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Analysis of NBC's "Boomtown", 2002.
Provides an overall account of the show "Boomtown" and a projection of the show's future.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 44.95
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This analytical paper examines the business, marketing, creation, and success of the Dreamworks SKG produced, NBC-aired, "Boomtown". It examines the status of the industry, the success history of the show, the production crew, and the overall projections for the show over the near future.
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NBC Under Grant Tinker, 1993.
A look at the decline of NBC under Fred Silverman including Tinker's philosophy that transformed NBC into a successful competitor.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 55.95
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"The NBC Rise to Prominence Under Grant Tinker
The competitive environment of the networks changed drastically during the 1970s, with the advent of overnight ratings. A single rating point came to mean millions of dollars gained or lost. Greed and desire for success gripped executives of all three networks. They scrambled for larger shares and higher revenues:
The process of finding, producing, and placing new television shows became an elaborate kind of planned waste, costing the networks $100 million a year by the decade's end. The number of programming ideas inundating each network zoomed from 800 a year in the late sixties to 2,000 a year in 1979 . . . that..."
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The Acquisition of NBC by General Electric, 2002.
This paper discusses the question if the merger of General Electric and RCA, which included NBC, was in the best interest of the public.
1,255 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper examines the acquisition of RCA by General Electric and considers the effects of the acquisition on NBC and specifically the news organization at NBC. The author lists potential problems to NBC and then concludes that few of these came to pass. The author believes that the resources of GE may well have helped the company's news organization rather than hindered it and that the public interest as a whole has been compromised.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Concerns for News Media
Analysis
Conclusion
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"When GE purchased RCA and by extension NBC, there was concern among news analysts that the integrity of the NBC news organization would be compromised. This concern arose from the many different businesses in which GE participates and the question as to whether NBC would be able to exercise the same investigative reporting techniques with these various businesses that it had when it was a relatively independent organization."
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The National Broadcast Corporation (NBC), 1995.
This paper discusses the National Broadcast Corporation (NBC): Background, competitive environment, regulations, leadership, cable interests, ownership and future.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, $ 71.95
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"The National Broadcast Corporation (NBC) is one of the "big three" television networks in the United States. NBC, along with the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) dominated television during its formative years, and today continue to be responsible for a large share of the entertainment programming. However, recent years have seen competition emerge from a variety of quarters. Cable television has made significant inroads into the traditional networks' markets, and the Fox network, owned by media magnate Rupert Murdoch, has begun to compete with the networks in traditional markets. In addition, the networks must contend with the proliferation of video cassette recorders (VCRs) which permit potential television viewers to watch prerecorded films, or to record shows off the air a ... "
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Company Mergers, 2004.
This paper discusses the company mergers of AOL /Time-Warner, Microsoft/NBC and GTE/Bell Atlantic.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 30.95
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This paper explains that, in January 2001, the merger between AOL and Time-Warner was the largest in media history. It was called a mega-merger and was worth $165 billion, but the merger itself was plagued by dissent and rancor, as chronicled in a number of books. The author points out that, in 1996, NBC hooked up with Microsoft to create the cable and Internet news operation, MSNBC, because Microsoft needed content for MSN, and NBC wanted to go head-to-head with CNN. The paper relates that, in 2000, GTE merged with Bell Atlantic to become Verizon Communications, the largest local phone company and wireless operation in the United States, with 88 million customers.
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AOL /Time-Warner
Microsoft/NBC
GTE/Bell Atlantic
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"Although there were some interim permutations and combinations of technology and content by the two companies, in the CNBC/Microsoft deal, NBC believed it could become an ?entity? like AOL, even if on a slightly smaller scale. ?No money or stock changed hands in the transaction, and the two companies plan to divide future revenues from ads and subscription services.? Microsoft was to bear most operating costs while getting a bigger share of the profits. And, the people factor worked out better for Microsoft, too. ?A significant chunk of the CNBC.com staff in Fort Lee, N.J., will be laid off, sources said. No layoffs are expected at Microsoft.?"
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Dateline Special Report, 2004.
An analysis of a Dateline NBC special documentary program, "The Last Days of Jesus".
1,484 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses the prime-time news magazine show Dateline NBC's special report, "The Last Days of Jesus". The paper explains that this program came about following Mel Gibson's controversial movie, "Passion of the Christ". Narrated by NBC's Stone Phillips, the five minute segment squarely and directly addresses the subject of whether or not the Jews killed Jesus. The paper examines the visual imagery and the narration of the report, scene by scene.
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"Millions of moviegoers who saw Mel Gibson's 2004 film Passion of the Christ were inundated with gory images of a man's bloody and beaten body, images that have been handed down through the centuries in Christian iconography and literature. The controversy the film ignited over the implications that the Jews were ruthlessly responsible for the killing of Jesus caused a surge in interest in the subject of Christian history."
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Sexual Harassment on Television, 2008.
This paper discusses the issue of sexual harassment and focuses on NBC's television show "The Office".
1,544 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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In this paper, the writer notes that in 2005 the NBC series "The Office" based an entire episode around the subject of sexual harassment. The writer discusses that although quite funny, the episode entitled "Sexual Harassment" was a glaring example of what is unacceptable behavior in the workplace. The writer then points out that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made sexual harassment a form of sex discrimination that applies to employers with 15 or more employees. The wriiter also points out that the show is blatantly politically incorrect and was intentionally so in the episode entitled "Sexual Harassment. The writer concludes that the hope is that the incidence of such behavior will be less and less as supervisors and managers are educated on the subject, and as programs are implemented in the workplace to train all employees on the unacceptable practice of sexual harassment.
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Introduction
Sexual Harassment
"The Office" and "Sexual Harassment"
Dealing with Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Conclusion
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"Stanley looks at Michael in disgust indicating the picture is of his daughter who goes to a catholic girl's school. Because Michael made this sexually oriented statement in front of other employees, this would constitute another form of verbal sexual harassment.
"Even the meeting on sexual harassment does not escape becoming sexual in nature. Darryl, an employee at the meeting points at the monitor where a training video is being shown and indicates he "banged" the girl in the video. Darryl is guilty of telling rumors about a person's personal sexual life and therefore has committed verbal sexual harassment."
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"Will & Grace", 2001.
Critical analysis of NBC sitcom. Compared to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in terms of bringing new social issues to public view.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 31.95
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"The controversies generated by television programming often appear in very different lights depending on which critical approach one takes to them. A brief analysis of the NBC series Will and Grace (1998-) via the "cultural" approach of Newcomb and Hirsch and the Gramscian "hegemonic" analysis of Gitlin provides insights into the program and into the theories as well.
Will and Grace is a sitcom that deals with the lives of the title characters, respectively a very successful New York attorney and an interior designer. Will is gay and Grace is straight and the supporting characters, Jack and Karen, are Will's friend and Grace's do-nothing employee. Jack and Karen are a flamboyant, self-involved gay man and a flamboyant, self-involved straight woman. Both are comic sexual predators; Jack wants to sleep with every man he meets and Karen has married ..."
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"Law and Order", 2002.
An examination of the popular NBC television series "Law and Order".
1,254 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper takes a look at this popular series which emerged in 1990 and combined two television staples--the police drama and the courtroom drama. The writer examines why the show is so popular and what makes the characters and events so appealing to a TV audience. It also looks at what messages the show attempts to portray.
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"After viewing virtually all 200-some shows produced so far, an observer would find that the show has a pattern which is reflected in the two-part structure noted above--the police investigate the crime in the first half, and the district attorney prosecutes the person arrested in the second half. This pattern is occasionally given a slightly different treatment, as in one case which covered three episodes instead of one, or as in a case where an investigation was conducted into a decade-old homicide because of new evidence. Often, the two contingents come into contact with one another, with the police acting as witnesses, or with the district attorney's office asking for more evidence or a follow-up of some kind. What is most important in the show is the verisimilitude--the police plod along asking questions and do not indulge in heroics; and the district attorneys follow established legal practice and conduct trials as they would be in a real courtroom as far as possible."
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Use of Information Technology within Organizations, 2008.
A discussion on the use of information technology in organizations.
2,642 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 79.95
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This paper is a discussion of the use of information technology within organizations. It includes a description and analysis of hardware, software, databases, and networks used within the individual companies. The team members discussed in the paper also share their recommendations for improvements and enhancements to existing company systems. The team members also discuss how the changing business environment has affected the decisions the team members' organizations have made in the use of information technology. The paper concludes by comparing the various organizations' technological capabilities using a rating grid. The grid rates the technological capability - good use of technology, poor use of technology and includes an overall opinion of the technology employed at each team members' company.
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Introduction
Uses of Computer Hardware and Software
MoneyGram
Trimble Navigation Limited
Deare Recruiting Solutions
NBC
Use of Databases
MoneyGram
Trimble Navigation Limited
Deare Recruiting Solutions
NBC
Use of Networks
MoneyGram
Trimble Navigation Limited
Deare Recruiting Solutions
NBC
Recommended Improvements
MoneyGram
Trimble Navigation Limited
Deare Recruiting Solutions
NBC
Changing Business Environment
Technological Capabilities - A Comparison
Conclusion
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"Interestingly, as the members discussed the technology used by their companies, they focus on those that they had specific knowledge about. The assumption can be made that they only discussed a small portion of the technology used. When asked about recommendations for improvements, the responses all relate directly to technologies that they interface with rather than discussing how a new use of technology within the business environment.
"The business climate is changing. As such, the use of information technology with the organizations either has changed or will be changing. The members acknowledge that some of the change will have a positive impact on course of their respected organizations."
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Michael Eisner: CEO of Fun, 2006.
A study of Disney CEO Michael Eisner.
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper examines the life and career of Michael Eisner, the chief executive officer of Disney. The author studies Eisner's meteoric career rise, from a $65-a-week clerk at NBC in 1964 to the youngest CEO of Disney in 1984, a position he still holds today. The paper discusses Eisner's views on leadership, negotiation, competition and the movie industry, citing examples from actions he has taken at Disney. The paper also includes a review of Eisner's autobiography "Work in Progress", from which the author quotes liberally.
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"By the time he was 34 years old, Michael Eisner's imagination and sense of adventure, as well as an uncanny knack for knowing what people will buy, earned him a reputation as one of Hollywood's youngest whiz kids who was destined for big things. His successes at ABC and Paramount Pictures ultimately led him to his career at Disney. Michael Eisner is currently the chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company and, according to his biography, lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Jane, and their three sons. This paper will provide a brief overview of Eisner's career and the impact he has had on the Disney empire in particular and the entertainment industry in general."
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Fox Television Network, 2006.
The impact that the Fox Television Network has had on broadcast television.
2,370 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper examines Fox Television Network and compares it to the three major networks in broadcast television, ABC, CBS and NBC. This network has produced a number of shows that have made television history. The paper looks at the history behind the formation of the network in 1986 by Rupert Murdoch, whose intention was to form an independent television network to compete with the three major networks, and the story behind its success. The paper also discusses Rupert Murdoch's background and his media company, Fox Corporation. Criticisms of Fox News Network and the Fox News Channel are also mentioned. The paper concludes that the network has a reach almost as great as the other three networks in terms of the amount of the country served and is certainly ahead of the smaller networks.
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" The Fox Television Network is often simply referred to as Fox, and the company and related companies are owned by the Fox Entertainment Group as part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. The network was launched in 1986 and has produced and shown a number of series since that time. The network took a long time to achieve sufficient standing to be considered a threat to the three major networks, meaning ABC, CBS, and NBC. Since the launch of Fox, two other national broadcast networks have been launched, UPN and the WB, or Warner Bros. Network. These companies are competing for audience and advertisers at the same time as broadcast television is losing audience to cable and other media, and many are uncertain of how long broadcast television will continue in its present form or what form it might take in the future."
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Public Opinion and the National Dominant Media, 2004.
This paper discusses that the dominant media culture in our county controls the media, education, and other ?cultural linkage? institutions, leading the public decidedly in one direction.
1,685 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper relates that the dominant media culture is the minority, but it controls the majority of cultural influence pipelines. The author points out that the media conglomerates are successful because they present a diverse political and cultural viewpoint that the nation has not heard since CBS, NBC, and ABC took over control of the media centers of the country over 50 years ago. The paper concludes that the process of understanding the political landscape is ultimately the individual?s, not the media's, responsibility.
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"According to Common Cause, the big media companies are making their voices heard via large contributions to government legislators in order to gain majority access to the commercial air waves. They are accused of pushing through new rules that allow the huge corporations to buy up more and more media outlets such as television stations, cable networks, radio stations, and newspapers. The results, according to Common Cause, are that we will all be turned into mind numbed robots by the media monopoly. Deregulation, they say has made media outlets less diverse, less inclusive, and less involved with local communities."
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Crime and Network News, 2002.
Analysis of network news broadcasts, focusing on crime reports.
2,113 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 66.95
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This paper is a content analysis of network (ABC, NBC and CBS) local and national news broadcasts, focusing on the reporting of stories related to crime. The study is based on the viewing of a half-hour segment of news on the three national and three local stations' broadcasts (six half-hour segments), with that viewing concentrating on crime-related compared to non-crime-related stories. The analysis also examines the nature of the crime stories, including the type of crime, the reporting agency, victim characteristics and offender characteristics, and compares national and local coverage.
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"We see in a comparison of the local and national news on ABC that on the local level the stories of crime seem to feature violence for its own sake, or for "entertainment's" sake, rather than for any larger social issue, while on the national level one story involved a dramatic crime in a low-crime nation, and the other involved issues (DNA testing, death penalty) which transcend the crime itself."
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Jack Welch, 2003.
A look at the successes and management strategy of Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric Corporation.
2,822 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper examines how many credit the recent success of the General Electric Corporation to one revolutionary man, Jack Welch, who served as the CEO of GE from 1981 to 2001. It discusses how his management practices have been the subject of numerous books, and recently, his own autobiography. It analyzes some of the major steps Welch took in taking GE from a manufacturing company to one of the largest global conglomerates in the world. Topics covered include globalization, e-commerce, the RCA and NBC merger, and Welch's six best practices for success.
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"The future seems to be bright for General Electric?s e-businesses. As the world shifts from a traditional way of doing business to cyberspace, GE, has secured its place as a long term success and ensures that it will not be left behind as many older companies may, if not utilizing the Internet as a valuable tool. Now more than ever companies like GE can reach all over the globe at a fast pace, and provide information 24 hours of the day. While Jack Welch, now retired and preceded by Jeffrey Immelt, may no longer be head of the company, his firm backing and handling of the Internet revolution with GE?s businesses is sure to lead the market, both locally and globally, as it already has for many years."
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