This glossary was developed to provide the layman with a working vocabulary in the areas of film, television, lighting, and sound/slide presentations. Definitions are given for both technical terms and jargon words. (EMH)

The development of a news delivery system capable of implementation with current technologies and usable on most cable television systems is described. The choice of digital frame grabbing and high speed digital transmission is justified. Then the choice of hardware for home terminals and transmission equipment is explained. It is claimed that…

The cable television series, "Learning Never Ends", produced by the Menomonie Vocational and Adult School homemaking program in Wisconsin was evaluated in this report. The series was broadcast to the 1600 subscribers in the cable system, from which a sample of 400 was randomly selected to receive an opinion questionnaire. The response…

The proceedings of a conference on television in postgraduate and continuing medical education for general practitioners are presented in this three-part report. Part One contains papers on medical broadcast television which examine the problems of informing the isolated doctor and groups of doctors of new developments; the usefulness and…

The aim of this study was to provide quantitative measurement of the degree of identification, or lack of identification, that takes place between the viewers of television and the television roles they like and view regularly and those they dislike and view infrequently. Participants in the study were asked to keep a Television Viewing Diary and…

In order to determine the extent of children's exposure to national, local, and Saturday morning news programs and to gauge the impact on the child of news viewing, interviews were conducted with 703 children from kindergarten through fifth grade in inner-city, suburban, and rural schools, and with mothers of 236 students. Results showed that: (1)…

A vocational educational program for a two-year college (Middlesex Community College) was developed, with the goal of providing individuals with the skills necessary to compete in the cable telecommunications marketplace. The need for such a program is discussed in an introductory section of this report, followed by a review of the goals of the…

Traditional community antenna TV (CATV) systems are designed for program distribution and, as a result, adopt the "tree" network structure. However, this system is not satisfactory in urban environments. There are three solutions to this "lost channel" problem: (1) dual-cable systems; (2) channel converters; and (3) switched…

A short review of the development of cable television in New York City, a brief description of wiring patterns, a history of public access, and some statistical data on public channel usage are provided in the first portion of this report. The second major part describes the Public Access Celebration, a three-day informational event held in July…

This collection of six essays on ITV (Instructional Television), especially as it concerns physical education, acquaints physical educators who want to produce and use ITV in their classrooms with a step-by-step analysis of the process. The essays cover production of the television series, evaluation methods and their utilization, utilization of…

The activities of TV Classroom, one of the largest programs designed to educate adults at the high school level through television, in the 1968-1969 school year are reported. In addition, the history of the program since its inception in 1952 is given, together with an historical chart. Course requirements, publicity, registrations, expenses, and…

The technology necessary for the use of cable television (TV) has been invented; it simply must be put to use. By the 1970's, cable TV should be commonplace in this country. Its rapid growth was caused in part by its appearance at a time of explosive expansion of related technologies like data theory and computer design. The coaxial cable system…

An entire issue of the "Yale Review of Law and Social Action" has been devoted to 12 articles providing views on potential benefits and pitfalls of cable television in contrast to the picture provided by the Sloan Commission Report. The goal further unifying these articles is that of waging the argument for an expanded cable television policy.…

Guidelines and suggested ordinances for cable television regulation by local governments are comprehensively discussed in this report. The emphasis is placed on franchising the cable operator. Seventeen legal aspects of franchising are reviewed, and an exemplary ordinance is presented. In addition, current statistics about cable franchising in…

In response to the commentary generated by the adoption of the Cable Television Report and Order of February 2, 1972, the Federal Communications Commission in this document addresses objections to the original order. The copyright controversy is briefly discussed. Other matters considered are signal carriage rules, access to and use of…