2. TV broadcasting
Television broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video to a
wide spread audience via any visual or audio mass communications
medium but usually using radio waves.
Television
3. Public service broadcasting (BBC)
Public service broadcasting is intended for the public and will
benefit rather than for purely commercial concerns. The
communications regulator Ofcom requires that certain television
and radio broadcasters fulfil 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.
The BBC is a public service broadcaster that operates under a
Royal Charter and a Licence and Agreement from the Home
Secretary.
Within the United Kingdom its work is funded principally by an
annual television licence fee, which is charged to all British
households, companies and organisations using any type of
equipment to receive live television broadcasts; the level of the
fee is set annually by the British Government and agreed by
Parliament.
4. How big is the
The BBC is a statutory corporation and mass media industry that
serves worldwide on television, online and radio. Its revenue consists
of around five billion pounds (2011/12).
The BBC is publicly owned by The Crown which is a corporation sole
(a legal entity).
The BBC provides public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom,
the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.
The BBC is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London and has
major production centres in Salford Quays, Belfast, Birmingham,
Bristol, Cardiff and Glasgow, and smaller production centres
throughout the UK.
The BBC is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and
the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with
about 23,000 staff.
5. Digital TV channels
The BBC operates several digital only stations which are:
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC News
BBC Parliament
CBBC
Cbeebies
Digital television is now in widespread use over the UK.
Digital BBC channels shown on television are broadcasted
without advertisements.
The community account for more than 30% of the UK
audience. This service is funded by a Television license.
6. Regional TV channels
The BBC operates many tv channels in the UK of which BBC One and BBC Two are
flagship television channels.
BBC one and two
BBC One is a regionalized TV service which provides opt-outs throughout the day for
local news and other local programming.
BBC covers the corporation’s primary network, broadcasting mainstream comedy,
drama, documentaries, films, news, sport and some children’s programmes.
Regional opt-outs are not possible in the regions that have already undertaken the
switch to digital television.
BBC Two is home to more specialist programming, including comedy,
documentaries, dramas, children’s programming as well imported programmes from
other countries such as the United States.
7. Regional TV channels
BBC Three - Particularly new comedy sketches shows and sitcoms.
BBC Four - Programming for an intellectual audience, including specialists
documentaries, occasional ‘serious’ dramas, live theatre, foreign language
films and television programmes and ‘prestige’ archives television repeats.
BBC News - The News channel.
BBC Parliament - The corporations dedicated politics channel; Covering UK
and Scottish parliament Welsh and northern Ireland assembly and also
international politics.
CBBC - For children aged six and above.
Cbeebies - For under six.
8. International presence
BBC World News is an international and commercially
funded 24 hour news channel which isn't officially available
to UK viewers however is shown on BBC News, BBC One,
BBC Two and BBC Four.
9. License fee
Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television and
radio programmes by privately-owned corporate media, as
opposed to state ownership.
Commercial broadcasting is primarily based on the practice of
airing radio advertisements and television advertisements for
profit. This is in contrast to public broadcasting, which receives
government subsidies and avoid most paid advertising.
10. What else the BBC owns
The BBC owns their own interactive sites and online catch
up TV such as BBC iplayer. They also have their own radio
stations and television channels
11. How does this industry relate to other
creative media industries
This industry links with other media industries such as radio, advertising
and marketing and press (newspapers).
Television links in well with radio because they both have channels that
are concentrating on giving the viewers/listeners the news which means
they both serve the same purpose but in different forms. They also both
have advertisements during breaks.
During television breaks there are a lot advertisements from different
companies, this links to advertising and marketing because television is
used by the industry to reach a wider audience because of the amount
of people watching the tv.
Television also links to press because they are both trying to give the
target audience news but in different ways.
