Industry/Audience Flashcards

1
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Explain who produced Killing eve.

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Commissioned by BBC America, produced with BBC Three and Sid Gentle (UK independent company).

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2
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BBC America is owned by…

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BBC Studios and AMC (Large american TV network)

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3
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Why can killing Eve’s distribution be described as ‘word of month’?

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82% rise in viewing, following premier of the first episode on BBC 3/ iplayer

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4
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Killing was the _______ most viewed TV on BBC iplayer, beaten closely by ________

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Second, Bodyguard

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5
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Is BBC America a Public service broadcaster?

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no, commercial funding from adverts and subscription

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6
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Why did Sid Gentle begin writing killing eve?

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jennings take on the female assassin was “fresh, intelligent and tonally much more bold that others”
reinforcing their aim to create “innovative, original and ambitious television”

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7
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Give a quote from Sarah Barnett about killing eve.

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“assumption that the big stories have men at their centre”
demand for female-led feminist productions

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8
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How did BBC Three avoid traditional broadcast schedules?

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online streaming service only between 2016 to 2022

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9
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Name one “veteran” writers of Tehran

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Maor Kohn

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10
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Who produced Tehran?

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Donna and Shula (israeli, international)
Paper Entertainment (London Based)

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11
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Were was Tehran shot?

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Athens

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12
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Who distributed Tehran?

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Kan 11, cineflix and Apple tv

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13
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Who publish(ed) women’s realm ?

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IPC media

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14
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How many yearly readers did ‘woman’ get

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3 million

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15
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name three companies that have owned IPS

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reed, Time Warner, future plc

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16
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What’s the name of IPC’s printing press?

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Odhams

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17
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How much does a huck copy cost?

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£6

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18
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How many readers does huck get?

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45,000 bi-monthly

19
Q

give figures to show the decline in the magazine

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over 60m sold in 2005, 20m in 2024

20
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How many customers does zinio have?

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10 million customers worldwide

21
Q

How does KSI appeal to young men?

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  • laddish banter
  • inspirational
  • accessible, prosumer
  • unpolished, unregulated, more relatable than traditional content
22
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How many users does KSI Subreddit have?
How does he use it to engage his audience?

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3 million
Videos were he reacts to memes and videos on his reddit, expands usual parasocial model.

“one question go” simular

23
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Describe two attitude features engage 26 - 55 year olds

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-“real bodies” regular feature, men from ranges of audiences “life doesn’t have to end when you get grey hair” (older audience, 66 year old) lots of advice about health issues with older men
- 1990 ‘retro’ content engages millennial audience “gay kiss in ‘dawson’s creek’ is now part of history”

24
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Name one attitude article that engages ABC1 socio groups.

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“looking for the best LGBT destinations in San Francisco?” luxury activities

25
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What are reformers?
how does attitude engage reformers

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Edititerol mix of soft news (celeb) and harder issues (political/social, mainly LGBT) “Egypt move towards criminalising homosexuallity”

factual mode of address, generally lacks opinions

26
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different readings of attitude?

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Dominant
readers with interest in gay culture and topical news read and formulate their own opinion, accepting inclusion of LGBT and non stereotypical representations

Opposition
More conservative audiences reject diversity and non stereotypical representations

27
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Different readings of women’s realm

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Dominant, accepting and using advice that reinforces patriarchal gender roles, sense of community

Oppositional, sexual revolution of 1960s, less stereotypical viewpoints
Older audiences not engaged by problem page

28
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how does “May I help you” feature engage womens realm’s target audience

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“Our daughter, aged sixteen” “Even though we are very much in love and have been married for only two months”

… advice to married mothers with children

29
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“May I help you?” regular feature may be an early example of…

Who are the submissions being submitted to?

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Active audience, less accessible (technology)

“Clare Shepard invites your question”

30
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target audience for huck.

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Millennial audience, ABC1
“Influential trendsetters”
reformers
Interest in:
Art, sports, politics, activism
Higher literacy levels?

31
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How does huck’s social media presence reflect its audience?

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less following on tik tok and snapchat (were audience is much younger)

32
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How does huck have an ‘active audience’?

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“how do i pitch a story” enables audience members to be part of journalism

71A buy to be part of brand

audience encouraged to like and share features on social media

33
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How does huck appeal to ‘reformers’?

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Range of viewpoints on ‘Women’s defence unit’

“Their worst nightmare had come true: their friend had been killed by a woman”
“The role of female fighters is much more important that the role of male fighter, because they are already free”

“i did not want my daughter to go to war” they “brainwashed her”
“we still haven’t been able to bury her”

Form own opinion.

34
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How did the producers and use of stars broaden killing eves appeal

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pre sold audience of killing eve and Sandra Oh

35
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give two quotes from Luke jennings about killing eve

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“They identified profoundly with Eve and Villanelle”
“the show had become a refuge, a rallying cry, and a social manifesto.”

36
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suggest reading for killing eve

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Dominant/intended meaning
- align with ideology of producers (pwb pre sold), subversions of genre are recognised and found to be amusing.

Negotiated meaning
- find ideology subversions of genre amusing but feel uncomfortable with explicit violence and humour.

Opposition meaning
- made uncomfortable by the seeming sexual tension between two powerful women, annoyed by subversion of genre and gender roles

37
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readings for tehran

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Dominant meaning
- audience views Iran as a dangerous and oppressive country (supporting Tamar) women more likely to take dominant meaning? (political and religious beliefs).

Negotiated meaning
- engaged by spy thriller conventions but not in a powerful position of power (more likely to be male?)

Oppositional meaning
- Reject representation of Iran (political / religious values) and women in powerful positions

38
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Who owns attitude?

A

Steam, Darren Styles

39
Q

Give an example of horizontal integration in attitude

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steam buying competing magazine ‘winq’

40
Q

give circulation figure for attitude

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1.7 million monthly website users
11,000 digital editions sold

41
Q

how much did attitude raise for AIDS foundation?

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£300,000

42
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how many viewers did the pride at home festival get?

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18.5 viewers

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