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Assignment 7: TV Channel research
By: Luara Pires
Channel 4
Channel 4 – some information.• Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster
• began transmission on 2 November 1982.
• Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned
• the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation
• 31 March 2010 Channel 4 became an entirely UK-wide TV channel for the first time.
• The channel was established to provide a fourth television service to the United Kingdom
Tv programmes on this channel.
Desperate housewives.
Beauty and the geek. Scrubs.
Made in Chelsea
ENTERTAINMENT, COMEDY & DOCUMENTARIESThe miracle survivors.
Best of British
Pamela Stephson: The fame report
Ugly Betty
Suburgatory
Target Audience within timing.Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
17:00
17:30
18:00
18:30
19:00
19:30
20:00
20:30
21:00
21:30
22:00
22:30
23:00
23:30
UK/US Entertainment/Drama
Channel 4 News
Current Affairs
Contemporary factual / features
Aquired and commissioned
series
Channel 4 News
Current Affairs
Early peak Hobbies/Leisure (CDWM/Coach Trip/Jamie/4 in a Bed)
The Simpsons
Hollyoaks
Current affairs docs
Science / Nature / Human
Interest Docs
Lifestyle Series
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Time Target audience
17:00-18:00 16-2018:00-18:30 7-1218:30-19:00 15-1919:00-20:00 18+20:00-21:00 16-4021:00-22:00 20-4022:00-22:30 16-25
Time Target audience
17:00-18:00 16-2018:00-18:30 7-1218:30-19:00 15-1919:00-20:00 18+20:00-21:00 16+21:00-22:00 16-2022:00-22:30 16+
Time Target audience
17:00-18:00 16-2018:00-18:30 7-1218:30-19:00 15-1919:00-20:00 18+20:00-21:00 16+21:00-22:00 18+22:00-22:30 16+
Time Target audience
17:00-18:00 16-2018:00-18:30 7-1218:30-19:00 15-1919:00-20:00 18+20:00-21:00 16+21:00-22:00 16-2022:00-22:30 16+
Time Target audience
17:00-18:00 16-2018:00-18:30 7-1218:30-19:00 15-1919:00-19:30 18+17:30-21:00 16+21:00-22:30 16+-------------- --------------
MONDAY
FRID
AY
THU
RSDA
Y
WED
NES
DAY
TUESDAY
SUCCESS?• CHANNEL 4 IS MOSTLY
SUCCESSFUL FROM 17:00 UNTIL 23:00
BECAUSE• IT’S THE TIME PEOPLE COME
FROM WORK • YOUNGERS ARRIVE FROM
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
17:00
17:30
18:00
18:30
19:00
19:30
20:00
20:30
21:00
21:30
22:00
22:30
23:00
23:30
UK/US Entertainment/Drama
Channel 4 News
Current Affairs
Contemporary factual / features
Aquired and commissioned
series
Channel 4 News
Current Affairs
Early peak Hobbies/Leisure (CDWM/Coach Trip/Jamie/4 in a Bed)
The Simpsons
Hollyoaks
Current affairs docs
Science / Nature / Human
Interest Docs
Lifestyle Series
Lifestyle & Entertainment
Lifers • What it is about?Lifers is a documentary about prisoners in Gartree Prison in Leicestershire that get the minimum of 15 years in prison and how their daily life is , and it shows what goes in their head and how do they feel about the crime they committed.• What channel is it on?Channel 4.• Who is the target audience?16+• What time is it on?22:00 pm• Where is it shown?Britain.• Who made it?Tim Wardle ( director)• Production/distribution/exhibition?
Produced by : Century FilmsDistributed and exbited : Channel 4.
Documentaries on channel 4.
Body Shock• What it is about?
On each episode shows a different person and a different story , on this specific one is about a 27 inch man , show he's daily life and how he's life has changed after he entered the Guinness book for the shortest man on earth.• What channel is it on?
Channel 4.• Who is the target audience?
16+• What time is it on?
22:00 pm• Where is it shown?
Britain.• Production/distribution/exhibition?Produced by : red back until 2006 – now : Ark Media. Distributed and exbited : Channel 4.
Both documentaries are about real life situation and recent topics.
Channel 4 Documentaries.
It can be seen that channel 4 have a pattern:
• by introducing the story then having titles
• have intervals the same way
• Uses voice over.
• Looks for experts opinions.
Channel 5
Channel 5.SOME INFORMATIONS.
• Channel 5 is a television network that broadcasts in the United Kingdom.
• Launched in 1997, it was the fifth and final national channel to launch
• The station was branded as Five between 2002 and 2011.
• Richard Desmond purchased the station from the RTL Group on 23 July 2010
• he announced plans to invest more money in programming
• He returned the name to Channel 5 with immediate effect
• 14 February 2011 he applied to 5 News.
• Channel 5 concentrates on entertainment programmes.
TV programming.CELEBRETY BIG BROTHER
HOME AND AWAY
THE JEDWARDS
CSI:MIAMI
ANGELINA BALLERINA
ANGEL OF JARM
THE BACHELOR
ANIMAL FAMILIES
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE
TARGET AUDIENCE.Day time.
During the day time, the target audience is for a much more younger age as cartoons are on for kids , so that would be for 5-11
However after 11am it changes to 16+
• Channel 5 has different target audiences depending on the time.
TARGET AUDIENCE.Day time.
Evening.
Late
In the evening the target audience is 16-25. As there are more reality TV, modern soap operas and CSI which mostly all youth like to watch.
TARGET AUDIENCE.Late
Late at night the target audience changes again , there are no longer cartoons or soap operas. The target audience is from 30+
What time is channel 5 most successful?• Channel 5 is mostly successful after 3 that is the time that children come from school
therefore there are cartoons.
• however after 6 when adults come back from work they change the programming and have soap operas and reality TV this all increases the viewing percentage rating over 40%.
• Advertising on channel 5 after 17:00 up to 23:00 is more expensive aswell as this proves it is the most successful time.
Documentaries on channel 5.
Name:Britain's Strangest Pets Type:Informative/entertainment. Target audience:16-25 Time:20:00 Why:• The target audience is from
16-25 because of the timing and also the content
• The time is on at 20:00 because everyone is usually at home.
Documentaries on channel 5.
Name: Dirty Great machines. Type:informative Target audience:18-40 Time:20:00 Why:• The target audience is from
18-40 because the content is not so entertaining therefore an adult audience would watch it more.
• The time is on at 20:00 because everyone is usually at home.
Documentaries on channel 5. Name: How do they do it? Type:informative/ observative / entertain Target audience:16-30 Time:20:00 Why:• The target audience is from
16-30because the content is entertaining and it talks about the newest technologies so a younger audience would be interested more.
• The time is on at 20:00 because everyone is usually at home.
BBC
Some information.• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Its a British public service broadcaster located at the Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London.
• It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff.
• Its main responsibility is to provide independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom
• The BBC is a semi-autonomous public service broadcaster
• that operates under a Royal Contract and a Licence and Agreement from the Home Secretary ( TV license)
• the level of the fee is set annually by the British Government and agreed by Parliament
TV PROGRAMMINGA Beautiful mind.
Cash Britain.
Close up.
Copy cats
Live at the electric
The road to coronation street
Days of glory
Date line London
Dead good job.
Target audience
Target audience 9:30am-3pm• Male and female • Ages: 30-45• bbc1• Parents
Target audience 3pm-6pm• Male and female • Ages : 6-12• Cbeebies channel • After coming from
school
Target audience 6pm -8pm • Male and female • Ages : 45-60• bbc1• Interests : Politics and
world news
Time bbc is most successful
• BBC is mostly successful from 9:30 am to 3pm
• Time parents are home while children are in school
• Documentaries and food programmes are usually on during this time
• From 6pm to 8pm is also very successful
• From the older audience which there interested on the news.
• Bbc is successful at different times because of the different target audience of each programme.
Name: Swimming with the piranhas Type:Informative/observative Target audience:18-40 Time:20:00 Why:• The target audience is from
18-40 because the content is refering to a more adult audience
• The time is on at 20:00 because everyone is usually at home.
BBC DOCUMENTARIES.
Name: The art of video games. Type:Informative/observative Target audience:16-23 Time:20:00 Why:• The target audience is from
18-23 because the content is referring to a more youth audience as younger people are more interested in video games.
• The time is on at 20:00 because everyone is usually at home.
BBC DOCUMENTARIES.
Comparison of channels.Channel 4 Channel 5 BBC
CHANNEL 4 HAS MORE ENTERTAINING PROGRAMMING.
CHANNEL 5 HAS A LOT OF ENTERTAINING PROGRAMMING.
CHANNEL 5 HAS MORE INFORMATIVE PROGRAMMING.
IT’S A PUBLIC OWNED TV CHANNEL.
FREEVIEW CHANNEL TV LICENSED
THE SUCCESFULL TIME IS FROM 17:00-23:00
IT IS MORE SUCCESFULL AFTER 3. BBC IS MORE SUCCESFULL FROM 9-3
BRITISH COMPANY. BRITISH COMPANY BRITISH COMPANY
CONTEMPORARY TOPICS REALITY TV WORLD HAPPENINGS.
PROVOCATIVE DOCUMENTARIES DOCUMANTARIES ARE MORE ENTERTAINNG
INFORMATIVE DOCUMENTARIES
ADVERSTISEMENT PRICES CHANGE DEPENDING ON TIME.
ADVERTISMENT PRICES DEPEND END ON TIMING.
THERE IS NO ADVERSTISEMENT.
COMPARISON OF DOCUMENTARIES.CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5 BBC
INTRODUCE STORY FIRST THEY ARE MORE ENTERTAINING
THEY ARE MORE INFORMATIVE
TITLE COMES AFTER INTRODUCTION
THE TITLE COMES STRAIGHT AT THE BIGGINING
THEY INTRODUCE THE WHOLE TOPIC FIRST
HAS INTERVALS HAS INTERVALS HAS NO INTERVALS.
USES A LOT OF ITERVIEWS USE A LOT OF OLD FOOTAGE USES A LOT OF EXPERTS OPINION.
CHOSEN CHANNEL.
• CHANNEL 4:
WHY?• Because of the way they introduce the story first
• The documentaries are participatory and informative
• The time when the documentaries start
• The time where its most succesfull.
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