Paper 1: Section A
You will be given an unseen extract from a TV drama to watch and analyse.
You will be asked THREE questions about the extract.
You could be asked about:
- How MEDIA LANGUAGE has been used to create meaning
- How the INDUSTRY has influenced the meaning
- The AUDIENCE's reaction to the extract
- The SOCIAL, CULTURAL and HISTORICAL CONTEXT
PUBLICLY OWNED TV CHANNEL: The broadcasting of television programmes via funding from the government.
COMMERCIAL TV CHANNEL: The broadcasting of television programmes by privately owned corporate media.
CONVERGENCE: The integration of services, content offerings and means of communication under one group. It includes cultural, society business, service, technology, regulatory and content aspects that need tone considered.
WATERSHED: The time when television programmes that might be unsuitable for children can be broadcast.
SEGMENTED MARKET: The process of dividing a market of potential consumers into groups based on different characteristics.
MAINSTREAM: Ideas, attitudes or activities that are shared by most people are regarded as normal and conventional.
SELF-REGULATING: Regulating itself without intervention from external bodies.
FRANCHISE: An authorisation granted by a government or company to an individual or group allowing them to carry out specified commercial activities.
CHANNEL-SURFING: The action or practise of surfing through television channels.
PSB: Programmes produced for the benefit of the public rather than pure commercial information.
TV LICENSE: Legal permission to install or use television receiving equipments to watch or record television programmes as they are being shown on television.
SCHEDULING: The pattern of timing of an advertising.
CONGLOMERATE: A company that owns numerous companies involved in television.
1. When was TV introduced to the UK?
2/11/1936
2. In 1965, how many channels were there in the UK and what were they?
There were three; BBC, BBC 2 and ITV.
3. When did ITV start? Why was it different?
1955, it was different because it was independent.
4. Which UK channels have to follows PSB remits?
5. Who regulates TV now?
6. Who regulated TV channels in the 1960?
7. List the differences between TV in the 60s and now?
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