Channel 5 reaches 43 million UK viewers each month through a variety of programming including entertainment, sports, documentaries, drama, news and films. It attracts a broad audience from young children through Milkshake! to older audiences with shows like The Hotel Inspector. Channel 5 airs educational documentaries on topics like dangerous drivers and how everyday products are made from animals. The group has chosen to air their documentary on Channel 5 at 9pm to target adults within OFCOM watershed regulations as some game content may not be suitable for children.

1. ASSIGNMENT 9 :
GROUP PRESENTATION
By
Karolina Fryckowska
Donnielle Carino
Michelle Asafuadjaue
Jayde-Marie Jackson

2. Part J – TV channel
In a typical month Channel 5 reaches ¾ of the
UK population or 43 million people.
Channel 5 provides viewers with a varied mix of
programming which includes
entertainment, sport, documentaries, kids, drama, n
ews and films.
Channel 5's programming reaches a broad range of
audiences; starting young with Milkshake! for young
children, the likes of The Gadget Show and
blockbuster movies for young adults, Home & Away
and Neighbours appeal to women and Europa
League Football and Cricket coverage get strong
viewing shares among men. In addition to A young adult 20 – 40
these, shows such as The Hotel Inspector do Adolescent 13 – 19
Middle adulthood stage 40 - 65.
particularly well among upmarket (ABC1) audiences. Maturity 65 years old or older.

3. Part J – TV channel
Educational documentaries
Dangerous Drivers' School 20:00 Wednesdays
How Do They Do It? 19:30 Mondays 2011
The Gadget Show 20:00 Mondays 2011
Highland Emergency 19:30 7 Dec 2011
Paul Merton's Adventures 22:00 Wednesdays 2011
Stansted: The Inside Story 20:00 Tuesdays 2011
Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads 20:00 Fridays 2011

4. TV Channel Research
We chose BBC3 because they target BBC3 often do ‘seasons’ and show
16-34 year olds, which includes our documentaries relating to the season.
target audience. They target E.G. the ‘dangerous pleasures’ season
younger audiences by focusing included documentaries such as:
their topics on new talent and - How drugs work
technologies. - My battle with booze
- Ready steady drink
Another season was the adult season
which included documentaries such
as:
- Baby beauty queens
- Underage and pregnant
Ready steady drink Glamour models; mum and me
- Glamour models, mum and me
- The blind me
Baby beauty queens How drugs work

5. We’ve thought to air our documentary on
BBC3 because they show a wide range of
topics which are educational and
entertaining.
Hotter than my daughter –
entertaining makeover
show.
Kill it, cut it, use it – educates the
audience on how animals are
used to make every day
products.

6. BBC3 try to challenge the beliefs According to research BBC three are more
of young people through some of successful at targeting 16-34 year olds than
their documentaries by basing ITV2 and E4. They have also won more
some topics on addiction and wards that rival channels sky 1, living, and
childcare. ITV2.
Misbehaving Mums – Documentary Cannabis: What’s the harm? –
about pregnant women who are doing Documentary about the effects
things that are putting their unborn of cannabis.
babies at risk.

7. • Ready steady drink • Dangerous Drivers' School
• Glamour models; mum and me • How Do They Do It?
• Baby beauty queens • Paul Merton's Adventures
• How drugs work • Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest
Roads

8. Time of Documentary
• 9pm in watershed as our documentary will
include case studies that show violence
which will not be suitable to a younger
audience and most if the documentaries on
channel 5 as shown around 9 therefore we
will to show it after for example The Gadget
Show.
• The audience is commonly are back from
work and are relaxing by 9 which will allow
us to have a wide audience.

9. Part J – OFCOM regulations
• The watershed in the UK is from 9pm to 5am
• OFCOM states that material shown before the watershed should be
suitable for young viewers.
• We wont use any swearing, explicit images or sexual references/imagery
in order to keep in line with OFCOM regulations.
• We feel that as we will be showing images and clips from video games that
are rated 18 some things might not be suitable for young viewers which is
why we’ve scheduled or documentary at 9pm.