Radio Flashcards
What is a PSB?
Public service broadcaster
Why is the BBC unbiased?
We pay the licence fee so it has to serve everyone
What is commercial broadcasting?
Advertising in order to make money
Is the BBC horizontally and vertically integrated?
Yes it is a multi-media conglomerate
When was it formed?
18 October 1922
Who became general manager?
John Charles Walsham
Who did he want the BBC to belong to?
The public
What is the BBC’s remit?
Inform, educate and entertain
How much is the loscene fee?
As of 1 April 2024 the fee is £169.50
What channels does this pay for?
9 TV channels, national radio and around 40 local radio stations
What was the 2017 OFCOM report?
That there was too little diversity both on and off screen
When was the diversity inclusion plan launched?
2021
What was their target in terms of the diversification programme?
50% of the workforce had to bee women
20% have to be POC
12% had to be disabled
How is the BBC regulated?
OFCOM ensures that the BBC conform to their remit/public duty
What is the royal chartter?
The remit the BBC follow
Who can complain if they feel that the BBC doesn’t follow their remit?
The public
How else do the BBC check tha they are following the remit?
They can self check
How do the BBC know that they are following the royal charter/OFCOM regulations?
A producer has to complete a compliance form for every programme produced, they follow the OFCOM broadcasting code
How do the public know that the BBC are following their remit?
OFCOM have to publish an annual report
How should complaints be made?
Directly to the BBC
If the BBC can’t help where can you go to after that?
Straight to OFCOM
What does the charter state?
To act in the public interest serving all audiences through the provision of impartial high quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain
What is a mainstream audience?
A broad audience, a text with mainstream appeal that will appeal to a broad number of people
What is a niche audience?
A relatively small audience with specialised interests, tastes and backgrounds
What is a global audience
Audiences from around the world
What is “Have you heard George’s podcast” on?
BBC 5 and BBC sounds
Who is it produced by?
Benbrick
What does it discuss?
Drama, music, poetry, social and political issues
What award did it win?
A peabody
Who is the target audience?
Younger yet educated audience
Who is BBC 5s target audience?
Over 40
Mostly male
Highly educated
High class
Wealthy
Why does “Have you heard George’s podcast” not fit in with this
He has a younger and more minority target audience
Why might George’s podcast be streamed on BBC 5?
To link in with how BBC are trying to diversify their audience
Does the BBC get involved with the production of “Have you heard George’s podcast”
No George has total creative control over the podcast
What did the BBC help him with?
Archival sources and orchestra equipment
Why are podcasts popular?
Reflects the trend for audiences using convergent technology
Why do people prefer podcasts over radio?
You can listen whenever, wherever and online or offline
Where else can you get podcasts?
Spotify
Youtube
BBC website
How did the production of the podcast change in lockdown?
Worked remotely
Had to come up with innovative ways with working with the orchestra and the BBC
What is Benbrick known for?
Multi platform selling English songwriter, producer and composer
Why might this be helpful?
Audiences that already known and trust his work ,might want to listen to the podcast he has worked on
where is George from?
Uganda
Who is his grandmother
A Ugandan politician and former cabinet minister
What did he study?
Politics, psychology and sociology
Where did he study?
King’s College Cambridge
Why is this interesting?
May bring in a more educated audience
Challenges stereotypes surrounding first generation minorities
How does George target a younger audience?
Street dialect of London
Using rap artists
use of young celebs
How do podcasts earn money
Through sponsors and people paying them to stream their podcast on their site
When was BBC sounds releaseD?
November 2018
Why was BBC sounds released
So BBC could advanced technologically
What does RSS stand for?
Really simple syndication
What is RSS?
Web feed that lets applications and their users access automatic content updates
How does RSS help podcast creators?
They submit their show.s RSS feed to all of the popular podcast listening apps
Listeners can find and sub to the podcast
How have radio stations grown?
More stations can exist digitally than with the old analogue system
Bring in more choice to consumers
More revenue for the industry
Why is digital audio broadcasting favoured?
Better sound quality than analogue
Less likely to be affected by weather
Able to access outside region
How does prosumerism link into podcasting?
Anyone can make a podcaast
Problems with digital technology
Small national production companies struggle to compete in a busy marketplace
How does aggregation link in with the BBC
BBC content is often condensed on other sites so people are not always going to the BBC directly
How are new cars a challenge to radio
Don’t necessarily have pre-programmed radios installed
What rappers are featured in the podcast?
Stormzy, J Hus, Solange, Jayz and Bob Marley
What is common ground?
Listeners can go online and find more about the discussion topics
Can leave questions and ideas
How does the use of family appeal to an audience?
Personalisation
Relatable tp listeners
Makes George feel normal
Who are some of the star guests?
Sophie Thakur who is Indian, Gambian and Sri Lankan
Jade Alleyne who is British with heritage from Barbados
Henry Stone is a black British poet
Episode 21: flying the flag
Celebrity couples and entertainment in show biz
Talks about the USA economy
What was the Grenfell tower disaster of 2017?
High rise fire broke out in a block of flats in North Kensington
What is the demographic and target age?
ABC1 demographic
25-45
What does chapter 1 talk about?
A teacher reflecting on the Grenfell tower tradegy
How is this episode different form the others?
Documentary style narration of previous episodes to deliver a heart-wrenching story of resilience and neglect in London’s inner city
What is the intended audience for this episode?
Young people who think they have an easy life
Mid 20s struggling on making tough decisions
Young women with kids
What does chapter 2 talk about?
The differences between Uganda and Britain
How is this done?
With George being Britain and a woman on the phone being Uganda
What does the episode focus on?
“concurrent affairs”
Focuses on politics
What is the intended audience of the episode?
Young people trying to learn about political issue all around the world
People of African heritage
