Friday 1st November 2019
Television: Industries and audiences
LO: To research the history, companies and regulators in the television industry


  • Publicly owned TV channel- includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets.
  • Commercial TV channel- the broadcasting of television programmes and radio programming by privately owned corperate media
  • Convergence- the merging of mass communication outlets – print, television, radio, the Internet along with portable and interactive technologies through various digital media platforms. 
  • Protecting children from harmful material on TV and radio is one of Ofcom's most important duties.
  • Segmented market- when you divide your audience into different groups based on various criteria, such as demographics and media use.
  • Mainstream-  A term used to refer collectively to the various large mass news media that influence many people, and both reflect and shape prevailing currents of thought.
  • Self regulating- The ability to manage disruptive emotions and impulses.
  • Franchise- A collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work of fiction, such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game.
  • Channel surfing- The practice of quickly scanning through different television channels or radio frequencies to find something interesting to watch or listen to.
  • PSB- Public service broadcasting
  • TV license- allows you to watch or record live TV programmes on any channel, and to download or watch BBC programmes on iPlayer.

  1. When was TV introduced to the UK? 1955
  2. In 1965, how many channels were there in the uk and what were they? there were 3, ABC, CBS and NBC. 
  3. when did itv start? why was it different? 22nd September 1995
  4. which UK channels have to follow PSB remits? BBC
  5. Who regulates tv now? OfCom 
  6. Who regulated tv channels in the 1960s? ITA regulated Itv and the other channels were self regulated
  7. List the differences between tv in the 60s and now? there are many more options on tv to watch now. 

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