On June 17‚ 1985‚ The Discovery Channel was launched with $5 million in start-up capital from several investors (including BBC‚ Allen & Company and Venture America). It was initially available to 156‚000 households and broadcasted for 12 hours between 3 p.m. and 3 a.m. About 75 percent of its content had never before aired on U.S. TV. John Hendricks founded the channel and its parent company‚ Cable Educational Network Inc.‚ in 1982. In its early years‚ the channel broadcast some Soviet programming
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going to focus on how poverty affects children’s development. Research shows that statistics is estimated at 3.5 million children live below the poverty line in the U.K. (Child poverty in the UK‚ unicef) and according to Child poverty snapshots‚ the local picture in Wales‚ save the children “approximately 600‚000 children live in Wales and that one in three or 200‚000 children are living in poverty in wales”. The main key issues I will be looking into are; the affect poverty has on education and the
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Communication Channels Mai Chao Thao MGT 521 May 29‚ 2011 John Farley Communication Channels Global marketing is a major leap for the business at hand; thus‚ it requires the richest communication channel‚ oral communication in the form of a conference. This form of communication is rapid and has a built-in feedback mechanism‚ which will lead to the creation of the most effective marketing strategy (Robbins‚ 2011). Additionally‚ oral communication minimizes
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The argument over whether or not children should watch television has become a debate as more and more technology comes into our culture. Many researchers have produced studies to see if television programs affect a child’s ability to learn. There have been many scholar articles written about how watching television can affect the way child can learn‚ teach bad eating habits‚ and many other issues that can come from watching the “tube”‚ although these studies do not show a control on the type of
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Question: Should companies involve their marketing channels in the design of the promotional programs? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so? When a company is looking at promoting a new or existing product or service‚ the involvement of their marketing channel during the design of the promotional program is key component. According to the text Excellence in Business (Bovée‚ Thill‚ Mescon; p. 417-418)‚ a market channel is the network of firms that work together to get goods
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How Domestic Violence Affects Children It has been well documented that children exposed to domestic violence suffer many forms of trauma‚ particularly children who witness violence inflicted by one parent on the other parent. To begin‚ Domestic Violence is typically not about one incident of actual violence but a sustained pattern of abusive behaviors and attitudes that may escalate over time. Threatening words and gestures become part of a pervasive atmosphere of fear. The intimidation is frequently
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Divorce: How does it affect children? Over 60 percent of couples seeking a divorce have children still living at home. ( 6) What some parents don’t realize when they file for a divorce is the damage and effect that it will have on their kids. Divorce affects children in many ways. It affects kids emotionally and causes them to experience painful feelings such as fear‚ loss‚ anger and confusion. Divorce also hurts a child’s academic achievement. Children whose parents divorce generally have
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chosen Disney Company‚ in full The Walt Disney Company‚ which is an entertainment company to list and discuss the major bases for segmenting consumer market. The Walt Disney Company is one of the most famous names in the animation industry‚ known for providing entertainment directed to adults and children. The Walt Disney Company which also referred to as “Disney” is the largest media company in the world and also is the worldwide entertainment company. For over 85 years‚ The Walt Disney Company
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Case 2.1 The Forecast Is Sunny for the Weather Channel! 1. The Weather Channel Web site is very comprehensive and useful. Not only does it supply you with current weather conditions around the globe‚ it also provides you with many other useful services. As would be expected‚ the most prominent features available are weather conditions. You can learn about breaking weather conditions anywhere in the world. By entering your zip code it can give you the weather report for that specific area. Included
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The Fashion Channel (TFC) is a stand-alone cable channel‚ which was started in 1996. It known to be the only “fashion only” channel‚ with fashion related content 24/7. The majority audience for TFC was women aged 35-54. TFC had done well in 2006 with revenue of 310 million‚ way above their expected revenue. But in 2006 more competitors had popped up on the scene and offered fashion related content. These channels‚ CNN and Lifetime‚ were not fashion only channels‚ but they had segments in their broadcast
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