https://media-studies.com/newsbeat-analysis/#demographic-profile
- Newsbeat also exemplifies the challenges facing the BBC as a public service broadcaster that needs to appeal to a youth audience within a competitive media landscape.
- a transitional media product which reflects changes in the contemporary media landscape
- a traditional radio programme with regular, scheduled broadcast times, but it is also available online after broadcast
- The broadcast itself and the use of digital platforms provides opportunities for audience interaction
MEDIA INDUSTRIES
- Newsbeat as a BBC News product with bulletins are broadcast on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1 Xtra and BBC Asian Network
- The funding of BBC Radio through the license fee, concept of hypothecated tax
- Issues around the role of a public service broadcaster within a competitive, contemporary media landscape
- The distinctive nature of the programme connected to its public service remit
- Arguments on the need for addressing a youth audience already catered for commercially
- The influence of new technology on media industries – Newsbeat as multi–platform media product. eg
- Website
- The regulation of the BBC via Ofcom and the governance of the BBC