How We Got TV On-Demand
In this listening exercise, you will hear a media studies student share about how technological advancements have shaped our experiences of television, or TV, over time. As you listen, complete the notes.
Introduction to Television
- What TV is:
- a system that converts visual and audio images into electrical signals
- signals are then transmitted and (1) ________ on viewers’ screens
- What changed our TV experience
- (2) __________________
- What TV is:
Network TV
- TV shows first relied on television networks to get aired
- Different networks had to share (3) ___________ airtime
- The main purpose of network television: (4) ______________
- Content covered: (5) ___________, or topics that affected everyone
Cable TV
- Cable television became available using coaxial cables to (6) _____________
- Cable companies could schedule a (7) __________ of TV programming. Viewers could __________ to subscribe to watch shows of their choice.
- With more platforms available, (8) _________ perspectives could be aired.
The (9) ___________ Revolution
- Global networks of tech infrastructure
- ethernet cables
- underwater fibre-optic (10) _________
- _________ networks
- Tech advancements provide us instant access through
- faster transmission
- (11) _________ coverage
- greater ___________ of transmission
- The media we consume today is highly (12) __________ to us.
- Global networks of tech infrastructure
1. displayed
2. technological advancements
3. limited
4. source of information
5. current affairs
6. transmit TV signals
7. full day; choose
8. alternative
9. Internet
10. cables; satellite
11. global; capacity
12. personalised
