ABSTRACT

In the world of television, distributors are usually broadcast or cable networks, though they can also be satellite or Internet TV providers (OTT), syndicators or station groups. Just like "buyers" at film markets, TV distributors invest money and time to exhibit their inventory at the TV markets. Broadcast networks are entities that provide live or recorded content over the air via radio waves. Cable networks deliver programming to paying subscribers via coaxial or fiberoptic cables. Most cable systems operate in more than one community and are thus referred to as "Multiple System Operators" (MSOs). Satellite television relays broadcast signals from communication satellites via an outdoor dish to a set-top box or a built-in television tuner that receives and decodes the signals for the desired programming to be viewed on a television set. Syndicators are sales people or companies who buy original content after it has premiered on its debut platform.