Terminology
Publicly owned TV channel - Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets. Channel 1 is an example of this and this is BBC 1 which is funded by TV license.
- Commercial TV channel - Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programmes and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship.
- Convergence - The different media platforms in which television can be watched. For example laptops, phones.
- Watershed - The separation of family oriented content to content aimed for an older or adult audience. Usually around 21:00.
- Segmented market - Market segmentation is the process of dividing a market of potential customers into groups, or segments, based on different characteristics. The segments created are composed of consumers who will respond similarly to marketing strategies and who share traits such as similar interests, needs, or locations.
- Mainstream - traditional forms of mass communication, such as newspapers, television, and radio (as opposed to the Internet) regarded collectively.
- Self regulating - Self-regulation has been portrayed as superior to government regulation for addressing problems of new media such as digital television and the Internet. ... These include industry incentives, the ability of government to regulate, the use of measurable standards, public participation, and industry structure.
- Franchise - Owning the rights to a TV series or movie series.
- Channel surfing - Channel surfing is the practice of quickly scanning through different television channels or radio frequencies to find something interesting to watch or listen to.
- PSB - In the United Kingdom, the term "public service broadcasting" refers to broadcasting intended for public benefit rather than to serve purely commercial interests.
- TV license - A TV Licence is a legal permission to install or use television receiving equipment to watch or record television programmes as they are being shown on TV or live on an online TV service, and to download or watch BBC programmes on demand, including catch up TV, on BBC iPlayer.
- Scheduling - A timetable that tells you when TV shows are going to be aired.
- Conglomerate - A company that owns several smaller businesses whose products or services are usually very different.
TV was introduced to the UK in 1936 but due to the war it was paused and was resumed in 1939.
BBC 1, BBC 2 and ITV were the only channels available in the UK in 1965.
ITV was introduced in 1955 and it was different because it was the UK's first commercial channel.
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have to follow PSB remits.
Ofcom regulated TV.
