Guides the reader through the positons, responsibilities, and challenges found within every television station.

This text explores the essential elements of broadcast management and looks at all levels of management in each of the major components of the broadcasting cable industry including, personnel, audiences, programming, sales, finance, law and engineering. Third revised edition.

In this book, esteemed television executive and Harvard lecturer Ken Basin offers a comprehensive overview of the business, financial, and legal structure of the U.S. television industry, as well as its dealmaking norms. Written for working or aspiring creative professionals who want to better understand the entertainment industry — as well as for executives, agents, managers, and lawyers looking for a reference guide — The Business of Television presents a readable, in-depth introduction to rights and talent negotiations, intellectual property, backend deals, licensing, streaming platforms, international production, and much more. The book also includes breakdowns after each chapter summarizing deal points and points of negotiation, a glossary, a list of referenced cases, and a wealth of real-world examples to help readers put the material into context.

This book explores how traditional television stations are faced with unprecedented competition from new methods of delivering video signals. The book uses systems theory as a framework to view how departments at four stations are competing in the new media environment. Contents: Introduction: Background of the study; Theoretical Framework; Methodology; Description of the Four Stations; Departments (Subsystems) at the Stations; News Department; Management Profiles: Management as a Subsystem; Applying Systems Theory to the Stations; A Model for TV Station Management in a Multichannel Marketplace; Discussion and Conclusion.