Channel 4 is a British public service television broadcaster that began transmission in 1982. It aims to provide a fourth television service to the UK with a mix of commercially self-funded and publicly owned programming. Channel 4 documentaries typically introduce the story first before providing titles and use voiceovers with expert interviews. They air documentaries from 10pm-11pm when the target 16+ audience is likely at home. Channel 4 documentaries provide concise summaries of real life topics and current affairs issues in an informative yet engaging format.

1. Assignment 7: TV Channel
research
By: Luara Pires

2. Channel 4

3. Channel 4 – some information.
• Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster
• began transmission on 2 November 1982.
• Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately
publicly owned
• the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four
Television Corporation
• 31 March 2010 Channel 4 became an entirely UK-wide TV
channel for the first time.
• The channel was established to provide a fourth television
service to the United Kingdom

4. Tv programmes on this channel.
ENTERTAINMENT, COMEDY & DOCUMENTARIES
Beauty and the geek. Scrubs. The miracle survivors.
Desperate housewives. Ugly Betty Best of British
Made in Chelsea Suburgatory Pamela Stephson: The fame report

5. Target Audience within timing.
MONDAY TUESDAY
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Time Target audience Time Target audience
17:00
17:30
Early peak Hobbies/Leisure ( CDWM/Coach Trip/Jamie/4 in a Bed)
17:00-18:00 16-20
17:00-18:00 16-20 18:00
The Simpsons
18:30
Hollyoaks C
18:00-18:30 18:00-18:30 7-12
7-12 19:00
Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News
19:30
18:30-19:00 18:30-19:00 15-19
15-19 20:00
Current Affairs Lifestyle Series
Current Affairs
20:30
19:00-20:00 19:00-20:00 18+
18+ 21:00
Science / Nature
Contemporary factual / Current affairs
21:30 / Human
20:00-21:00 20:00-21:00 16+ features docs
16-40 22:00
I nterest Docs
Aquired and
Lifestyle & commissioned
UK/US Entertainment/Drama
21:00-22:00 21:00-22:00 16-20 22:30
20-40 23:00
Entertainment series
Stripped Factual and Entertainment
22:00-22:30 22:00-22:30 16+
16-25 23:30
Time Target audience Time Target audience Time Target audience
17:00-18:00 16-20 17:00-18:00 16-20 17:00-18:00 16-20
18:00-18:30 7-12 18:00-18:30 7-12 18:00-18:30 7-12
18:30-19:00 15-19 18:30-19:00 15-19 18:30-19:00 15-19
19:00-20:00 18+ 19:00-20:00 18+ 19:00-19:30 18+
WEDNESDAY
20:00-21:00 16+ 20:00-21:00 16+ THURSDAY 17:30-21:00 16+
FRIDAY
21:00-22:00 16-20 21:00-22:00 18+ 21:00-22:30 16+
22:00-22:30 16+ 22:00-22:30 16+ -------------- --------------

6. • CHANNEL 4 IS MOSTLY
SUCCESSFUL FROM 17:00
UNTIL 23:00
BECAUSE
• IT’S THE TIME PEOPLE COME
SUCCESS?
FROM WORK
• YOUNGERS ARRIVE FROM
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
17:00
17:30
Early peak Hobbies/Leisure ( CDWM/Coach Trip/Jamie/4 in a Bed)
CDWM stacks
18:00
The Simpsons
18:30
Hollyoaks Channel 4 News
19:00
Channel 4 News
19:30
Channel 4 News
Factual
20:00 Commissions
Current Affairs
20:30
Current Affairs Lifestyle Series
21:00
Science / Nature
Contemporary factual / Current affairs
21:30 / Human
features docs
I nterest Docs
22:00
Aquired and
Lifestyle & commissioned Feature films
22:30
UK/US Entertainment/Drama
Entertainment series
23:00
Stripped Factual and Entertainment
23:30

7. Documentaries on channel 4.
• What it is about? Lifers
Lifers is a documentary about prisoners in Gartree Prison in Leicestershire that get the
minimum of 15 years in prison and how their daily life is , and it shows what goes in their
head and how do they feel about the crime they committed.
• What channel is it on?
Channel 4.
• Who is the target audience?
16+
• What time is it on?
22:00 pm
• Where is it shown?
Britain.
• Who made it?
Tim Wardle ( director)
• Production/distribution/exhibition?
Produced by : Century Films
Distributed and exbited : Channel 4.

8. Body Shock
• What it is about?
On each episode shows a different person and a different story , on this
specific one is about a 27 inch man , show he's daily life and how he's life has
changed after he entered the Guinness book for the shortest man on earth.
• What channel is it on?
Channel 4.
• Who is the target audience?
16+
• What time is it on?
22:00 pm
• Where is it shown?
Britain.
• Production/distribution/exhibition?
Produced by : red back until 2006 – now : Ark Media.
Distributed and exbited : Channel 4. Both documentaries are
about real life situation
and recent topics.

9. Channel 4 Documentaries.
It can be seen that channel 4 have a pattern:
• by introducing the story then having titles
• have intervals the same way
• Uses voice over.
• Looks for experts opinions.

10. Channel 5

11. Channel 5.
SOME INFORMATIONS.
• Channel 5 is a television network that broadcasts in the United Kingdom.
• Launched in 1997, it was the fifth and final national channel to launch
• The station was branded as Five between 2002 and 2011.
• Richard Desmond purchased the station from the RTL Group on 23 July 2010
• he announced plans to invest more money in programming
• He returned the name to Channel 5 with immediate effect
• 14 February 2011 he applied to 5 News.
• Channel 5 concentrates on entertainment programmes.

12. TV programming.
CELEBRETY BIG BROTHER CSI:MIAMI THE BACHELOR
HOME AND AWAY ANGELINA BALLERINA ANIMAL FAMILIES
THE JEDWARDS ANGEL OF JARM EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE

13. Day time. TARGET AUDIENCE.
• Channel 5 has different target audiences depending on the time.
During the day time, the
target audience is for a
much more younger age as
cartoons are on for kids , so
that would be for 5-11
However after 11am it
changes to 16+

14. Late
Day time. TARGET AUDIENCE.
Evening.
In the evening the
target audience is 16-
25. As there are more
reality TV, modern
soap operas and CSI
which mostly all
youth like to watch.

15. TARGET AUDIENCE.
Late
Late at night the target audience changes
again , there are no longer cartoons or
soap operas. The target audience is from
30+

16. What time is channel 5 most
successful?
• Channel 5 is mostly successful after 3 that is the time that children come from
school therefore there are cartoons.
• however after 6 when adults come back from work they change the programming
and have soap operas and reality TV this all increases the viewing percentage
rating over 40%.
• Advertising on channel 5 after 17:00 up to 23:00 is more expensive aswell as this
proves it is the most successful time.

17. Documentaries on channel 5.
 Name:
Britain's Strangest Pets
 Type:
Informative/entertainment.
 Target audience:
16-25
 Time:
20:00
 Why:
• The target audience is from
16-25 because of the
timing and also the content
• The time is on at 20:00
because everyone is usually
at home.

18. Documentaries on channel 5.
 Name:
Dirty Great machines.
 Type:
informative
 Target audience:
18-40
 Time:
20:00
 Why:
• The target audience is from
18-40 because the content
is not so entertaining
therefore an adult
audience would watch it
more.
• The time is on at 20:00
because everyone is usually
at home.

19. Documentaries on channel 5.
 Name:
How do they do it?
 Type:
informative/ observative /
entertain
 Target audience:
16-30
 Time:
20:00
 Why:
• The target audience is from
16-30because the content
is entertaining and it talks
about the newest
technologies so a younger
audience would be
interested more.
• The time is on at 20:00
because everyone is usually
at home.

20. BBC

21. Some information.
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Its a British public service broadcaster located at the Broadcasting House in
the City of Westminster, London.
• It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff.
• Its main responsibility is to provide independent public service broadcasting in
the United Kingdom
• The BBC is a semi-autonomous public service broadcaster
• that operates under a Royal Contract and a Licence and Agreement from the
Home Secretary ( TV license)
• the level of the fee is set annually by the British Government and agreed by
Parliament

22. TV PROGRAMMING
A Beautiful mind. Copy cats Days of glory
Cash Britain. Live at the electric Date line London
Close up. The road to coronation street Dead good job.

23. Target audience
Target audience 9:30am-3pm
• Male and female
• Ages: 30-45
• bbc1
• Parents
Target audience
3pm-6pm
• Male and female
• Ages : 6-12
• Cbeebies channel
• After coming from
school
Target audience 6pm -8pm
• Male and female
• Ages : 45-60
• bbc1
• Interests : Politics and
world news

24. Time bbc is most successful
• BBC is mostly successful from 9:30 am to 3pm
• Time parents are home while children are in school
• Documentaries and food programmes are usually on during this
time
• From 6pm to 8pm is also very successful
• From the older audience which there interested on the news.
• Bbc is successful at different times because of the different target
audience of each programme.

25. BBC DOCUMENTARIES.
 Name:
Swimming with the piranhas
 Type:
Informative/observative
 Target audience:
18-40
 Time:
20:00
 Why:
• The target audience is from
18-40 because the content
is refering to a more adult
audience
• The time is on at 20:00
because everyone is usually
at home.

26. BBC DOCUMENTARIES.
 Name:
The art of video games.
 Type:
Informative/observative
 Target audience:
16-23
 Time:
20:00
 Why:
• The target audience is from
18-23 because the content
is referring to a more youth
audience as younger
people are more interested
in video games.
• The time is on at 20:00
because everyone is usually
at home.

27. Comparison of channels.
Channel 4 Channel 5 BBC
CHANNEL 4 HAS MORE CHANNEL 5 HAS A LOT OF CHANNEL 5 HAS MORE
ENTERTAINING PROGRAMMING. ENTERTAINING PROGRAMMING. INFORMATIVE PROGRAMMING.
IT’S A PUBLIC OWNED TV FREEVIEW CHANNEL TV LICENSED
CHANNEL.
THE SUCCESFULL TIME IS FROM IT IS MORE SUCCESFULL AFTER 3. BBC IS MORE SUCCESFULL FROM
17:00-23:00 9-3
BRITISH COMPANY. BRITISH COMPANY BRITISH COMPANY
CONTEMPORARY TOPICS REALITY TV WORLD HAPPENINGS.
PROVOCATIVE DOCUMENTARIES DOCUMANTARIES ARE MORE INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTARIES
ENTERTAINNG
ADVERSTISEMENT PRICES ADVERTISMENT PRICES DEPEND THERE IS NO ADVERSTISEMENT.
CHANGE DEPENDING ON TIME. END ON TIMING.

28. COMPARISON OF DOCUMENTARIES.
CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5 BBC
INTRODUCE STORY FIRST THEY ARE MORE THEY ARE MORE
ENTERTAINING INFORMATIVE
TITLE COMES AFTER THE TITLE COMES STRAIGHT THEY INTRODUCE THE
INTRODUCTION AT THE BIGGINING WHOLE TOPIC FIRST
HAS INTERVALS HAS INTERVALS HAS NO INTERVALS.
USES A LOT OF ITERVIEWS USE A LOT OF OLD FOOTAGE USES A LOT OF EXPERTS
OPINION.

29. CHOSEN CHANNEL.
• CHANNEL 4:
WHY?
• Because of the way they introduce the story first
• The documentaries are participatory and informative
• The time when the documentaries start
• The time where its most succesfull.