E4 is a British digital television channel, launched as a pay-TV companion to
Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. The "E" stands for entertainment, and the
channel is mainly aimed at the lucrative 15–35 age group. Programming
includes U.S. imports such as The Cleveland Show, The
O.C., Smallville, Veronica Mars, Everwood, What About Brian?, Desperate
Housewives, How I Met Your Mother, 90210, One Tree Hill, Ugly
Betty, Scrubs, Rules of Engagement, The Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke
Girls, Revenge, and formerly Friends. Other programming includes British
shows such as Misfits, The Ricky Gervais
Show, Shameless, Hollyoaks, Skins, The Inbetweeners, Made in
Chelsea, and My Mad Fat Diary. Some U.S. imports, such as Desperate
Housewives and Ugly Betty are screened on E4 up to one week ahead of
their Channel 4 broadcasts. Its most successful broadcast to date was on 11
October 2010 when an episode of The Inbetweeners pulled in over 3.7
million viewers.
Channel E4 usually broadcast shows which are usually adult
orientated targeting young adults and over. such as shows include Misfits

Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television show, on the
network Channel 4, about a group of young offenders sentenced to work in a
community service programme, where they obtain supernatural powers after a
strange electrical storm.
Press Release Document: http://www.channel4.com/info/press/programmeinformation/misfits-s3

The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 2008 to 2010 on
E4. Created and written by Damon Beesley
and Iain Morris, the show followed the life of suburban teenager Will
Press Release Document:
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/inbetweeners-stars-pen-new-sitcom-for-channel-4
ITV is a commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 as
Independent Television under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority (ITA, then
after the Sound Broadcasting Act 1972, Independent Broadcasting Authority, now Ofcom) to
provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the
passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, its legal name has been Channel 3, the number 3 having
no real meaning other than to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time,
namely BBC 1, BBC 2 and Channel 4. In part, the number 3 was assigned as televisions would
usually be tuned so that the regional ITV station would be on the third button, the other
stations being allocated to the number within their name.
ITV is a network of television channels that operate regional television services as well as
sharing programmes between each other to be displayed on the entire network. In recent years,
several of these companies have merged so currently the fifteen franchises are in the hands of
three companies.
The ITV network is to be distinguished from ITV plc, the company that resulted from the merger
of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004 and which holds the Channel 3
broadcasting licences in England, Wales, southern Scotland, the Isle of Man and the Channel
Islands. Similarly the ITV brand is the brand used by ITV plc for the Channel 3 service in these
areas. Of the companies external to ITV plc, STV and UTV use their own brands in their own
respective areas (northern and central Scotland and Northern Ireland).
Lewis
Lewis is a British television detective drama made as a
spin-off from Inspector Morse. Like that series, it was set
primarily in Oxford, England.
Press Release:
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a British period drama television series
created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival
Films and Masterpiece.
Press Release:

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama
that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the
books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by
Anthony Horowitz
BBC Three is a television channel from the BBC broadcasting
via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The
channel's target audience includes those in the 16–34 year old
age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content
to younger audiences, focusing on new talent and new
technologies. The channel is on-air from 19:00 to around 05:00
each night, in order to share terrestrial television bandwidth with
CBBC. Unlike its commercial rivals, 90% of BBC Three's output
is from the United Kingdom and other European Union countries.
80% is original, covering all genres, from current affairs, to
drama, to comedy to animation. BBC Three has a unique 60
Seconds format for its news bulletins. This was adopted so that
operation of the channel could be completely automated, without
the complication of dealing with variable length live news
broadcasts. The current controller of the station is Zai Bennett
and the Head of Scheduling is Dan McGolpin.
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced
by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord—a
time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor.
Press Release: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/
Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a
Scottish comprehensive school of the same name that was
first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006. The first series
contained eight episodes and ended on 27 April 2006.

Press Release:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/10_octob
er/27/waterloo.shtml

Orphan Black

Orphan Black is a Canadian science fiction television
series starring Tatiana Maslany as several identical
women who are revealed to be clones.
Press Release: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/OrphanBlack-Season-1-Press-Release/18426

Channel Research and Analysis

  • 1.
    E4 is aBritish digital television channel, launched as a pay-TV companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. The "E" stands for entertainment, and the channel is mainly aimed at the lucrative 15–35 age group. Programming includes U.S. imports such as The Cleveland Show, The O.C., Smallville, Veronica Mars, Everwood, What About Brian?, Desperate Housewives, How I Met Your Mother, 90210, One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, Scrubs, Rules of Engagement, The Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke Girls, Revenge, and formerly Friends. Other programming includes British shows such as Misfits, The Ricky Gervais Show, Shameless, Hollyoaks, Skins, The Inbetweeners, Made in Chelsea, and My Mad Fat Diary. Some U.S. imports, such as Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty are screened on E4 up to one week ahead of their Channel 4 broadcasts. Its most successful broadcast to date was on 11 October 2010 when an episode of The Inbetweeners pulled in over 3.7 million viewers.
  • 2.
    Channel E4 usuallybroadcast shows which are usually adult orientated targeting young adults and over. such as shows include Misfits Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television show, on the network Channel 4, about a group of young offenders sentenced to work in a community service programme, where they obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical storm. Press Release Document: http://www.channel4.com/info/press/programmeinformation/misfits-s3 The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 2008 to 2010 on E4. Created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the show followed the life of suburban teenager Will Press Release Document: http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/inbetweeners-stars-pen-new-sitcom-for-channel-4
  • 3.
    ITV is acommercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 as Independent Television under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority (ITA, then after the Sound Broadcasting Act 1972, Independent Broadcasting Authority, now Ofcom) to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, its legal name has been Channel 3, the number 3 having no real meaning other than to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, namely BBC 1, BBC 2 and Channel 4. In part, the number 3 was assigned as televisions would usually be tuned so that the regional ITV station would be on the third button, the other stations being allocated to the number within their name. ITV is a network of television channels that operate regional television services as well as sharing programmes between each other to be displayed on the entire network. In recent years, several of these companies have merged so currently the fifteen franchises are in the hands of three companies. The ITV network is to be distinguished from ITV plc, the company that resulted from the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004 and which holds the Channel 3 broadcasting licences in England, Wales, southern Scotland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Similarly the ITV brand is the brand used by ITV plc for the Channel 3 service in these areas. Of the companies external to ITV plc, STV and UTV use their own brands in their own respective areas (northern and central Scotland and Northern Ireland).
  • 4.
    Lewis Lewis is aBritish television detective drama made as a spin-off from Inspector Morse. Like that series, it was set primarily in Oxford, England. Press Release: Downton Abbey Downton Abbey is a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece. Press Release: Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz
  • 5.
    BBC Three isa television channel from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16–34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent and new technologies. The channel is on-air from 19:00 to around 05:00 each night, in order to share terrestrial television bandwidth with CBBC. Unlike its commercial rivals, 90% of BBC Three's output is from the United Kingdom and other European Union countries. 80% is original, covering all genres, from current affairs, to drama, to comedy to animation. BBC Three has a unique 60 Seconds format for its news bulletins. This was adopted so that operation of the channel could be completely automated, without the complication of dealing with variable length live news broadcasts. The current controller of the station is Zai Bennett and the Head of Scheduling is Dan McGolpin.
  • 6.
    Doctor Who Doctor Whois a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord—a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor. Press Release: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/ Waterloo Road Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a Scottish comprehensive school of the same name that was first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006. The first series contained eight episodes and ended on 27 April 2006. Press Release: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/10_octob er/27/waterloo.shtml Orphan Black Orphan Black is a Canadian science fiction television series starring Tatiana Maslany as several identical women who are revealed to be clones. Press Release: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/OrphanBlack-Season-1-Press-Release/18426