Broadcast Cable Programming

Download or read book Broadcast/cable Programming written by Susan Tyler Eastman and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This widely used text (over 250 adoptions) offers a current strategies approach to broadcast and cable programming, with network/local and commercial/noncommercial perspectives. It focuses on three primary responsibilities of programming executives: (1) evaluating audiences and programs; (2) selecting programs; and (3) scheduling, or organizing, programs into coherent program services. The book is divided into five major sections: Part One introduces the concepts and vocabulary for understanding the remaining chapters; Parts Two through Five look at programming strategy respectively for television, cable, radio, and public broadcasting from the perspective of industry programming experts.