TV Industry Contexts:Blog tasks

 1) What is the BBC's mission statement?

 To Inform, Educate & Entertain. 

2) How is the BBC funded?

It's paid for by the TV licence and produces a huge amount of content for the whole of Britain - TV, radio, BBC website, iPlayer and more.

3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above).

  • To provide information (that is supposed to be balanced)
  • To support learning for people of all ages
  • To produce creative output
  • To have diverse content (such as with its representations)
  • To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world

4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above.

The BBC is regulated by OfCOM (the Office of Communications).

5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom? 

OfCOM oversees all media channels and produces a code of conduct that all media channels must follow or have their licence to make content removed and/or be fined heavily. This includes what can be shown before the 9pm watershed and various other quality standards.

6) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain? Answer this question in at least 150 words

They help the BBC to meet the remit to inform,educate and entertain as His dark materials is an fictional show so it entertains because of the setting and and fictional characters . Doctor Who informs and educates as it has a female lead who is interested in STEM which was a big deal back in them days while it also entertains because of the sci-fi thrill.


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