Press
- good, convincing acting
- consistent, well-thought through themes which carry social meaning
- fairly interesting plot
- realistic, well-written characters
- made with a large target audience in mind – has elements of drama, romance, comedy
difference between broadcasting and narrow casting
broadcasting = communicating with a variety of people
narrow casting = small / niche audience
What is the ethos of the BBC
‘to inform, entertain, and educate’
Populism and Paternilism
Populism = appeals to ‘the people’ – what the people want. Example: Twitter, YouTube
Paternalism = people with authority restrict freedom on others with rules regulations and set plans. Example: the BBC
Notes on video
‘Amazing thing about television, it transforms time and space. Allows you to experience things that are going on at a physical distance’. fear of new technology
BBC acting like a social cement
The Pips – BBC
1924 – BBC transformed time and space by introducing idea of universal time through the ‘pips’.
Notes on Seaton
British broadcasting was started as a public service, and this proved as creative commercially as it was innovative creatively.
Broadcasting in Britain – monopoly or duopoly – always depends on the assumption of commitment to an unrivalled good.
PSB prepared to lead public onion rather than defending it.
Ownership effects – Curran & Seaton
we’re engines for social and political change
different types of integration restrict competitors
Profit driven motives take precedent