Television today
For all practical purposes, you can regard television and video as identical media. They involve the same skills, equipment and techniques.
Broadly speaking, while television usually transmits programs direct to the general public (via broadcast transmitters, cable or satellite), video is invariably concerned with non-broadcast or closed-circuit material.
However, even that distinction is becoming increasingly blurred. We find that programs originally made for ‘video’ audiences are frequently broadcast, and ‘television’ programs are now widely marketed for home viewing.
The Scale of operations
Television and video programs today are made by production units ranging from a single person with a camcorder, to a large group ...
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