United States television industry
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The United States television industry is a vast and influential media sector encompassing the production, distribution, and broadcast of television content that shapes entertainment and culture both domestically and worldwide.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States television industry canonical | 25 |
| United States television market | 6 |
| American television industry | 3 |
| United States film and television industry | 1 |
| United States television | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2817984 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United States television industry Context triple: [Dick Clark Productions, basedIn, United States television industry]
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A.
United States daytime television industry
The United States daytime television industry encompasses the production and broadcast of talk shows, soap operas, game shows, news, and other programming aired during daytime hours on American television networks.
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B.
U.S. broadcast television networks
U.S. broadcast television networks are the major over-the-air American TV channels, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, that reach nationwide audiences with free, advertiser-supported programming.
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C.
United States cable television market
The United States cable television market is a large, competitive pay-TV industry comprising numerous cable networks and providers that deliver multichannel television programming to households across the country.
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D.
United States media
United States media comprises the nation’s diverse ecosystem of newspapers, magazines, broadcast outlets, digital platforms, and other news organizations that inform the public and shape national discourse.
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E.
National Cable Television Association
The National Cable Television Association is a U.S. trade organization representing the cable television industry and advocating for its business and regulatory interests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United States television industry Target entity description: The United States television industry is a vast and influential media sector encompassing the production, distribution, and broadcast of television content that shapes entertainment and culture both domestically and worldwide.
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A.
United States daytime television industry
The United States daytime television industry encompasses the production and broadcast of talk shows, soap operas, game shows, news, and other programming aired during daytime hours on American television networks.
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B.
U.S. broadcast television networks
U.S. broadcast television networks are the major over-the-air American TV channels, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, that reach nationwide audiences with free, advertiser-supported programming.
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C.
United States cable television market
The United States cable television market is a large, competitive pay-TV industry comprising numerous cable networks and providers that deliver multichannel television programming to households across the country.
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D.
United States media
United States media comprises the nation’s diverse ecosystem of newspapers, magazines, broadcast outlets, digital platforms, and other news organizations that inform the public and shape national discourse.
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E.
National Cable Television Association
The National Cable Television Association is a U.S. trade organization representing the cable television industry and advocating for its business and regulatory interests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
media industry
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television industry ⓘ |
| awards |
Daytime Emmy Awards
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Peabody Awards ⓘ
linked to:
Peabody Award
Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ |
| contentType |
children's programming
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daytime soap operas ⓘ late-night talk shows ⓘ news programming ⓘ scripted series ⓘ sports programming ⓘ unscripted series ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| distributionPlatform |
cable systems
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internet streaming ⓘ over-the-air broadcasting ⓘ satellite providers ⓘ |
| economicRole | major contributor to United States GDP ⓘ |
| eraOfRapidGrowth | 1950s ⓘ |
| export |
finished television programs
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television formats ⓘ |
| historicalStandard |
NTSC analog television standard
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linked to:
NTSC color television standard
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| includesActivity |
television broadcasting
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television program distribution ⓘ television program production ⓘ |
| includesSector |
broadcast television
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cable television ⓘ satellite television ⓘ streaming television ⓘ |
| influences |
United States popular culture
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global popular culture ⓘ |
| laborUnion |
Directors Guild of America
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Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ⓘ Writers Guild of America ⓘ |
| majorCableNetworkGroup |
CNN
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ESPN ⓘ MTV ⓘ USA Network ⓘ |
| majorMarket |
Chicago
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Dallas–Fort Worth ⓘ
linked to:
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Los Angeles ⓘ New York City ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ |
| majorNetwork |
ABC
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CBS ⓘ Fox ⓘ NBC ⓘ The CW ⓘ |
| majorPremiumNetwork |
HBO
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Showtime ⓘ Starz ⓘ
linked to:
Starz Entertainment
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| majorStreamingService |
Amazon Prime Video
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Disney+ ⓘ Hulu ⓘ Max ⓘ Netflix ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| regulator | Federal Communications Commission ⓘ |
| transitionedToDigital | 2009 ⓘ |
| usesStandard |
ATSC digital television standard
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linked to:
ATSC
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: United States television industry Description of subject: The United States television industry is a vast and influential media sector encompassing the production, distribution, and broadcast of television content that shapes entertainment and culture both domestically and worldwide.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
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United States television industry
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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scope
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United States television industry
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linked to: United States television industry
Screen Actors Guild Award statuette "The Actor"
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United States television industry
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linked to: United States television industry
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
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United States television industry
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linked to: United States television industry
linked to: United States television industry
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
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United States television industry
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linked to: United States television industry
linked to: United States television industry
linked to: United States television industry
linked to: United States television industry
linked to: United States television industry
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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United States television industry
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linked to: United States television industry
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
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United States television industry
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