Television Journalism and Programme Formatting

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction to broadcast television journalism and programme formatting. 2. Types of broadcast television systems and their standards. 3. Focus on television audio-video formats and related aspects. 4. Focus on television programme and gene programming. 5. Focus on Indian television and soap opera, specially Hindi and HD Channels. 6. Television studies w.r.t. special educational and piracy aspects. Bibliography. Index. This book titled Television Journalism and Programme Formatting provides readers with introduction to broadcast television journalism and programme formatting. Focus lies on news broadcasting electronic news gathering, off camera or off stage commentary, sound on tape, advertisement, electronic field production broadcasting, remote television production, media multitasking, multicast-broadcast, single frequency network, multimedia broadcast, multicast service, stripping and television programme formats and shows. This publication also describes in detail the various types of broadcast television systems and their standards highlighting aspects related to analogue television and digital television. Special attention is given to systems like NTSC, PAL, and SECAM. Terrestrial television especially the digital one is described in brief with focus on PAL-M, PAL-S, PAL-plus, ISDB-T International and ISDB systems. Features of smart TV are also discussed. This book also focuses on television audio-video formats, such as, multi-channel television sound audio file formats, DVD formats, television antenna and television crew. (jacket)