2. History of BBC Television
• The company was formed in 1922 on the October 18th, they then
brought in the license fee of 10 shillings on the 1st November.
• In 1929, they first transmitted a television programme
experimentally using John Logie Baird’s studio.
• In 1932 they were able to broadcast from Broadcasting House.
• In 1936, they had their first regular broadcast of high definition TV.
• 1948 – the Olympics were first televised.
• 1951 – first transmission of the Archers.
• 1953 – they televised the Queen’s Coronation
• 1960 – the television centre opened
• 1963 – they launched Doctor Who
• 1967 – launched colour TV
• 1985 – Televised Live Aid and raised £60 million
• 1991 – launched the BBC website
• 2007 – created BBC iPlayer
3. Ideology of BBC Television
The BBC sum up their ideology in three words:
• Inform
• Educate
• Entertain
By this, they want to inform their audience of what is going
on around the world, as this is what the original purpose
of television was. To educate, including the way they
read the news and help education systems. To entertain,
meaning to give other forms of entertainment like online
and broadcasting other TV programmes which are not
for informational or educational uses.
4. Sectors of the Media
BBC currently cover 3 sectors of the media:
• Radio
BBC already have 11 different radio stations that people can tune in to,
mostly in the UK but there are international stations too such as the
BBC radio Asian Network.
• Television
There are 10 different BBC channels that broadcast different types of
shows so that there is something for everyone. They range from
entertainment and children’s channels to more intellectual shows
such as BBC Parliament.
• Online
There are 5 different sectors for the BBC online which are CBBC,
News, Sports, Weather and BBC iPlayer. You can access the BBC
Radio and Television programmes online as well as using it for
national/local updates.
5. Finance at The BBC
At the BBC, they receive money from the TV
licensing which is paid by everyone who owns a
TV in Britain. People can pay this yearly,
quarterly, monthly or weekly but each household
with a TV must pay it. It costs £145.50 annually
but costs less for certain people with disabilities
or over a certain age. You can also get it cheaper
if you do not have a colour TV. In the most
recent financial year, the BBC’s earnings
increased by £50 million so is up to £3,656
million.
6. Latest News Story Featuring the BBC
The latest news about the BBC was on the 6th of
October about 106 of the oldest episodes of
Doctor Who that were thought to have gone
missing. The episodes that featured the first two
Doctors were recently found over 3,000 miles
away in Ethiopia and have been returned to the
BBC by the dedicated fans that found them. The
shows had been broadcast over 2 years in 1965
to 1967 had been mistakenly sold at a village
fete.
7. The Future of the BBC
We are hoping that the BBC will continue to
develop as it has done over the years since the
1920s and start to make and sell some of its own
products for example a new tablet or laptop with
applications to download as it has proven to be
popular with the public. Another future
development the BBC could make is to introduce
holograms of the TV shows they broadcast,
making it more realistic for the audience and a
lot more exciting for them to watch.
