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British M ass Media

British M ass Media. Radio , Television and Newspapers Main Features . Radio and Television. The three public bodies responsible for television and radio throughout Britain are: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which broadcasts television and radio programs;

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British M ass Media

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  1. British Mass Media Radio, Television and Newspapers Main Features

  2. Radio and Television The three public bodies responsible for television and radio throughout Britain are: • The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which broadcasts television and radio programs; • The Independent Television Commission (ITC), which licences and regulates commercial television service including cable, satellite and independent teletext services; • The Radio Authority, which licences and regulates commercial radio services, including cable and satellite.

  3. The most popular British radio stations • Clare Fm • Anna Livia • Live 95 • Welsh Radio International • Imperial College radio • Capital Fm • BBC Radio 1 and 2

  4. Television • People in Britain watch on average 25 hours of TV every week. • Television viewing is Britain's most popular leisure pastime. About 96% of the population of Britain have television in their homes. In 1999, 13% of households had satellite television and 9% cable television.

  5. Thereare five main TV channels • BBC 1- since 1936, general interest programs. • BBC 2 - minority and specialist interests. • ITV- broadcasting is approximately 34% informative and 66% light entertainment. • Channel 4 - since 1982, 15% educational programs, encourages innovation and experiment. Rest is general interest and light entertainment programs. • Channel 5 – since 1997, a general entertainment channel, with internally commissioned shows.

  6. Newspapers There are about 130 daily and Sunday newspapers, over 2,000 weekly newspapers and some 7,000 periodical publications in Britain. The press in Britain is free to comment on matters of public interest, subject to law. Daily Newspapers sell 322 copies per 1000 people in the UK, the eighth highest rate in the world.

  7. The Times is a British daily national newspaper, was founded by John Walter in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register (it became The Times on 1 January 1788). The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India, The Straits Times, The New York Times, The Irish Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Seattle Times etc. At the present time, the editor is James Harding and the owner is a "News Corporation".

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