Commercial TV relies on advertising revenue rather than TV licenses. It earns money by allowing companies to advertise during popular viewing times. However, relying solely on ads comes with risks. If a channel doesn't attract enough viewers, advertisers won't provide ads, meaning the channel can't make enough money and may have to close down. Major commercial TV channels in the UK include Channel 4, Channel 5, Viva, and Film4. These channels own other TV networks and are primarily funded through advertising. [/SUMMARY]

1. What is commercial TV ?
Commercial television is a channel that’s paid by adverts and not TV
license they get all their money by adverts and most companies that
are willing to spend money on the channel for the advert are usually
allowed to pick a suitable time.

2. Effects of relying on advertising
revenue?
• Commercial broadcasting is primarily based on the practice of
airing television advertisement for profit. This is in to public
broadcasting which receives government subsides and
eschews most paid advertisement. The negative of relying on
adverts are that you always have to attract viewers because if
your channel doesn’t have enough viewers the advertisement
team wont give you there adverts which means your not
making enough money to stay in the business and that means
you close down you company because of relying on
advertisement.

3. commercial TV channels
• Channel 4- is largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately
publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent
Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and
operated by Channel Four Television Corporation they also own
other channels such as 4music ,smash hits, film 4
• Channel 5- is owned by the RTL Group. Richard Desmond purchased
the station from the RTL Groupon 23 July 2010 the also own other tv
channles such as 5*, 5USA.

4. Commercial TV channels
• Viva
• The channel is owned by Viacom International Media Networks
Europe and was originally a German channel. They also own other
channels such as comedy central, MTV classic ,MTV hits and
nickelodeon.
• Film 4 is owned and operated by Channel Four Television
Corporation, that screens films. It offers films in standard definition
free of charge. They also own other channels such as, smash
hits, heat. 4music ,E4.

5. What sort of advert do they have on
commercial television?
• A commercial advertisement on television usually advertises
wide variety of goods such as good TV shows that are coming
up, adverts take big part of commercial television because
that’s how they get most of their money so they need to have
lots of viewers so they can get adverts money from other
companies and every adverts has a audience they need to
please for example advert about Mercedes are not for
teenagers because you know most teens can not effort it, so
each advert is for group of people and the come on certain
time that those people are more likely to be home.

6. What companies own commercial
television stations?
• here are some companies that own commercial
television stations.
• Channel 4 is own by channel four television
corporation they also own other television shows.
• 4Music
• Box Television
• Film4
• E4

7. Links to other industries
• Commercial television is linked to advertising
and marketing because they have many
adverts on their channels since they get
money of advertising, also film is linked to this
industries as many of these channels have
movies on to draw viewers, radio is linked to
because they put music on channels like
4music and smash hits.