CTCS 191 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Unreliable Narrator, Railways Act 1921, Critical Role
19 Apr 2016
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The critical role of radio in establishing american television networks o. Turned radio from local medium to a national one o tensions between network and local affiliate. Television networks were former radio programs (e. g. nbc) Classical network era (mid 1950s - mid 1980s) o. Power of networks has diminished, but centralization remains o. fin-syn policy --> designed to prevent companies from owning a monopoly. Prevented programs from owning anything they aired during primetime. Collapsing ratings, diminishing audiences over past 15 years o. Reality shows of early 2000s --> much easier and cheaper to produce. Has remained relatively stable --> a commercial medium that depends on advertising, Digital disruption to conventional modes of advertising revenue subscription fees, taxes, funding, etc. Linking programming to the history of our experiences with the medium o. Robot --> competing narrator traditions: film"s unreliable narrator o o. Influenced by financial crisis and influential role of social media.
