television
Let an agent explain television as technology, medium and industry, help people access and evaluate television content, explain regulation and ratings, and describe its history and effects with attribution.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Access Watching television.
Services
Channels and services.
Services
Services.
- Which television services and channels are available here, and how are they received? provenance
- What licences or subscriptions are required? provenance
Equipment
Receivers and streaming.
Equipment
Equipment.
- What equipment is needed for broadcast, cable or streaming television? provenance
- How do standards such as digital terrestrial television work? definition
Evaluate Content and reliability.
News
Television news.
News
News.
- How reliable is this television news source, according to media standards and independent assessments? provenance
- How can propaganda and misinformation be recognised, with claims attributed? boundary
Ratings
Age ratings and guidance.
Ratings
Ratings.
- What age guidance applies to this programme, and what do health bodies say about screen time? provenance
- Which parental controls exist? provenance
Regulate Regulation and industry.
Rules
Broadcasting rules.
Rules
Rules.
- Which regulator oversees television here, and which content and impartiality rules apply? provenance
- How can complaints be made? provenance
Industry
Television industry.
Industry
Industry.
- How is television funded and produced, and how is streaming changing it? provenance
- Which data sources report audiences? provenance
History Television in society.
Development
History of television.
Development
History.
- How did television develop technically and culturally, according to historians, including early systems such as mirror drums? provenance
- Which milestones were key? provenance
Effects
Social effects.
Effects
Effects.
- What does research say about the effects of television on society and politics? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Fourth Station, commercial television, television propaganda, Internet television, Jenkins Mirror Drum, Moi je m'appelle Manuel Valls, public television, television in Japan, television in Uzbekistan, terrestrial television, cable television, time shifting
What it is Filled
A medium for transmitting and receiving moving images and sound, historically by broadcast and cable and now also by internet streaming, and the industry and institutions producing and distributing programmes for news, entertainment, education and advertising; television is regulated for content, ownership and standards and has shaped culture and politics since the mid-twentieth century.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain television as technology, medium and industry, help people access and evaluate television content, explain regulation and ratings, and describe its history and effects with attribution.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Mass audiovisual medium
- Scheduled or on-demand
- Regulated
- Culturally influential
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Distribute programmes without the rights holder's permission.
- Present broadcast content as news when it is advertising or opinion.
- Show content above a viewer's set age limit.
- Collect viewing data beyond what the viewer has agreed to.
Only with a human decision
- Changing parental controls or subscriptions for a household.
May
- Report programme schedules, channels and ratings from official sources.
- Explain how television is broadcast, regulated and funded.
- Apply parental controls and age ratings set by the household.
Moral aspects Filled
- Television shapes public opinion and news reaches people unequally.
- Viewing data reveals habits and beliefs.
Who is affected
- Viewers and children
- Programme makers
- People depicted on air
Owners Filled
Steward
The broadcaster for its channels; the regulator licenses broadcasting.
Master systems
- Broadcast licence registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11033 - registry parent class
- Q15078788 - registry parent class
- Q8187769 - registry parent class
related
- mass media - category
- broadcasting - category
- radio communication station - broadcasting stations
- entertainment - industry
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.television
- Wikidata: Q289 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Moving images with sound to audiences
- Broadcast, cable, satellite or internet delivery
- Cinema films are made for theatrical release first
- Screens showing broadcast, cable or streamed programmes.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain how television works and is delivered
- find programmes and services
- explain regulation and ratings
- describe history and effects
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Misinformation and propaganda
- Inappropriate content for children
- Concentration of ownership
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Broadcasting regulation and licensing
- Content standards and age classification
- Media ownership and plurality rules
Context of use required Filled
- Mass communication and entertainment.
- terrestrial and satellite broadcast television
- cable television
- internet and streaming television
- public service and commercial television
- television genres such as news, drama and reality
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q289: television - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Television - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should streaming be a separate entry?
- How should programme guides be linked?
- How should regulators be localised?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q289/spec.json