TWP 240 - Business of Television

Prerequisite, creative producing, or television writing and production, or broadcast journalism and documentary major, or television minor, or media, culture and society cluster. Some sections may be open to non-majors. An exploration of the business aspects of the television industry including business models and organizational structures of broadcast and cable networks, local TV stations, studios and independent production companies and how they affect the development of content. An examination of the issues and trends, social, technological, and economic, that affect programming and business operations in the television industry. (Offered every semester.) 3 credits