Reality Television, Gender, and Authenticity in Saudi Arabia

Drawn from a bigger project (Kraidy, 2009, in press), this article examines the heated debate triggered by the pan-Arab reality show Star Academy in Saudi Arabia. It examines how controversies over authenticity spawned by popular culture crystallize broader social and political struggles. The article focuses on Star Academy as a contentious media event, describing and analyzing various Saudi reactions to Star Academy, and zeroing in on what the controversy reveals about Saudi politics. The article concludes that Star Academy was so polemical in Saudi Arabia because the show subverted the religious bases of Saudi social order by promoting women's agency, featuring cultural hybridity and individuating authenticity.     

Global Traffic in Television

They Love Lucy and get high on Gunsmoke in Mexico City, Belgrade, and Kuala Lumpur. A benchmark survey of the buying and selling of TV programs in 50 countries     

Television Broadcasting and the Wired City

Communication by broadcasting, although most effective in terms of broad area coverage at relatively low cost, is subject to reception interference which is often uncontrollable. In heavily populated urban areas these severe and changing interference problems, as well as limited electromagnetic spectrum, are inherent to the environment. Communication by wire, a point-to-point coverage independent of the electromagnetic spectrum, presents a solution to these problems. The communications engineering community is encouraged to develop transmission standards for the wired system that are compatible with broadcast transmission standards, and transmission testing for wired systems is reviewed.     

Disruptive and Cooperative Interruptions in Prime-Time Television Fiction: The Role of Gender, Status, and Topic

Speech characteristics of male and female characters in fictional television have received only scant attention in media content research. A content analysis of prime-time television revealed that male characters were more likely to initiate disruptive interruptions than female characters whereas female characters were more likely to use cooperative interruptions than male characters. Such differences, however, were moderated by status differential between interactants and topic of conversation. Significant gender differences persisted only when the interrupters were of higher status than the interrupted and when the topic of the conversation was about work. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.     

市县时移及交互电视节目回传技术方案

介绍市县本地节目回传至省网VOD互动前端系统后再通过CDN分发至用户的解决方案,从设计原则、业务要求、网络架构及各级网络和设备要求等方面进行剖析,并详细分析信源处理流程。     

Television and Globalization: The TV Content Global Value Chain

This study uses the global value chain (GVC) framework to analyze the globalization of television and argues that it has been driven by the dynamics of a newly formed TV content value chain. Distinct segments emerged as the chain globalized and firms sought a competitive advantage by expanding internationally within their sector. This article focuses on four dimensions of the TV content value chain and, documenting the growth of transnational TV networks and formats, argues that the TV industry's millennial global shift was triggered by internationalization of the chain's segments. Finally, it suggests that industry conglomeration should be comprehended in the context of Internet disruption and international fragmentation of production within expanding value chains.     

酒泉市数字电视的实现

介绍地级市数字电视平台的搭建、联网方法,县级市本地EPG信息的插入以及相关增值业务的实现。     

广电城域网中IP地址的规划

介绍广电城域网IP地址规划、分配的原则和方法以及利用IP地址计算器工具软件协助实现IP地址的计算等。     

城市广电媒体融合探索

介绍了无锡广播电视台在融媒体战略指导下,基于智慧城市框架建设的“智慧无锡”城市民生服务云平台技术架构及运营模式,包括技术平台的总体架构、硬件平台建设及客户端设计等方面.“智慧无锡”上线一年半时间,获得了市场的认可,为城市广电的媒体融合与创新之路提供了思路.     

兴化市有线电视前端机房改造实施与体会

论述兴化市有线电视前端机房改造方案的设计与实施,着重介绍防止非法信号插播干扰的监控设备的选配及使用情况。     

广电光网在智慧城市建设中的实际应用

智慧城市是借助现代信息、通信等各种技术手段,对城市运行过程中的各类信息加以科学监测、分析、整合,并对包含民生、医疗、城市服务等在内的各类需求做出及时响应,提供智能服务。在新阶段,广电要积极参与到智慧城市建设过程中来,这是推动自身发展转型的有利时机。广电要对自身发展情况进行科学定位,清楚自身在智慧城市建设中的优势及存在的问题,制定有效的参与方式和模式,促使自身更好地发展、升级。基于此,对广电光网在智慧城市建设中的作用、存在的问题进行了分析,并提出了广电光网在智慧城市建设中得应用措施。     

全球4G电视广播市场发展现状分析

4G(第四代移动通信)技术是通信技术、互联网技术、广播电视技术融合发展的产物,传统广播电视台与4G移动通信运营商由此找到了各自需求的契合点——4G电视广播。2014年是全球4G电视广播发展的元年。介绍了4G电视广播在2014年取得突破性发展的原因,总结了广播电视台发展4G电视广播的重大意义及4个实际案例、国内的相关发展动态,最后对全球4G电视广播的市场发展现状进行了总结与分析。     

全球无线城市浪潮解析

无线城市首先出现在美国，就是在城市中建设无线宽带城域网络以满足公共接入、公共安全和公共服务的需要。无线城市的兴起得益于Wi-Fi技术的普及和成熟、城市信息化需求强烈和个人对无线宽带接入的需求三个原因。通过分析无线城市技术的业务特点，指出四类无线城市的商业模式，提出无线城市在建设中需要注意的问题。     

龙岩中心城区广电网络呼叫中心系统建设方案

系统地介绍龙岩中心城区广电网络呼叫中心系统的基本状况、建设思路、主要功能和业务流程,为其他地市的广电网络运营商提供有益的经验。     

地市级有线数字电视系统建设思路

阐述了地市级有线数字电视系统的建设目标、建设原则、总体规划、频点安排、系统组成,介绍了有线数字电视系统前端硬件设备、网管系统、运营支撑（BOS）系统、条件接收（CA）系统、电子节目指南（EPG）系统、数据广播系统、统一Loader系统的使用功能。     

盐城市区有线电视网络规划建设方案

从盐城有线电视网络的现状出发,结合新技术、新业务的发展要求,提出了网络改造的紧迫性和必要性。在改造模式上,骨干网采用正反两个方向的信号环组建自愈型光纤环网,接入网采用业内领先的EPON、IAN和EOC技术建设高带宽、高可靠性的双向有线电视网络,真正把盐城有线电视网打造成为宽带综合业务数字网。     

杭州市广播电视SDH数字传输网建设

1　概述杭州市有线广播电视网络中心到目前为止 ,城区6个区共有用户 4 6万户 ,市辖 7个县 (市 )用户为 71万户。但由于技术上的原因 ,省局的 6套电视节目与市局的 4套电视节目以及广播节目 ,不能完整、清晰地传送到 7个县 (市 )的有线电视用户。因此 ,必须建设一个以杭州市为出发点 ,连接 7个县 (市 )的既能清晰、可靠、优质地传输大容量电视节目信号 ,又能安全、稳定、高速地传输语音、数据、图像等多种业务的覆盖全地区的ＳＤＨ宽带网络。作为有线电视传输网 ,广播电视业务的性质决定了在传输网络中需要高的带宽、固定的传输通道以及对传…