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New Vision Television is a broadcast company based in Southern California. The company owned over 60 television stations and targeted in upper level markets. The company has considerable viewers mainly on the west coast. In May, 2012, LIN Media announced an acquisition of 13 out of 63 television stations owned by New Vision for $342 million. The deal was approved very soon after the announcement. The acquisition involved agreements on operational control of three Broadcasting-owned stations and

Many people love to look back older movies and television shows. Shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Murphy Brown and Frasier that we consider “quality entertainment” may not be as good for us as we once thought (Johnson 2005). This is not bad news though— just because quality entertainment of the past may not be that good for our minds, television shows today have more cognitive benefits than we think. Using the “Sleeper Curve” theory, media theorist Steven Johnson effectively argues for a change

Two popular TV shows Essay Watching TV shows is amazing and also entraining. Two of my popular TV shows that I watched over the weekend, summer and the days that I am free from school are Lab Rats and The Strain. The show Lab Rats is about a boy named Leo Dooley Davenport who is 14 yrs old who found out that there are three teenagers who are Bionic and they are Adam, Bree, and Chase Davenport and now the show is in its last season. On the other hand the strain is about Dr. Ephraim Goodweather who

Surveying the endless channels that make up television today it is often hard to find a show that is actually worth watching. Producers attempt to create new shows and find the perfect cast to catch audience’s attention and produce ratings more than ever before but with the creation of Netflix and Amazon Prime we no longer need to worry about finding shows on television. Netflix has made it easier for the newest generation to watch quality programs such as Friends, Cheers, and Seinfeld. These shows

Television In The Lives Of Children Consistently, everywhere, in this century there seems to be some form of a TV screen. These screens appear in restaurants, schools, at work, at home, and quite possibly more. What is forgotten in society is how that screen may affect the lives of the children in this modern world. When children are constantly watching a television screen there may be consequences to their health and education. Most parents do not have the ability to control what is shown on TV

Over the last forty to fifty years, television has been a major topic of discussion. Specifically, many debate societal benefits to television watching. One widely accepted opinion is that watching TV makes people dumber. People have referred to it with terms like the “idiot box” and do not feel that watching TV has any benefit at all. They feel that it is a waste of time and people need to spend their hours more wisely. Others are of the opinion that TV is actually has societal benefits. From

one problem in television today is obscenity. Many people are offended by vulgar language. Vulgar language should not be allowed on cable television. Another problem is pictures showing sexual situations. Children do not need to be subjected to this type of television. The second reason the Motion Picture Code and Rating Program needs to be reconsidered because many children in today’s society are affected by television. Brian Siano says, "children spend hours watching televisions unreal colors

Technology in the 1950s started with many great innovations that shape the way we live now. Probably the most important innovation of television was the introduction of cable T.V., television broadcasting, sitcoms and talk shows. Television went though many changes in its younger years. The way T.V. Developed in the early years is the foundation for what we watched now days. Transitory radios became very popular in the fact that Music could be heard in any location because it was now portable. Still

style of television. John Caldwell termed this new style televisuality. Televisuality presents a type of television that flaunts style rather than just using it to communicate ideas and content (Caldwell, 5). There is more value placed in the excessive style of television programs. Through televisuality, many shows have come to establish signature production styles that set them apart from other programming on the air. Changes in the television industry brought about this new style of television. Changes

In this era of big-time college sports, it seems the main focus of Division I athletics evolves around the money that schools and conferences make through different deals. These deals typically involve television rights for individual conferences with major television networks. Currently the NCAA has a 14-year, $11 billion TV deal with CBS and Turner Broadcasting for the NCAA basketball Tournament, and this upcoming year ESPN will pay around $470 million to broadcast the new college football playoffs