Group 5

1./2. -In the late 1980’s the average cost of an hour long drama was over $1 million per episode.
-Prices in production were driven up by talent, direction, scriptwriting, music composition and location costs.
-Reality TV could cost up to 50% less then fictional programming.
-The reason for enacting the finsyn rules was to encourage local programming and small independent producers.
-Reality shows have a short shelf life, they just don't seem to sell well in syndication.
-Union workers were fired or let go and industry workers turned into freelancers.
 
3. I really had no concerns about this presentation.  The group covered all the key concepts that I read about in the chapter.

4. "The Political Economic Origins of Reali-TV"  Sean Diehl, John Winkler and Kyle Cameron