Chapter 10 - Television Regulation Flashcards
What is regulation?
The control of television institutions by laws, codes of practice or guidelines
What is a licence fee?
An annual payment by all owners of television sets, which is the main source of income for some channels
What is a franchise in regards to TV?
The right to broadcast on a channel for a set number of years, secured by paying a fee to the government
What is watershed?
The time of day (conventionally 9pm) after which programmes with content that may disturb children can be shown
What is pan-and-scan?
Capturing a section of an image and enlarging it to fill the television frame; a technique used to fit wide film images into the square television screen
What is polysemia?
The quality of having multiple meanings at the same time. Polysemic texts
What is an indexical sign?
In semiotics, a sign which is the result of what it signifies, in the way that smoke is the result of fire
How are the rules of censorship and regulation decided?
It depends on the ideologies of that society, and change as the norms of society change over time
What are gatekeepers?
The critical term used for the people and institutions (such as commissioning producers and regulatory bodies) who control access to television broadcasting
