19. What does the TV industry do
• Broadcast Television is going through an
extraordinary time of change and challenge.
• It is still one of the most popular forms of
entertainment and information, with the
average British viewer still watching twenty
hours or more per week. But the rapid growth
of the internet and interactive media is
competing strongly for audiences and
revenues.
21. Different jobs in the Telivision
industry
There are many different jobs in the TV industry
like
Technical product /manager/ senior business
analyst
HR team assistant
Divisional Management Accountant-Shared
services and many more jobs in the television
industry
22. Who runs ITV
• ITV plc is a British media company that operates 12 of the 15
regional television franchises that make up the ITV network, the
oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the
United Kingdom. The network, which is currently branded ITV by
ITV plc, has vied with the British Broadcasting Corporation's BBC
One for the status of the UK's most watched channel since the
1950s (a crown it only lost in 2005).
• The company was formed by a corporate takeover from Granada plc
the (parent company of Granada Television) of Carlton
Communications. Granada acquired a 68% controlling interest of
the newly formed company whilst Carlton retained the 32%
remaining shares. It began trading on 2 February 2004. This was the
most recent stage in a long process of mergers between the original
ITV regional franchises, however it acquired the remaining 25% of
the Breakfast franchise holder, GMTV, from The Walt Disney
Company in 2009 and also Channel Television from its previous
owners Yattendon Group plc in 2011.
23. What television programmes have ITV made
Benidorm
Emmerdale
Coronation Street
X factor
The Magaluf weekender
24. Target audience
The target audience for ITV is teenagers and
adults because there are some soaps on at night
for the family and loads of different programmes
on in the day for everyone.
