BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Channel
- a method of selling and distributing products to customers, directly or through intermediaries. Channels include direct sales, retail outlets, the Internet, and wholesalers.
Wiktionary Definition for: Channel
- The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.
- Ex: ''The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the '''channel'''.
- The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.
- Ex: ''A '''channel''' was dredged to allow ocean-going vessels to reach the city.''
- The navigable part of a river.
- Ex: ''We were careful to keep our boat in the '''channel'''.''
- A narrow body of water between two land masses.
- Ex: ''The English '''Channel''' lies between France and England.''
- ''(electronics)'' A connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit.
- Ex: ''The guard-rail provided the '''channel''' between the downed wire and the tree.''
- ''(communications)'' The part that connects a data source to a data sink.
- Ex: ''A '''channel''' stretches between them.''
- ''(communications)'' A path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals, usually distinguished from other parallel paths.
- Ex: ''We are using one of the 24 '''channels'''.''
- ''(communications)'' A single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation, such as by multipair cable.
- Ex: ''The '''channel''' is created by bonding the signals from these four pairs.''
- ''(communications)'' A single path provided by a transmission via spectral or protocol separation, such as by frequency- or time-division multiplexing.
- Ex: ''Their call is being carried on '''channel''' 6 of the T-1 line.''
- ''(broadcasting)'' A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.
- Ex: ''KNDD is the '''channel''' at 107.7 MHz in Seattle.''
- ''(broadcasting)'' A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.
- Ex: ''NBC is on '''channel''' 11 in San Jose.''
- ''(storage)'' The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head.
- Ex: ''This chip in this disk drive is the '''channel''' device.''
- ''(technic)'' The way in a turbine pump where the pressure is built up.
- Ex: ''The liquid is pressurized in the lateral '''channel'''.''
- To direct the flow of something.
- Ex: ''We will '''channel''' the traffic to the left with these cones.
- To assume the personality of another person, typically a historic figure, in a theatrical or paranormal presentation.
- Ex: ''When it is my turn to sing Karaoke, I am going to '''channel''' Ray Charles.''
Additional Resources
- Developing a Channel Strategy
- What's the best way to sell into a new market or improve performance in existing markets? You can build your own sales force to sell directly to customers or use an indirect channel partner to reach customers. You can also use other channels such as the Internet. The decision is...
- Articles 2007-11-16
- How to Motivate a Channel Partner
- A reader writes: I'm an account executive for a high tech company who sells through a network of partners/resellers. Do have advice or mistakes to avoid when dealing with resellers ? What is the best way to have them commit for my company instead of...
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
- Hands on with new Roku Channel Store; is cable TV still worth the cost?
- I've been testing out the Roku HD-XR and just this last weekend was sent some beta bits for their newly announced Roku Channel Store. The Roku Channel Store is available via a software update on all three Roku players, the Roku SD, Roku HD original, and Roku HD-XR. After the...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Roku Channel Store Opens, Hulu Is a No-Show [Roku]
- When Roku released their new HD-XR box, they mentioned that big new features would be launched in the coming weeks via software update. Now the Roku Channel Store is finally here, but it's awfully short on excitement. The Roku Channel Store is an open platform for delivering content to Roku...
- News items 2009-11-22
- Channel 4 could merge with BBC Worldwide
- UK ministers and execs from broadcast regulator Ofcom are discussing a plan to merge the BBC’s profitable Worldwide wing with Channel 4 in a bid to save the beleaguered channel from bankruptcy. Though Channel 4 makes its money from advertising, it is publicly owned and, in the eyes of...
- Articles 2008-12-11
- Scripps Books Travel Channel in $975 Million Deal [MediaMemo]
- It's official: Scripps Networks Interactive SNI has won the Travel Channel auction. In a deal that values the channel at $975 million, Scripps will will acquire a majority interest in the property while current owner Cox retains a 35 percent stake. News Corp. NWS, among others, had been bidding for...
- News items 2009-11-05
- Clear Channel Communications Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (CCU)
- Earnings Call Excerpt Clear Channel Communications Year-End and Fourth Quarter 2005 Conference Call CCU February 21, 2006 Executives Randy Palmer, Senior Vice President Lowry Mays, Chairman Mark Mays, Chief Executive Officer Randall Mays, President and Chief Financial Officer John Hogan, Chief...
- Earnings calls 2006-02-21
- Disney plans channel to reach Russians
- LOS ANGELES: Walt Disney may have unlocked the doors to one of the world's last untapped media mega-markets. Disney said Tuesday that it would introduce a broadcast version of the Disney Channel in Russia, a market that the company has identified as part of its growth strategy and one that Western...
- News items 2009-08-07
- How to Motivate a Retail Sales Channel
- A reader writes: I am the COO in a haircare manufacturing company. When we started out we had no budget for marketing so our sales were done by convincing the trade to stock our products. After about 3 years, we moved to number 1 in our category. The CEO...
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- New Channel Opportunities : The Channel Conflict Strategy Matrix
- This article emphasizes on the issues of the channel conflict strategy matrix. It states that companies use the channel conflict strategy matrix to analyze the forces and opportunities for change in their industries vis-à¶is each existing channel, and to quickly identify optimal change strategies. The matrix shows the interplay between:...
- White papers 2001-01-01
- Bidding War Looming For the Travel Channel
- At least a half dozen Big Media players with deep pockets are expected to bid up to $1 billion for the Travel Channel at a time when niche cable networks are among the industry's most choice assets. Time Warner, Liberty Media, Scripps Networks Interactive, NBC Universal and...
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- YouTube presses play on Channel 4 top shows
- Channel 4 has signed a deal with YouTube to bring its flagship shows to the video-sharing site. The agreement will see programming from Channel 4's catch up service 4oD made available for free through YouTube. The broadcaster's best-known shows such as Skins, Hollyoaks, The Inbetweeners and Peep Show will all...
- News items 2009-10-16
- How to Motivate a Channel Partner
- How to Motivate a Channel PartnerRE: How to Motivate a Channel PartnerI'd also mention competition/compensation vs the direct sales force. While the account exec did not mention if all his company's business went thru the channel, there are plenty of companies that support direct and indirect sales. The...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Roku's Channel Store Launches, Positioning Player as Open Platform
- Roku is launching its Channel Store today with 10 free channels, bidding to become the must-have broadband-to-the-TV video player in an increasingly crowded space. With the Channel Store Roku is releasing a free software developer kit SDK that further content partners can use to create...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Hallmark Channel.(PROGRAMMING)(Appointments and Promotions)(Brief Article)
- At Hallmark Channel: THOMAS BAITER, manager, client support, Invision Inc. New York, joins Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel as director, sales and traffic systems, New York; JENNY HOLLIS, senior designer, Hallmark Channel, promoted to ar At Hallmark Channel: THOMAS BAITER, manager, client support,...
- Research articles 2005-06-13
- Clear Channel gets dedicated rep. (Interep Radio Store, Clear Channel Communications form Clear Channel Radio Sales)(Brief Article)
- The Interep Radio Store and Clear Channel Communications have formed Clear Channel Radio Sales, a rep firm dedicated exclusively to handling advertising sales for Clear Channel's 36 radio stations. Bob Turner, formerly president of the defunct rep The Interep Radio Store and Clear...
- Research articles 1996-02-12
- Julie Parrish and Todd Palmer of NetApp Recognized as Channel Chiefs by Everything Channel's CRN
- SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) today announced that Julie Parrish, vice president of Worldwide Channel Sales, and Todd Palmer, vice president of Americas Channel Sales, have been named 2009 Channel Chiefs by the Everything Channel's CRN. Channel Chiefs are recognized as influential executives who consistently defend, promote, and execute effective...
- Research articles 2009-02-23
- Scripps Snaps Up Travel Channel In $1B Deal
- After a months-long auction process that included some of the biggest names in cable programming, Scripps Networks Interactive has emerged as the winner for the Travel Channel, agreeing to pay about $1 billion for a 65% interest in the network. Travel Channel parent Cox Communications first put the network on...
- News items 2009-11-06
- Managing Channel Conflict
- The article focuses on the different sales channels and the emphasis is on online sales process. It explains the channels conflicts, why people are not much confortable with few channels. It explains more than 90% of manufacturers don't sell online. The main reason? Channel conflict. Distributors and retailers are...
- White papers 2002-05-01
- Channel Optimization: Are You Giving The Channel Too Much?
- Given the squeeze-play on the end-users prices, increased channel competition, and investor demands for steady - if not increasing - earnings, it is hard to believe that many companies have an untapped source of additional profits on current business. In a worldwide channel economics study, Rubicon analyzed industry giants like...
- White papers 2005-10-10
