Molly's A-Level Media Coursework

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E xample one: Broadchurch Broadchurc h  is a British television crime drama  that was broadcast on ITV .   Broadchurch  is a 2013 8-part ITV crime/detective drama , which is set i n the eponymous town of Broadchurch. When Danny Latimer's corpse is found on the local beach recently arrived DI Alec Hardy leads the investigation, with the assistance of DS Ellie Miller. As they dig deeper into the goings on in the apparently quiet seaside town, secrets and shockers are uncovered, nobody could suspect the murderer.   The show was a massive hit for ITV. A second series was aired in 2015, and a third 8-episode series aired in 2017, both equally as popular as the first series. I have chosen to analyse Broadchurch as I am planning to do a crime/detective drama for my coursework.  Example two: Death in Paradise  Death in Paradise  is a British crime drama, that premiered in 2011 on BBC 1.  A detective from the London Met...

Ofcom is the regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. It regulates the TV and radio sectors, fixed line telecoms, mobiles, postal services, plus the airwaves over which wireless devices operate. They ensure that people in the UK are getting the very best from their communications services.  They operate under a number of Acts of Parliament, including the  communications act 2003. 'The Communications Act says that Ofcom’s principal duty is to further the interests of citizens and o f consumers, where appropriate by promoting competition'.  Ofcom is funded by the fees from industry for re gulating broadcasting and communications networks, and grant-in-aid from the Government. Ofcoms main duties are:  the UK has a wide range of electronic communications services, including high-speed services such as broadband; a wide range of high-quality television and radio programmes are provided, appealing to a range of tastes and interests; ...

Television targets their desired audiences through the use of demographics and psychographics. Demographic  information is used in  media  marketing to classify an audience into age, gender, race and other categories. Demographics are broken up into groups depending on people's job or status.  There are 6 main demographic groups that an audience can be segregated into.  Group A: Well paid professionals e.g lawyers, doctors, and scientists.  Group B: Fairly well paid professionals e.g teachers and middle management. Group C1: White collar professionals e.g junior management, bank clerks and nurses. Group C2: Electricians, plumbers, and carpenters, blue collar  professionals.  Group D: Manual workers e.g drivers, post sorters, and shop assistants.  Group E: Students, unemployed and pensioners.  The pros of using demographics are firstly that products can be tailored to suit demographics and therefore they wi...

The United Kingdom adopted television in 1936; it began as a public service which had no advertising. In the UK we have subscription services such as Sky and free-to-view television which allows anybody to access it without any sort of subscription service, such as Free-view television. On demand television is also popular, this includes platforms such as iplayer, and also online television streaming is growing in popularity, for example Netflix.  There are different types of ownership in the UK television industry; public service channels and commercial channels. Public service broadcasting is a long and proud tradition in the UK, it delivers trusted news, UK-originated programs and distinctive content. The funding comes from the government and the primary mission is public service.  The public service broadcasters are those providing Channel 3 services, Channel 4, Channel 5, S4C and the BBC. Commercial television    is the broadcasting of television programs...