2. The difference between the following 3 types of
broadcasters
Public service broadcasting
Commercial broadcasting
Subscription channels.
3. Public Service
Broadcasting
The UK term for "public service broadcasting" refers
to broadcasting which is intended for the public and
will benefit without any commercial concerns. The
communications regulator Ofcom requires that
certain television and radio broadcasters fulfill
certain requirements as part of their license to
broadcast. All of the BBC's television and radio
stations have a public service remit, including those
that broadcast digitally.
4. Commercial Broadcasting
Commercial broadcasting (also known as private
broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television
programs and radio programming by privately
owned corporate media, as opposed to state
sponsorship. ITV is an example of Commercial
broadcasting.
5. Pay Television
Pay television, premium television, or premium channels
refer to subscription-based television services, usually
provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite
television, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and
internet television. Subscription television began in the
multi-channel transition and transitioned into the postnetwork era. Some parts of the world, notably in France
and the United States, have also offered encrypted
analog terrestrial signals, available for subscription, a UK
example of this is subscription programmers such as
Sky, Virgin Media and BT Vision.
6. How Public Broadcasters
receive their funding
.£3,656.2 million in license fees collected from
householders
.£1,101.2 million from the BBC's Commercial Businesses
.£269.7 million from government grants, of which 264.7
million is from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for
the BBC World Service
.£75.2 million from other income, such as rental collections
and royalties from overseas broadcasts of programming.
7. How Commercial Broadcasters
get their funding
Commercial broadcasters such as ITV primarily is
primarily based on the practice of airing radio
advertisements and television advertisements for
profit. This is in contrast to public broadcasting, such
as BBC which receives government subsidies and
eschews most (or all) paid advertising.
