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Bair, George E. – Educational Broadcasting Review, 1970
Essay arguing that ETV professionals are haunted by ghosts we inherited from the two sources of our professionalism--commercial broadcasting and education." (Author/LS)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Education, Educational Television, Public Television
Mannes, Marya – Educ Broadcasting Rev 1969 Convention Rep, 1969
An address before the 45th Annual Convention of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (Washington, November 9-12, 1969) which comments on the sorry state of public television's programing and popularity and which offers suggestions to improve both. (LS)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Educational Television, Program Content, Public Television
Zigerell, James – Educ/Instr Broadcasting, 1969
Descriptors: Adult Education, Commercial Television, Educational Television, Public Television
Ofiesh, Gabriel D. – Educ Instr Broadcasting, 1969
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Educational Television, Production Techniques, Public Television
Public Telecommunications Review, 1975
Based on the belief that UHF improvement is both possible and necessary, public television and commercial UHF broadcasters are getting together to work on it. (Author)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Planning, Policy Formation, Program Improvement
Ofiesh, Gabriel D. – Educational/Instructional Broadcasting, 1969
The author analyzes Dr. H. J. Skornia's criticism of his essay, "The Failure of Educational Television." He clarifies the meaning of his statement that ETV must take lessons from commercial television and suggests that educational broadcasters make greater use of communication theory and research in audiovisual instruction in preparing their…
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Costs, Educational Television, Production Techniques
Boor, John L. – Educational/Instructional Broadcasting, 1971
Suggests that rewritting a section of the FCC's rules and regulations may offer the tv industry and viewer a new kind of improved service." (Editor)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Financial Support, Public Television, Television
Fischer, Raymond L. – Intellect, 1975
Article discussed the accomplishments public broadcasting might achieve versus the limited accomplishments combined with even less motivation displayed by commercial broadcasting. (RK)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Financial Policy, Problem Solving, Programing (Broadcast)

MacCann, Richard Dyer – American Scholar, 1974
Evaluated the programs presented by the BBC and their implications for audiences. (RK)
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Cultural Influences, Innovation, Programing (Broadcast)
Alter, Henry C. – Educational Television, 1969
The state of commercial, educational, and instructional television in West Germany is described, with emphasis on the facts that advertiser support has not restricted quality and that public support has not meant government control. (LS)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Commercial Television, Educational Television, Financial Support
Siemering, William H. – Educ/Instr Broadcasting, 1969
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Public Television
Alter, Henry C. – Educ Telev, 1969
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Commercial Television, Educational Television, Financial Support

Fletcher, James E. – Communication Quarterly, 1977
Reports the results of a 1973 telephone survey of the Lexington, Kentucky Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area to assess for audience viewing of the Watergate Hearings coverage. (MH)
Descriptors: Audiences, Commercial Television, Mass Media, Public Television
Miller, Leroy – 1971
The results of a recent Harris poll, as reported by the Director of Research for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), suggest that the way people use television has changed: people who watch tend to do other things while watching. While this may be true of commercial television, the same poll indicated that viewers of public broadcasting…
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Minority Groups, Programing (Broadcast), Public Television

Dye, Jean E.; Harmon, Mark D. – Journalism Quarterly, 1987
Analyzes 521 "TV Guide" cover stories from 1970-1979, examining their power to influence television audiences. Asserts that, although viewer options increased substantially throughout the 1970s, "TV Guide" failed to keep pace with those changes. (MM)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Commercial Television, Popular Culture, Programing (Broadcast)