1. How have computers and mobile devices challenged the TV and cable industries?
2. How did news develop at the networks in the late 1940s and 1950s?
3. What are the challenges faced by public broadcasting today?
4. What rules and regulations did the government impose to restrict the networks' power?
5. How did cable pose a challenge to broadcasting, and how did the FCC respond to cable's early development?
6. How did the Telecommunications Act of 1996 change the economic shape and future of the television and cable industries?
7. Why has it become more difficult for independent producers to create programs for television?