Peaky Blinders: Context Flashcards
What kind of broadcaster is the BBC?
- A public broadcaster and a non-profit institution.
- The BBC is not constrained by commercial models like other TV broadcasters in the UK.
What is unique about the BBC?
TV Licence
- As the BBC is not constrained by commercial models, it does not have to ‘play it safe,’ and repeating popular concepts and genres.
- This means it has the responsibility to develop fresh and unique content and diverse voices.
What region of the UK is often neglected by TV production but has been a key area of investment for the BBC?
- The Midlands
- The BBC has been shifting their studios and offices from London to Manchester to other Northern cities since 2011.
Why would TV shows like ‘Peaky Blinders’ be designated investment?
- The show is shot, produced and even set in underrepresented areas of the UK.
What kind of show is Peaky Blinders?
Industry, Economic Factors
- A popular mainstream TV show with international sales potential.
What is becoming more common as TV shows become a global production?
- International co-productions.
What company has ‘rescued’ many BBC productions by providing a cash injection to struggling titles?
- Netflix
Name an example of a BBC production which Netflix rescued.
- The Last Kingdom
Who has the BBC has also collaborated extensively with?
- Cable / streaming channel HBO on expensive shows like His Dark Materials.
The BBC has a global reputation as a…?
- Quality media brand which less well-known channels / platforms would be eager to collaborate with.
Most UK-produced content is distributed by?
- BBC America. However, Peaky Blinders is the exception.
Netflix was the number one streaming service with, as of 2022, with over how may paid subscribers?
- 200 million paid subscribers, with 37 million joining in the previous year?
What company invests heavily in original content, but also commissioning or buying existing shows from non-Anglophone (English speaking) territories.
- Netflix
in 2021, what percentage of Netflix’s content was commissioned was from outside the US and Canada?
- 80%
Due to copyright issues, Netflix does not own the rights to use what songs used in Peaky Blinders?
- Certain popular rock and punk songs in it’s broadcast of certain Peaky Blinders episodes. Because of this, these tracks have been replaced with other music instead. Therefore the BBC iPlayer (and subsequent DVD / Blu-Ray releases) versions remain the only manner through which to access the Peaky Blinders content the way it was originally edited.
