Optimal location selection for digital television signal booster towers in poorly covered areas: application of the EDIS multi-criteria decision-making method by Mehdi Soltanifar

“…This paper introduces a novel multi-criteria decision-making method, named Evaluation based on Distance from Ideal Solution (EDIS), inspired by the EDAS method, aimed at enhancing decision-making processes in this context.Methodology: The EDIS method is utilized for the optimal placement of digital television signal booster towers. The method considers various cost and benefit criteria, including annual maintenance cost, tower price, signal sensitivity and boosting power, unmet quality standards, operator complexity level, and interference resistance, to determine the most suitable locations for tower placement.Findings: The application of the EDIS method to a real-world case study demonstrates significant improvements in decision-making accuracy and efficiency over existing methods, offering enhanced support for optimal decision-making in the placement of digital television signal booster towers.Originality/Value: The proposed EDIS method presents a novel multi-criteria decision-making tool that combines innovative features with advanced optimization capabilities. …”
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El Ekhtiyar ou la mise en martyr des policiers égyptiens. La construction d’un « grand récit » sur petit écran ? by Sixtine Deroure

“…Dans cette veine, les exploits de la police sont mis en scène à la télévision dans une mise en récit qui mime les outils narratifs déployés pour les militaires (Said Mostafa, 2017). …”
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Entre document immédiat et fiction de mémoire : Histoire et enjeux du désenchantement des actualités visuelles  by Émilie Houssa

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Du måste veta vad du vill by Emma Axinder

“…Children and the issue of consent in a Swedish educational television series. In this article, constructions of consent are analysed within a Swedish educational television series aimed at primary school pupils. …”
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Child audiences in South Africa by Daan van Vuuren

“… The consumption of media – especially radio and television – by children has been a topic of research for decades now. …”
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Big Brothers: hegemonía mediática en el proceso electoral de 2006 by Jorge Balderas Domínguez

“…El presente artículo analiza la manera en que la televisión mexicana cubrió el proceso electoral de 2006. …”
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Workforce Diversity: A Spotlight on Employee Sustainability Excellence in India by AISWARYA Balachandar, RAMASUNDARAM Gurusamy, SUDHA Paulin, POONDY Rajan

“…In its culmination, the paper presents a synthesis of actionable recommendations and conclusive insights, serving as a practical guide for organizations seeking to harness diversity as a catalyst for long-term employee sustainability. …”
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Die Waardes, Verwagtings en Bevredigings van Suid-Afrikaanse T elevisienuuskykers by Linda Venter, Nina Overton

“… THIS Investigation examines the audience experience with television news in South Africa and presents a process model of uses and gratifications based upon an expectancy-value approach. …”
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Curation, Algorithmic 'Caregiving' and Collective Archival Practices. Rethinking the Archival Work of Culture in Streaming Media by Valentina Re

“…This paper is structured around the central themes of archive, network, and algorithmic personalisation, moving from the historical context of digital media and the metaphors of the archive, to the specific case of streaming television. I argue that streaming aggregators such as Netflix are shifting the focus of curatorial or caretaking activity from content to consumers - from criteria of selection, classification, and presentation of content to the effectiveness of automated processes masked as ‘caregiving’ practices. …”
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Televisie en die kind by D.P. Van Vuuren

“…One of the major studies involves the effect of television on the general behaviour of school-going children. …”
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Los medios en la crisis Argentina: una aproximación by Roberto Follari

“… El presente artículo académico estudia la construcción de un discurso sistemático sobre los temas que aparecen en la TV en la radio y en la prensa gráfica. …”
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Using Formative Evaluation Research in the Development of Electronic Media Programmes by D.P. VAN VUUREN, J .J. de Beer

“… TELEVISION producers have specific demands when asked about the types of insight they would like to gain from media research. …”
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'De-Google-ing' our Students: A User Approach to Understanding Archival Media Discovery in the Classroom by Sabrina Sauer, Berber Hagedoorn, Susan Aasman

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Handheld Digital TV Performance Evaluation Method by Gunnar Bedicks, Fujio Yamada, Francisco Sukys, Cristiano Akamine, Luis Tadeu Raunheitte, Edson L. Horta

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Le désert des héros : récits de vies solitaires dans les séries américaines de fiction by Joseph Belletante

“…For the last twenty years, American television series have left aside the topic of adventure in the sense of evasion in order to produce a new kind of hero. …”
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Osądy Kiry w mandze „Death Note” a problem kultury okrucieństwa by Jarosław Dobrzycki

“…This phenomenon gradually evolved from gladiatorial fights to violent television programs. Nowadays, the media — especially television — are treated like ancient arenas where battles were fought to the viewers’ delight. …”
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Authority and Moral Conflicts in the Films of Adébáyọ Fálétí: Àfọ̀njá, Gáà, Ṣawo Ṣẹ̀gbẹ̀rì and the Yorùbá Cosmopolis by Olayinka Agbetuyi

“… In this piece, I examine the role of authority in Yorùbá society and how au[1]thority is subverted by moral conflicts generated in the political evolution of the Yorùbá state from city state to empire, leading to disastrous consequences in the society at large as presented in the films of Adébáyọ Fálétí, specifically in Àfọnjá (2002), Basọrun Gáà (2004) and Ṣawo Ṣẹgbẹ ̀ rì̀ (2005). …”
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Reframing South African TV news as peace journalism by Jake Lynch

“… This article presents an indicative sample from the results of an experiment that gathered audience responses to television news that was coded as “war journalism” and “peace journalism” respectively, in South Africa, during April 2012. …”
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Mathematical Representation of Color Spaces and Its Role in Communication Systems by Riyadh M. Al-saleem, Baraa M. Al-Hilali, Izz K. Abboud

“…The development of color systems has an impact on visual communication such as television broadcasting systems, medical image processing, and video signal processing, as well as in the field of computer such as graphic equipment and printing.…”
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A Novel Steganography Technique for SDTV-H.264/AVC Encoded Video by Christian Di Laura, Diego Pajuelo, Guillermo Kemper

“…In this paper, a novel steganography technique designed for Standard Definition Digital Television (SDTV) H.264/AVC encoded video sequences is presented. …”
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