Revision P4, Insitutions Flashcards
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a public service broadcaster that gets 9% of its funding from the license fee and the rest of it comes from advertisement. They aim to give a voice to minority groups in the UK and encourage innovation in style, content, perspective and art. They have a target audience of everybody due to the variety of the programs that they broadcast.
E4
E4 is a public service broadcaster that is owned by Channel 4. They are a non-profit organisation that gets 9% of its funding from the licence fee, and 91% from advertisement and have the same aim as Channel 4. They have a target audience of males and females aged 16-35.
BBC
The BBC is a national institution, meaning that is owned by the government, and a public service broadcaster that is funded by the licence fee, but also by selling rights to its most popular shows, selling merchandise etc. The BBC’s main aim is to inform, educate and entertain, and aim to give attention to Britain’s underserved groups. They also have an audience of everybody due to the variety of channels that they have, and the variety of programs that they broadcast.
BBC 2
BBC Two is the nation’s alternative mainstream channel. It is a channel that embraces curiosity, content, mischief and wit. Distinguished by a spirit of bold creativity, we are here to provide stimulating television to a broad but demanding audience.
BBC 3
The channel is disciplined in its focus on young audiences and 16-34 year-olds are its centre of gravity: people who are young in spirit and mindset.
BBC Three is ‘never afraid to try new things’ and will continue to innovate with breakthrough comedy, stand-out entertainment, brave documentary and intelligent factual formats. Our content needs to have potential to innovate across platforms.
BBC Three should provide an environment for the development of new ideas and talent and for existing talent to take risks, becoming a genuine laboratory for BBC One and BBC Two.
