PSB,Scheduling and BBC


Public service broadcasting

Public Service Broadcasters generally transmit programming that aims to improve society by informing viewers

 PSB also strive to entertain their viewers

PBS=BBC

Remit- Responsibility of a programme



BBC Remit- to enrich people’s lives with programmes and services that inform educate entertain

To reflect the UK its culture and values to the world


Funding

75% of the BBC funding comes from the licence fee (currently costs £145 for colour and £49.50 for a black and white TV licence.)



The remaining income comes from commercial Activities such as

Worldwide sales of its programs

Publications such as radio times, top gear, good food, Etc 

                          Channel 4

Channel 4 was set up after a 1977 government report argued that television was not meeting the needs of a diverse society



Channel 4 therefore has a legal duty to

Inform, educate, and entertain

Appeal to taste not catered for by ITV

Encourage diversity and originality



Channel 4 is thus both commercial (adverts) and PBS



                             Funding

Channel 4 is both a commercial channel and has a public service broadcasting (PBS) duty. It is Therefore funded through Advertising , some government funding (a small part of the Licence fee)



                           



                            Commercial stations

The aim of commercial stations (ITV, 5 and sky) is to provide popular shows that attract an audience- therefore leading to higher prices when advertising is sold



All commercial terrestrial stations (ITV, 5) are funded by advertising

Terrestrial stations- Television signal is transmitted by radio waves from the terrestrial using an antenna



Satellite stations such as sky are funded through advertising , Subscription charges



The future of the licence fee is under attack in today’s competitive market  why should consumers pay when they can get quality programming elsewhere?



The BBC has launched digital stations such as BBC news 24, BBC 3 and BBC 4 but these are not universally available



In 2005, channel 4 lost $28 million, the first loss in its history 



PSB key arguments

Outdated

Irrelevant

Restricted competition which could bring increased choice and quality



Arguments for 

Maintained the principle of an enlightened democracy

Maintain the high standards of broadcasting

Judge success by “Quality” rather than ratings

Continue the idea of a shared experience   





Lesson Questions

 What is PSB? What does it mean? (2)

Public service broadcasting. Broadcasting intended for public benefit rather than to serve purely commercial interests

An example of a PSB channel 
The BBC. They state in their remit that they will enrich people's lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain.
‘To reflect the UK, its culture and values to the world’

hOW ARE THE BBC funded? provide 2 examples(2) 
75% of the BBC’s funding comes from the licence fee, currently it costs £147. The remaining income comes from publications such as the Radio Times, Good Food.


What channel is both a commercial channel and has a PSB duty? Why did the government set it up in 1977? (2)
Channel 4. Government report argued that television was not meeting the needs of a diverse society

Commercial stations such as Sky and Channel 5 make their 
money from advertisements. Why is this successful? (1)


Their aim is to provide popular shows that attract an audience - therefore leading to higher prices when advertising is sold

1.How does Cuffs fit the BBC and PSB regulations?

cuffs fits the psb and BBC regulations by informing, educating and entertaining the audience it educates on the day to day problems for British police officers  

Comments

  1. JCoSS Media Dept8 December 2017 at 02:10

    Lots of detail here, but please focus on your formatting! You could make all of this much clearer and then it will be easier for you to revise from!

    With regards to your PSB response, this could be improved further. You have outlined slightly how Cuffs fits the regulations, but be more specific.

    Read this exemplar response below to help you. Your response doesn't need to be AS detailed, but there is lots here to help you:

    BBC is part of the public service broadcasting, the BBC aim to provide good quality TV shows purely for the publics benefit rather than for themselves to earn a profit.
    The BBC’s remit guarantee to us as the audience that they will educate, inform and entertain.
    Cuffs is a good example of using all 3 of these things, it educates us by giving us and insight into the law and the repercussions of it if it gets broken, giving us an opportunity think twice. It informs us on how the police force handle delicate cases and what their day to day life consists of. While still managing to entertain us with an episode of action packed crime drama. The audience may also connect and relate to characters seen on the screen reflecting the UKs diverse values.

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