Radio-TV-Film: Library Research Guide

There are lots of great web sites on the Internet for RTVF students: sites of professional organizations, sites of career information, sites of industry resources, etc.    Below is a list of some useful/popular Radio-TV-Film sites.  This list is just being launched, so If you have additional sites you would like to add to this list, submit them: -->  jhickok@fullerton.edu  (These links also found at the RTVF Department homepage).

Broadcasting (General)

1. National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
    This is a professional association of broadcasters (TV, cable, etc.)   Includes info, tips, etc.
    http://www.nab.org/
2. Broadcast Education Association (BEA)
    Another professional association, focusing on career development and job leads.
    http://www.communicationdisorders.com
3. Broadcast.com
    (Lists TV, radio, and movie sites and information)
    www.broadcast.com

Radio

1. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
    (Music licensing organization)  
    www.ascap.org  
2. Arbitron
   (Company that conducts radio ratings)
    www.arbitron.com
3. Broadcast Music Inc.
    (A music licensing organization)  
    www.bmi.com
4. Museum of Television and Radio
    (Information about the museum and the radio and television industries in general)  
    www.mtr.org
5. Billboard's Top 100 Historical Charts
    Gives the top 5 songs for each year back to the '50's, free on Website
    (full list of each year's songs is only available with paid subscription)
    http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_index.jsp

Television

1. Television.com
    Previews, listings, news, and information about particular shows and television in general 
    www.television.com  
2. Museum of Television and Radio
    Information about the museum and the radio and television industries in general
    www.mtr.org  
3. UCLA Film and Television Archive
    Lists the archives’ film and TV programs and special events
    www.cinema.ucla.edu
4. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
    (Professional organization, awarding Emmys and also awards and internships for students) 
    www.emmys.org
5. Encyclopedia of Television
    Online excerpts from this print publication.  Provided by the Museum of Broadcast Communication.
    http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/index.html
6. Comsat
    (A United States domestic satellite provider)  
    www.comsat.com 
7. Entertainment Tonight
    (Information about the program and the entertainment business in general)  
    www.etonline.com  
8. Intelsat
    (An international satellite provider)  
    www.intelsat.com
9. Nielsen
    (Company that does television ratings)
    www.acnielsen.com
10. TV Party
      (Clips from old and new TV shows and general information about television)  
      www.tvparty.com
11. Television News Archive
      (Vanderbilt Univ. archive of 30,000 TV news broadcasts going back over 10
      years, from all major networks: ABC,CBS,NBC,CNN).
      http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/