01 TELEVISION

 We look at current news articles about the BBC and return to the OCR fact sheet on the television industry.  

According to The Times newspaper this week,  watching TV live and in real time accounts for most TV viewing.

1. What do you understand by the terms 'live' content and 'on demand' content?

 On demand content is when the viewer of the show can watch it to their liking, whenever they want. For example, if during the weekend they want to watch a show, they can easily switch on the television and put that show on. In contrast, live content is when the viewer has to come at a specific time to watch the film. For example, a show at 8:00 premieres every single day of the month, an example of this is the AMC show Prison Break.

2. What is the demand for 'live' content like?

 On demand television is a lot more used then live television, this is due to it being more convenient as you can view it in your free time, in contrast to live where you can only watch it at one specific time. 

3. According to ratings research, there are 8 programmes cited as the top live shows for family viewing. How many have you watched?

 I have watched most of them, the one I have watched a lot over the last few years. This appears on the BritBox service, and appears at 9 every day, when it is on. This show is a family focused entertainment, and comedy show. It applies to all age groups and is something the family can watch, and it brings entertainment pleasures for all age groups. This show is one of the biggest British shows consistently over the past few years, but is losing some popularity due to on demand streaming platforms having taken over such as Amazon Prime. This is due to them having a much bigger budget, and it is more convenient to watch.

 4. Apply Blumler and Katz's audience framework to what you learn from this article.

Entertainment - Television shows audiences emotions, and it also lets them be entertained by things such as suspense, and thrill in certain television shows. This is used to engage audiences and make them hooked as possible into the show. An example of this is David Attenborough's show, in the article where he entertains us.

Relationships - you are able to build relationships through programmes with people who have a similar taste to you, it can also result in more family time.