Television: Industries and Audiences

LO: To research the history, companies and regulators in the television industry.

Paper1:section A.

Unseen extract from a TV drama.
Three questions about the extract.
Could be asked about:

• How media language has been used to create meaning.
• How the industry has influenced the meaning.
• The audiences reactions to the extract.
• The social, cultural and historical context.

In your own words, write the definitions for the following terms.

• Publicly Owned TV Channel: a channel which receives funding from the government, meaning they're restricted by state regulations.
• Commercial TV Channel: a channel which is owned by its own private corporate media which isn't affected by state censorship.
• Convergence: The interlinking of different technologies and media platforms.
• Watershed: The time which TV programs which may be unsuitable for children may broadcast.
• Segmented Market: splitting a business or market into different sub-genres to specialise for different target audiences.
• Mainstream: Normal or traditional forms of mass communication.
• Self-regulating: An organisation which regulates itself rather than having interference from external companies.
• Franchise: A collection of related media.
• Channel-Surfing: flicking through channels yo find something interesting to watch/listen to.
• PSB: programming produced mainly for the public.
• TV License: Legal permission to use or install television.
• Scheduling: Arranging programs to fit a time plan.
• Conglomerate: a company which owns other companies.

When was TV introduced in the UK? 1936

In 1965, how many channels were there in the UK and what were they? ITV, BBC1, BBC2

When did ITV start? why was it different? 1960s and it had adverts.

Which UK channels have to follow PSB remits? Channels 3, 4, 5 and BBC

Who regulates TV now?
Who regulated TV channels in the 1960s?

List the differences between TV in the 1960s and now.

• They only had 3 channels, 2 of which didn't have colour until late.
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