LFTVD - D83 Media Industries

Question 1

Why was Channel 4 introduced in 1982?

Answer 1

For greater diversity

Question 2

What was Channel 4s original remit?

Answer 2

Buy programmes from independent producers. (It was a commissioning only organisation)

Question 3

When was Channel 4 set up?

Answer 3

1982

Question 4

How can the political demand for high quality and innovative television be seen?

Answer 4

In Ofcom regulations

Question 5

What audiences do Channel 4 tend to address?

Answer 5

Niche

Question 6

To deliver innovative programming, what risks does Channel 4 take?

Answer 6

Non-English language programming

Question 7

How have audience views changed over the years?

Answer 7

Non-English language programmes are now culturally acceptable

Question 8

How might scheduling be relevant to Hesmondhalgh and D83?

Answer 8

D83 did not really use stars, franchises, repeatable narratives etc but relied on scheduling to gain an audience

Question 9

What is a showrunner?

Answer 9

An individual or small team, usually writer-producer, that put their personal stamp on a drama and gives it an authored quality

Question 10

Which was the first big success globally in a non-English programme that used the showrunner production techniques?

Answer 10

The Killing

Question 11

Who co-produced D83?

Answer 11

RTL (a German broadcaster) and Sundanese TV (an American cable and satellite channel)

Question 12

Who founded Sundance TV?

Answer 12

Robert Redford

Question 13

What is Sundance TVs remit?

Answer 13

Speciality TV and independent films

Question 14

Who owns RTL?

Answer 14

Bettelsmann, a privately owned media conglomerate who also own UFA the production company

Question 15

How was D83 funded?

Answer 15

Commercial funding by advertisers

Question 16

What is free market capitalism?

Answer 16

An economic system where the free market delivers most goods and services as commodities (consumer pays for them)

Question 17

What are the audience demands in a free market economy?

Answer 17

More choice and availability (cultural context)

Question 18

What has been the impact of streaming on television services?

Answer 18

1. Competition for audiences has lead to production companies needing to be more creative
2. audience demand for immediacy means they have to allow for timeshift watching and on demand services
3. accessibility means that programmes need to be available on tablets/phones etc

Question 19

Why is tv watching no longer seen as a family activity?

Answer 19

Watching on individual devices and at a range of times means it is now an individualistic hobby

Question 20

What is the impact of tv becoming more an individualist activity?

Answer 20

There are no longer mass audiences for most programmes

Question 21

What is the classification of D83 according to BBFC?

Answer 21

12 (for our episode)

Question 22

Livingston and Lunt studied Ofcom and defined the audience into two categories; what are they?

Answer 22

Citizens and Consumers

Question 23

What is the citizen model of regulation?

Answer 23

Citizens have rights and require regulation to promote the public interest. (This is the traditional model but this is being attacked by globalisation)

Question 24

What is the consumer model?

Answer 24

Consumers have needs and want choice. (This is linked to consumerism)

Question 25

What is Ofcom for?

Answer 25

Ofcom is required in law (Communications Act 2003) to ensure all programmes shown in the UK fulfil certain codes. (D83 falls under this as it is C4. ST does not)

Question 26

Give three areas Ofcom covers.

Answer 26

Protection of Under 18s, Harm and offence and Abuse

Question 27

How has advertising changed for tv?

Answer 27

The ability to skip adverts has led to more emphasis being placed on sponsorship and product placement

Question 28

Who scripted the programme?

Answer 28

Anna Winger an American novelist

Question 29

Who produced D83?

Answer 29

Joerg Winger, a German producer, inspired by his experience of military service