Terminology And Stuff (paper 1)

Paper 1: Section A

• You will be given an unseen extract from, a TV drama to watch and analyse
• You will be asked 3 questions about the extract
• You could be asked about:
• How media language is used to create meaning
• How the industry has influenced the meaning
• The audience's reaction to the extract
• The social, cultural and historical context

Definitions:

• Publicly Owned TV Channel: Funded by the government and licence fees for the public service
• Commercial TV Channel: A TV channel owned by a private company (for economic gain) - funded through advertisements
• Convergence: The coming together of telecommunications into a single bit stream
• Watershed: The point TV shows become more explicit and not for kids (9pm-5:30am UK)
• Segmented Market: 4 different market segregations: 
• Demographic Segregation
• Behavioural Segregation
• Psychographic Segregation
• Geographic Segregation
• Mainstream: The term used to refer collectively to the various large mass news media that influence a large number of people
• Self-Regulating: Not regulated by outside bodies
• Franchise: A collection of related media in which several derivative works have been produced from an original creative work
• Channel-Surfing: The practice of quickly scanning through different television channels to find something interesting to watch
• PSB: Public Service Broadcasting - Delivering impartial and trusted news, UK-originated programmes and distinctive content
• TV License: A paid licence for the reception of television broadcasts, or the possession of a television
• Scheduling: The practice of organising and/or ordering of broadcast media programs in a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or season long schedule 
• Conglomerate: A group of things especially companies put together to form one

Research Task:

1. When was TV introduced to the UK?
2. In 1965, how many channels were there in the UK and what were they?
3. When did ITV start? Why was it different?
4. Which UK channels have to follow PSB remits?
5. Who regulates TV now?
6. Who regulated TV channels in the 1960's?
7. List the differences between TV in the 60's and now.