Communications technology refers to means of delivering information between one individual or group and another group or individual insofar as such communications require a delivery mechanism with some technological foundation. Communications Contexts A face-to-face conversation or a hand-delivered note can occur with little or no technology involved in the exchange, whereas many other communication situations require a technologically based delivery. Different locations for the most part, communication technology facilitates communication between persons whose physical location is other than at the same location. Television has gone through massive changes since the 1980s with aggressive development in communication technology namely cable, satellite computer and other combined communication technologies that transformed television’s function in many societies today. Communication technology as commodity does not exist in a vacuum, but rather is carefully structured, implemented, invented and re-invented so that the technology can sustain and maintain itself in the marketplace. The revolution in technology gave birth to two most essential terms that are widely used to describe the development and trends in communication technology. The two terms are convergence and divergence. The term convergence refers to the blurring of boundaries between different telecommunication media. Telephone, radio, television, computer are combined to produce text, pictures, video and sound in a single form. In this sense, at least two types of different media are used to deliver television content (feature) to the audience. Divergence on the other hand, involves the multiplying of form or communication medium in delivery television signals using various devices such as terrestrial, cable, satellite and computer system.
