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Television: Industries and Audiences
L\O: to research the history, companies and regulators in the Television Industry.

• Publicly owned TV channel -Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service.
• Commercial TV channel - Commercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship.

• Convergence - 
  
  Media convergence is the merging of mass communication outlets – print, television, radio, the Internet along with portable and interactive technologies through various digital media platforms.
• Watershed - Times when adult content (15+) can be shown. Between 9pm 
• Segmented market
• Mainstream
• Franchise 
• Channel surfing 
• PSB
• TV Licence 
• Scheduling 
• Conglomerate 

1. When was TV introduced to the UK? September 22nd 1955
2. In 1965, how many channels were there in the UK and what were they?
3. When did ITV start? Why was it different?
4. Which UK channels have to follow PSB?
5.Who regulates TV now?
6. Who regulated TV channels in the 1960s
7. List the differences between TV in the 60s and now.

5/11/19                                   The Avengers n 1960

L/O: Research the 1960s (uk) in therms of social, historical and political climate of the decade; research the TV show Avengers.


What do we know about the 1960s?

• First contraceptive pill
• Society was male dominated despite female rights increased.
• Society was racist 
• Civil rights act 1960 
• Moon landing 
• Famous bands like the Beatles were very popular

Where do your impressions come from?

• Films 
• Sone music 
• History lessons 
• Family

What had been happening in the UK during the 1940s/50s

• End on WW2 
• First contraception pill
• Rights changes as women didn't want to be treated the same after the war.

Which institution (channel) produced the show?
ITV

Who was the primary and secondary audience?
Young adults (18-25) Teenagers

When did the first episode air?
7th January 1961

How many viewers followed the show?

How many seasons were made?
6 seasons

What date was the latest episode aired


8/11/19                                                    The Narrative



Equilibrium - Mrs Peele is having a relaxing morning exercise.
Disruption - Mr Steed goes into her house and tells her they are going to take place in an investigation.
Disruption - They are locked in a pub
Disruption - Death of the fat man.
Disruption - Mrs Peele gets kidnapped
Resolution - Steed rescues Peele and they realise they are imposters. They also find out people are trying to take over Britain and go underground to investigate.
New Equilibrium - Peele and Steed are on a ped and are flirting again.

Television Industries: Ownership

 

















Television in the 2010s

L/O: research the 2010s (Uk) in terms of social, cultural and political climate of the decade; research TV usage in 2015


     28/10/19                                                  Representation



How is 'Britishness' represented in this scene in terms of mise-en-scene?

• Posh British fashion
• Drinking tea

How is war paranoia/racism represented in this through mise-en-scene?

• the blowing out the candle represents the black out in war.
• in this scene, racism is shows no ethnic  minorities in the scene.
• The cold war.    

How was the context of the 1960s shown in the different representations used in eps 1?

The town of no returns 

Opening scene:

Beach

Man was a sailor 

First scene was shot on location which means higher production from the america company 

Mrs pealed apartment shows a modern 60s 

New movements show in art and desing

The way steed is presented is very patriarchal society 

Represents the older, upper class generation and their views 

Mrs pealed is represented smart, intelligent female 

Stereotypical Bristsh pub

New music (jazz)

31/1/20                                                          Television Industries 

what elements did the producers choose to include and why?

• Action clips
• Relationship clips

how have they represented police life?

• Tense
• Violent
• Stressful 
• Harassment 
• Disrespected 

how have they represented personal dramas

• Full of action
• Dramatic
• Relationships

how have they used Media Language to make it appeal to the target audience 

• Fast pace editing to match the fast pace of the job
• Non diegetic music creating tension 

Part of winter schedule for 2015: aired October 2015

Active audience theory argues that media audiences do not just receive information passively but are actively involved, often unconsciously, in making sense of the message within their personal and social contexts.

A passive audience is an audience that merely observes and event rather than actively responding it.