2. ITV
The first option I looked at was ITV as it is a well known, popular channel
which many people praise. It is also useful for those who cannot watch it
at the right time as it has catch-up and is available to record on TV
companies such as Sky and Freeview. I looked into dog documentaries on
itv catch-up, although there weren’t many there were still some
possibilities to choose from.
3. Advantages vs Disadvantages
I found that ITV is very good as once you create an
account and log in it’s very easy to just pick a program
you want to watch as it is laid out very well and also gives
you options of which episode- if there are more than one
in a series.
Unfortunately, there are 2 adverts in one 30 minute
episode, so 3 in an hour episode, which can be a hassle
for those who prefer to skip. This wouldn’t be an issue for
those who record their show as it means they can fast
forward past the adverts on tv, and if they have options
such as Sky Demand they also have this option, however
those who do not own a to would have to put up with the
2-3 minute long adverts.
4. BBC / (iPlayer)
BBC was a solid option as it is known foir documentaries and
tv shows lasting around an hour with no breaks. When first
going onto the website BBC iPLayer, it presents you with any
shows you could have missed and then there is an option of
genres so you can look up what you want to watch or find
something in a particular category.
5. Advantages vs Disadvantages
Like all items on catch-
up sites, they expire,
which can be a downfall
if you happen to miss
one you wanted to watch
When looking up dog
documentaries, it only came up with
one option which happened to be
expired, showing that BBC is not a
channel that usually shows animal
documentaries.
An advantage of the channel is
that you don’t get any adverts or
breaks, which would please the
audience as they wouldn't’t get
interrupted, but they still get the
option to pause or record it if
they wanted to.
6. Channel 4
Channel 4 was our final option, being one of the
most popular channels visited in the UK. It helps
how it is accessed on any box set company.
When first visiting the site I
was please to see a
documentary already on
there, as this shows that it
definitely considers showing
them.
7. Advantages vs Disadvantages
The website is well laid out,
being easy to understand
with any options to choose
from in terms of genres and
catch-ups.
When searching ‘dog’ it came
up with around 50 options of tv
shows/episodes to choose
from, a high percentage being
documentaries!
This meant that Channel 4 is
well and truly up for showing a
dog documentary.
Being able to look up a key word and allowing to get this
many options to choose from allows variety for the audience.
But can also make it hard what to pick.
8. Evaluation
In conclusion, we have decided to use Channel 4 for
our documentary as it holds the most documentaries
related to ours. The amount of dog related
documentaries shows that we would get a mass
audience watching. It also holds different themes for
the topic so ours would fit in nicely and hopefully
add some variety.
