commercial broadcaster
owned by private companies and funded by mainly advertising. Has a profit aim and focus (e.g global)
bbc mission
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
royal charter
document that is signed by either the king/queen of a country that gives an organisation particular rights and defines its objectives, constitutions and powers
public radio
primary mission of public service as they are funded by the public
PSB (public service broadcaster)
funded by and therefore serves the interest of the public
Remit
an area of activity which a company or person is expected to deal with
pirate radio
unlicensed stations which are illegal broadcasting content usually off-shore
tv license
a fee charged to all households that use any type of equipment to receive or record live broadcasts and access iplayer content
Ofcom (office communications)
regulations body, regulates BBC against its broadcasting code
BBC 5 public purposes
- reflect UK culture and values to the world
- provide impartial news, help people understand and engage with world around them
- support learning for people of all ages
- to show most creative highest quality and distinctive output and services
- to reflect, represent and serve the diverse communities of all the UK nations / regions
why is the radio industry declining
- introduction of new tech and streaming services
what remit must the BBC meet and what does it consist of
Ofcom, e.g nurturing UK talent, addressing social issues and educating audiences
why are the values of the BBC important to them
as they are not profit driven, focusing on high quality ensures there products stay differentiated and stay in the publics interest.
They have to maintain audiences without using traditional commercial methods
what factor of their content suggests the audiences is at the heart of the BBC
having a variety of services and products available to many niche and mass audiences show how
(case study) when was the breakfast show aired and what was the wider context affecting this episode
19th January 2021 when England moved back into a national lockdown
(case study) Guests on the show
- phone in listeners
- NHS worker
- Yasmin Evans
- Roisin Hastie
(case study) common threads throughout the show
cricket updates, lockdown, sea chanty vaccine, global news
(case study) Music
pop music - appealing to the mass
(case study) Wider contexts
- Corona Virus, show had an uplifting spirit as a PSB carrying a public service to uplift the nation
- Declining listening figures within radio, lots of cross promotion to BBC shows and the sounds app
(case study) Segments
- yesterday quiz (educate / inform)
- fact controller
- 10 min takeover (interactivity)
- tune of the week (promote new artists)
social contexts/influences on radio
- racism (BBC employing lack of ethnic groups)
- Regional vs national (BBC is London based, is the content more London-centric?)
- Immigration and European (bbc has had biased opinions on immigration previously)
- Gender inequality (Men being the top earners in the workplace)
CULTURAL contexts/influences on radio
- Changes in audiences tastes + how broadcasts target audiences (e.g 1xtra)
- listening methods changing due to technology impacts
- Immediacy of life and way young people engage with media
- How radio reflects British values (radio 1 seen as lower class than other channels like radio 3
political/economic contexts/influences on radio
- the bbc and bias (is it really impartial?)
- license feee (people not wanting to pay)
- Future of radio (declining listeners, increased competitions and commercial broadcasters)
- Needing to adapt to changing tastes (BBC reaching young audiences via youtube)
- conflict between the importance of the BBC
as they have constant revenue coming in from tv liscence fees, what does this allow them to do
allows them to take risks, reaching out to niche audiences as well as mass , in which commercial radios may be unable to do
