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A duopoly is a type of oligopoly where two firms have dominant or exclusive control over a market. It is the most commonly studied form of oligopoly due to its simplicity. Duopolies sell to consumers in a competitive market where the choice of an individual consumer can not affect the firm. The defining characteristic of both duopolies and oligopolies is that decisions made by sellers are dependent on each other.
The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that launched on January 16, 1995. The network was originally owned by Chris-Craft Industries and United Television; Viacom turned the network into a joint venture in 1996 after acquiring a 50% stake in the network, and subsequently purchased Chris-Craft's remaining stake in 2000. In December 2005, UPN was spun off to CBS Corporation when Viacom split into two separate companies.
Sheldon Manne, professionally known as Shelly Manne, was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz and fusion, as well as contributing to the musical background of hundreds of Hollywood films and television programs.
WTTE, virtual channel 28, is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Columbus, Ohio, United States. Owned by Cunningham Broadcasting, it is operated under a local marketing agreement (LMA) by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, making it a sister station to ABC affiliate WSYX. However, Sinclair effectively owns WTTE as the majority of Cunningham's stock is owned by the family of deceased group founder Julian Smith. Sinclair also operates Chillicothe-licensed CW affiliate WWHO under a separate shared services agreement (SSA) with owner Manhan Media. The three stations share studios on Dublin Road in Grandview Heights and transmitter facilities in the Franklinton section of Columbus.
In North American broadcasting, a local marketing agreement (LMA), or local management agreement, is a contract in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another party. In essence, it is a sort of lease or time-buy.
Jackass is an American reality comedy television series created by Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, and Jeff Tremaine, directed by Tremaine, and produced by Dickhouse Productions. It originally aired for three seasons on MTV between October 1, 2000 and February 3, 2002. The show featured a cast of nine carrying out stunts and pranks on each other or the public. The cast included Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Ryan Dunn, Ehren McGhehey, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, and Preston Lacy.
WFNA, virtual channel 55, is a CW-affiliated television station serving Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida, United States that is licensed to Gulf Shores, Alabama. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, as part of a duopoly with Mobile-licensed CBS affiliate WKRG-TV. The two stations share studios with several radio stations owned by iHeartMedia on Broadcast Drive in southwest Mobile; WFNA and WKRG also share transmitter facilities in unincorporated Baldwin County near Spanish Fort, Alabama. There is no separate website for WFNA; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station WKRG-TV.
An independent station is a type of television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any broadcast television network; most commonly, these stations carry a mix of syndicated, brokered and in some cases, local programming to fill time periods when network programs typically would air. Stations that are affiliated with networks such as The CW, MyNetworkTV or to a lesser degree, even Fox may be considered to be quasi-independent stations as these networks mainly provide programming during primetime, with limited to no network-supplied content in other time periods.
WFOX-TV, virtual channel 30, is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The station is owned by Atlanta-based Cox Media Group, which also operates CBS affiliate WJAX-TV under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with owner Hoffman Communications. The two stations share studios on Central Parkway and transmitter facilities on Hogan Road, both in Jacksonville's Southside section.
KDFI, virtual and UHF digital channel 27, is a MyNetworkTV owned-and-operated television station licensed to Dallas, Texas, United States and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The station is owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of Fox Corporation, as part of a duopoly with Fox owned-and-operated station KDFW, also licensed to Dallas. The two stations share studios on North Griffin Street in downtown Dallas and transmitter facilities south of the junction of Belt Line and Mansfield Roads in Cedar Hill. There is no separate website for KDFI; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station KDFW.
WXIN, virtual channel 59, is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, as part of a duopoly with Bloomington-licensed CBS affiliate WTTV, channel 4. The two stations share studios on Network Place at the Intech Park office development in northwestern Indianapolis; WXIN's transmitter is located on West 73rd Street on the northern outskirts of the city.
KRCW-TV, virtual channel 32, is a CW-affiliated television station serving Portland, Oregon, United States that is licensed to the state capital of Salem. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, as part of a duopoly with Portland-licensed CBS affiliate KOIN. The two stations share studios in the basement of the KOIN Center skyscraper on Southwest Columbia Street in downtown Portland and transmitter facilities in the Sylvan-Highlands neighborhood of the city. Previously, KRCW-TV maintained separate studios on Southwest Arctic Drive in Beaverton, while KOIN's facilities only housed KRCW-TV's master control and some internal operations. There is no separate website for KRCW-TV; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station KOIN.
ACME Communications was a United States-based broadcasting company that was involved in operations of television stations and programming from the late 1990s until 2013.
KASN, virtual channel 38, is a CW-affiliated television station serving Little Rock, Arkansas, United States that is licensed to Pine Bluff. The station is owned by Mission Broadcasting, as part of a duopoly with Little Rock-licensed Fox affiliate KLRT-TV ; Nexstar Media Group, which owns NBC affiliate KARK-TV and MyNetworkTV affiliate KARZ-TV, operates KLRT and KASN under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA). The four stations share studios in the Victory Building on West Capitol Avenue in Downtown Little Rock, one block east of the Arkansas State Capitol; KASN's transmitter is located near Redfield. There is no separate website for KASN; instead, it is integrated with that of sister station KLRT-TV.
WYZZ-TV, virtual channel 43, is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Bloomington, Illinois, United States, serving Peoria and the North-Central Illinois television market. The station is owned by Cunningham Broadcasting; Nexstar Media Group, which owns Peoria-licensed CBS affiliate WMBD-TV, operates WYZZ under a local marketing agreement (LMA). The two stations share studios on North University Street in Peoria, with a secondary studio and news bureau on East Lincoln Street in Bloomington. WYZZ-TV's transmitter is located near Congerville, a village of Montgomery Township, Woodford County. Although WYZZ is sister to Comet owned-and-operated station WHOI, that outlet is managed outright by Sinclair.
WZDX, virtual channel 54, is a dual Fox/MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Huntsville, Alabama, United States and serving North Alabama's Tennessee Valley. The station is owned by Tegna Inc. WZDX's studios are located on North Memorial Parkway in Huntsville, and its transmitter is located on Monte Sano Mountain in the Mountain Heights section of the city. The station is carried on channel 5 on most cable systems in the market.
ITV Studios is a television production company owned by the British television broadcaster ITV plc. Based in 12 countries across 60 production labels, with local production offices in the UK, America, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Israel, France and Scandinavia.
A duopoly is a situation in television and radio broadcasting in which two or more stations in the same city or community share common ownership.
iThentic is an online and mobile video content production and distribution company based in Toronto, Ontario Canada. iThentic concentrates on production of original content as well as aggregation of content created solely by independent video producers for mobile and online presentation.
Bhuvan Bam is an Indian comedian, singer, songwriter, and YouTube personality from Delhi, India. He is known for his YouTube comedy channel BB Ki Vines. In 2018, Bam became the first Indian individual YouTube content creator to cross 10 million subscribers. He is the Director of BB Ki Vines Private Limited and a Designated partner at AMB Youthiapa LLP, the company behind his channel merchandise.