Remote control reshaped TV as audiences leap channels
The remote transformed American leisure by freeing viewers to switch during commercials, pushing cable growth, rapid ad tactics, and changed program formats. Experts note rising attention spans, video violence implications, and brand strategies to keep viewers from leaving during breaks.
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NBC
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University of Indiana
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Audience Research & Development LLC
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Marketplace
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Media First International Inc
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University of Maryland
PBS Officials Say Sharing Donor Lists Shouldn’t Happen
PBS leaders told a House subcommittee that member stations must halt sharing donor lists with political groups. A CBO survey found 53 of 75 PBS stations exchanged lists with third parties, and 28 shared with brokers who could pass them to parties or candidates.
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Princess Caroline of Monaco births daughter Alexandra
Princess Caroline of Monaco delivers a baby girl named Alexandra in a hospital at Voecklabruck Austria. It is the couple’s first child together, and Alexandra is the fourth child in Caroline’s family. Caroline’s husband Prince Ernst August of Hanover owns property in the area.
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Hollywood urged to be more kid friendly appeal
A broad coalition led by former presidents Ford and Carter and celebrity Steve Allen plans an Appeal to Hollywood to urge a voluntary code of conduct for children’s entertainment. The petition calls parents to contact executives to seek standards, reduced violence, and more family programming, while noting industry cooperation without censorship.
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