Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Ed Sullivan came to be known as “Mr. Television.”
2. Cable television has grown steadily in popularity in the United States from 1990 to 2010.
3. Ted Turner helped reinvent cable television by repackaging programming for distribution over several separate networks.
4. When the VCR first came out, broadcasters and movie studios saw it as a great opportunity to expand their markets.
5. When the VCR first came out, broadcasters and movie studios saw it as threat and tried to make home recording illegal.


1. False
2. False
3. True
4. FAlse
5. True

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