The History of Programming
- The need for programming
- The early days of programming
- The beginning of network programming
- Radio
- The introduction of television and its effect on radio
- Programming cycles and trends
- The switch from shows to formats
- Television’s golden age of drama
- Quiz shows
- The television networks take over programming
- The development of public broadcasting
- The financial interest and domestic syndication rule
- The rise of independent stations and syndicators
- The explosion of cable
- Syndication in radio
- New networks with targeted and niche programming
- The quest for young demographic
- Viewing patterns and changing audience attention spans
- The decline of Long-Form Programming
- Supercharged programming choices: the internet
- New media recording technologies
- The rise of consumer-supported media
- The video game explosion
- Regulations
- Globalisation
Sources of Television Programming
- Major production companies
- Independent production companies
- Foreign production sources
- Networks
- Stations
- Buyers
- Syndicators
- Advertisers
- In-house production
- Members of the public
- Newspapers, magazines and books
- Managers, agents and stars
Sources of Radio and Internet Programming
- Sources of programming for radio
- Sources of internet programming
Development
- Television development
- Radio development
- Internet development
Testing
- Television testing
- Radio testing
- Internet testing
Elements of Successful Programming
- Television programming
- Radio programming
- Internet programming
Influences on Television Programming
- External influences on television
- Internal influences on television
Influences on Radio and Internet Programming
- Influences on radio programming
- Influences on internet programming
Scheduling Strategies for Television
- Television scheduling
- Fitting the show to the available audience
- Launching the show
- Counterprogramming
- Bridging and supersizing
- Crossprogramming
- Changing the time slot
- Boosting the audience
Scheduling Strategies for Radio and the Internet
- Commercial radio scheduling
- Satellite radio scheduling
- Public radio scheduling
- Internet scheduling
Programme Evaluation
- Television
- Commercial radio
- The internet
- Ratings
Changing and Cancelling Programmes
- Television
- Radio
- The internet
