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  1. National Educational Television (NET) was an American educational broadcast television network owned by the Ford Foundation and later co-owned by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

  2. From 1954 to 1970, National Educational Television was the national clearinghouse for public TV programming; the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) succeeded it in 1970. Today, more than fifty national free-to-air networks exist.

    Name
    Owner (subsidiary)
    Launch Date
    % Of U.s. Households Reached
    Comcast (NBCUniversal)
    1939 [2]
    97%
    National Amusements (Paramount Global)
    1941 [2]
    97%
    The Walt Disney Company (Disney ...
    1948 [2]
    97%
    1986 [3]
    97%
  3. National Educational Television (NET) was a United States educational broadcast television network that was owned by the Ford Foundation and later co-owned by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

  4. National Educational Television (NET) was an American educational broadcast television network owned by the Ford Foundation and later co-owned by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

    • Examples
    • TV Reforms For Education-Based Programs
    • Edutainment and Telenovelas
    • Entertainment
    • Incidental Educational Value
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    The time of "TV vs. radio", the early 1960s, were an era of change. Historian Michael Curtin recounted that then-FCC chair Jon Doerfor, and TV network heads, had come to an agreement that most television programming was based on commercialism and emphasized entertainment too much. To help counterbalance this, there was a plan organized to produce m...

    Some television programs are designed with primarily educational purposes in mind, although they might rely heavily on entertainment to communicate their educational messages. In children's programming, edutainmentbecomes fun and interesting for the child but can still be educational. Other television programs are designed to raise social awareness...

    Some television shows incorporate a considerable degree of historical or factual information while attempting to make the presentation or framing of such content entertaining or exciting. By making learning seem "exciting" they can be said to stimulate curiosity, taking Elinor Wonders Why as an example. The presence of edutainment is especially evi...

    Some programs are primarily aimed at entertainment, but may contain an incidental amount of educational content. Educational content may be inherent to the design of the show, such as with medical dramas where the plot invariably explores anatomical and biological issues. The Sentinel Award, which is administered by the University of Southern Calif...

  5. Aug 13, 2024 · National Educational Television ( NET) was an American educational broadcast television network owned by the Ford Foundation and later co-owned by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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  7. National Educational Television was an American non-commercial educational public television network in the United States from May 16, 1954 to October 4, 1970. It was replaced on October 5, 1970, by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), its direct successor, which continues to the present.

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