media industries Flashcards
consider the nature of media production, including by large organisations:
who produced the programme?
Talkback Thames
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what did the producer use to focus on high production values?
Film Production Unit Euston Films
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why did each episode cost in excess of £250, 000?
to make and was filmed on a strict ten day shooting schedule
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what was the sweeney considered as a produced made by Euston Films?
the most popular product
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what was Thames Television one of the regional franchise holders of?
the ITV network broadcasting in the London area from 1968- 1992
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what commercial broadcaster produced the sweeney?
ITV
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what does the commercial broadcaster that produced the sweeney present compared to luther, a BBC production?
presents a different production and distribution model
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what was the sweeney broadcast on?
ITV
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what was ITV the only UK’s channel in 1974?
UK’s only Independent Television Channel
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why did itv relied on advertisements?
to fund the production of television programmes
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what would the viewing figures for each episode guaranteed ITV for?
valuable income from advertisers who wanted to place commercials in the breaks
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why was the success of the sweeney therefore important to Thames Television and the iTV?
in terms of raising revenue
consider the functions and types of regulation in the media:
what time slot was the sweeney broadcasted?
9pm slot
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what does the characters that were part of the Metropolitan Police’s ‘Flying Squad’ suggest?
that the narrative would contain mature themes regarding violence and theft
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what is there mild of?
swearing
