Presentation
It is easy to think of your programme in isolation, and to forget that we are all just a small part of the bigger picture – the network.
In the centre of any network is the presentation department, sometimes known as Transmission. They physically transmit programmes, trails, adverts etc. from a network control room that looks similar to a small studio control room, except that instead of having cameras on preview monitors there are studios.
Computers often control much of the transmission, but there still needs to be a network director (or transmission controller) to make decisions and to check details.
How networks function
Most television channels have a system of a central transmission point or network centre. Their signal (or ...
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