SBIR/STTR Research Award
VIDEO PROGRAMMING AND FORMATS TO ENHANCE OLDER ADULT FUN
Award amount
$480,874Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1991Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Evening Star Productions, Ltd
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
MARKET POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CABLE TELEVISION VIDEOPROGRAMMING AIMED AT MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS. TO DATE, 12 CABLE COMPANIES HAVE STATED THEIR INTENTION TO PURCHASE QUALITY OLDER ADULT PROGRAMMING. THESE COMPANIES PERCEIVE THE MARKET AS CURRENTLY LACKING IN SUCH QUALITY PROGRAMMING. EVENING STAR PRODUCTIONS OF OHIO PLANS TO PRODUCE THIS PROGRAMMING, GEARED TO TOPICS OF INTEREST EXPRESSED BY THE ELDERLY AND FORMATTED TO ENHANCE LEARNING/FUNCTIONING AMONG OLDER VIEWERS. QUALITATIVE DISCUSSION GROUPS AND QUANTITATIVE MALL INTERCEPT RESEARCH WILL BE CONDUCTED TO ELICIT FROM OLDER VIEWERS UNMET NEEDS IN CABLE PROGRAMMING, TOPICS PERCEIVED AS MOST BENEFICIAL TO THEM, AND THE FORMAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE MOST INFORMATIVE AND ENTERTAINING.
Technology keywords
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