projects

Criminal record determines whether or not you get hired as a reality contestant.

Which of the following streaming services doesn't give the option of subscribing with ads or without ads?

Name ONE of the main sources of revenue for Broadcast Television Stations

Name one premium cable network owned by Amazon

Which of the following DOES NOT apply to Nielsen's National Sample?

Basic cable networks are paid by the MVPDs a fee for every household that

Promoting off your own air to maximize the number of potential viewers is important.

Social media determines whether or not you get hired as a reality contestant.

Directors are represented by literary agents.

Which has a bigger impact when it comes to marketing new television shows

According to the panel, when you're starting out it's easier to hire an agent rather than a manager.

Gross Ratings Points refer to:

The use of IP in the TV industry is:

Production companies such as Shondaland (Shonda Rhimes) are part owners of the shows they create.

Pre-reads are done for:

Which of the following pairs are incorrect? (May be 1 or 2 incorrect)

Marketing = art&science of creating, delighting & keeping customers, while making profit and reducing enterprise values

Which FAST Platform is owned by Fox?

The number of Basic Cable Subscribers is:

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

Before an actor auditions at the studio, they must have a signed contract.

Lawyers can work on a commission basis.

Nielsen is able to capture ratings for out of home viewing

In the business model for basic cable television, a company would want their total revenue to exceed their cost

Lawyers often procure work for their clients

TV Prod. Co. are built around certain types of talent. Which one of these groups is NOT at the center of a TV Prod. co.?

Before pitching their idea, writers should have a very clear idea of how the series operates past the pilot episode.

Usually, FAST platforms use a business model where they don't pay content owner a license fee, but shares ad-revenue.

Is STARZ trying to be a general entertainment service or an add-on service?

Turnaround refers to the time from when production wraps to the start of post-production.

Which streaming services are both SVOD and TVOD?

Format Rights are a very important component of Reality

Which came first, broadcast networks or basic cable?

The name for the pages that actors use in their auditions are:

What does SVOD stand for?

If you want to ultimately work in the creative side of TV, starting in the marketing department is a waste of time

According to Steve Stark, he was able to attract Tim Burton to direct Wednesday by:

Which of the following have dual (ad + subscription) revenue streams?

Agents need law degrees.

Reach and frequency describe how many people watch a given show/commercial & how often they view it. What is larger?

In order to watch Broadcast Networks, you must have a cable or network

Podcasts are used to market TV shows

ABC owns most of the television stations which air the network's programming

Sometimes a multi-camera comedy will have one person direct all the episodes for the entire season.

If you see "and" between two names, then it indicates what about the two writers?

Amortized costs refer to:

What year did the first FAST service launch?

Companies that do publicity do not pay for the placement of that information on media sources.

There are more FAST platforms than FAST channels

Most networks order thirteen episodes, and if the series does well, then the network orders ____.

Which of the following is associated with the term voice/point of view?

Agents and managers are required to have a license to represent talent.

Premium cable networks spend a lot of time figuring out how to increase their churn rate.

Publicity executives at a studio only get involved with a television series once the pilot is complete.

Which of the following demographic categories is most targeted by advertisers?

Fox Television Stations owns a significant number of TV stations, all of which are O&O's

Adults 18 - 49 are targeted the most by advertisers

Name TWO of the major players in basic cable

If a manager is a producer on their client's TV show, they cannot commission their client's salary.

Bottle show is referred to a episode of a television series that is primarily shot in multiple locations

Focus groups are a part of program testing

Managers help get work for their clients.

According to Chris, it helps if you have one of these attached to your script before you try to sell it:

FAST services rely more on original content than repeat content

The term "baby writer" refers to the youngest writer in the room.

The _____ needs to be locked before adding sound effects, music, and color correction

What is term used to describe a deal when writer only gets paid if network or streaming service agrees to buy script?

Which streaming service is trying to become the next HBO?

Affiliate = broadcast term; TV station that is not owned by a network; but has contract to air the network's programming

Psychological well-being determines whether or not you get hired as a reality contestant.

In order to subscribe to a premium network service, you need to have a cable or satellite subscription

Emails are used to market TV shows

Studios spend money marketing first-run syndication shows as well as rerun syndication shows.

Which comes second?

Candid Camera was a reality show that started as as radio show!

It's a proven fact that formats from foreign countries don't do well on American TV

The Assistant Director is usually one of the first people hired on a pilot

One of the biggest challenges in making a pilot is how to compromise when it comes to time and money.

According to Wayne Goldstein, two most important attributes in new hires are _____ and good communication skills.

Which of these is one of the big three talent agencies?

According to Jade, a very important element of successful TV series are to have characters with strong...

Spec Scripts only refer to scripts based on existing shows.

An American Family aired on which of the following networks?

Which came first?

Google acquired Youtube in 2016 for $1.65 million.

If you're hired as a regular, you're paid for every episode produced, even if you are not in the episode

Talk show interviews are used to market TV shows

Any media company that has its own streaming service will not license programming they own to another streaming service

Movies make up the majority of premium cable network schedules

Which of the following requires the heaviest investment for a streaming service?

Which of the following agents would represent a story editor on a scripted network TV show?

Name one type of franchise used in scripted TV

Lawyers typically charge a commission of...

Some FAST platforms offer Video on Demand

What gave Reed Hastings the idea of developing Netflix online?

What were the first two premium cable networks?

Which of the following statements best describe Laurence's answer when asked why Apple+ does not use ads?

Studios do not own the series they finance

An instance where two stations in the same designed market area are owned by the same party is referred to as a...

ADR means Automatic Dialogue Replacement, which means fixing dialogue which needs to be re-recorded.

Which media company owns Showtime?

What refers to how many views were tuned into a particular commericial within three days of it airing?

In the way the business used to be, networks paid studios ~65% of production costs for right to license & air the show

Eyesight determines whether or not you get hired as a reality contestant.

Sports programming is very important to basic cable channels.

Which of the following does NOT apply to FAST TV?

FAST TV is a growing business

Scott Edwards, the executive from Fox, said updating and modifying an old _____ can be an effective tool in marketing.

In calculating the household rating and share for a program, you need to know the total TV home in the universe

Broadcast networks currently are in a position where once they put a series on, it is very difficult to cancel.

In traditional business model, studios rely on three business terms, They are:

Which of the following is not considered a landmark reality?

In publishing subscriber counts for premium cable networks, they do include subscribers to the service via OTT.

Which one of the following is NOT a type of television station?