Important People:

• Paul Nipkow
• Valdimir Zworykin
• Philo Farnsworth 
• Boris Rosing 
• David Sarnoff
• William Paley
• Sylvester ''Pat'' Weaver
• Sigourney Weaver
• Walter Cronkite 
• President Lyndon Johnson 

Channels

• HBO 
• TNT
• Syfy
• FX
• AMC
• USA Network
• CNN

Some general terms

• Retransmission consent 
• Big three
• LOP
• Narrowcasting
• NTSC
• FCC
• Analog Standars
• Primetime
• Network era
• CATV
• Basic cable
• Superstations
• Premium channels
• PPV
• VOD
• OBS
• Time shifting 
• Third screens 
• Fourth screens
• Kinescope
• Sketch comedy
• Situation comedy
• Domestic comedy
• Anthology dramas
• Episodic series
• Chapter shows
• Serial programs
• Affiliate stations
• Prime time access rule (PTAR)
• Fin-syn
• Must-carry rules
• Access channels 
• Electronic publishers
• Common carriers
• Deficit financing
• O&O's
• Syndication
• Evergreens
• Fringe time
• Off-network syndication
• First-run syndication
• Rating
• Share
• Multiple-system operator (MSO's)
• Multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD's)