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 TV industry contexts: blog tasks


Complete the following questions on the BBC and industry contexts:

1) What is the BBC's mission statement?

To inform, educate, entertain

2) How is the BBC funded?

through TV licences that the public pay for 

3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points above)

  • To provide information (that is supposed to be balanced)
  • To support learning for people of all ages
  • To produce creative output
  • To have diverse content (such as with its representations)
  • To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world

4) What is regulation and how is the BBC regulated? You can find details on this in the notes above. 

OfCOM produces a code of conduct that the BBC needs to follow including what can be shown before the 9 pm watershed

5) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain?

To entertain their audience through science fiction, Doctor who gives some facts about the past to educate and Doctor who also provides a view on how the past was like

Grade 8/9 extension questions

Read this Wired feature on how the BBC is adapting to take on Netflix. What does the article suggest the BBC needs to do to remain relevant in a streaming TV age?

How does His Dark Materials help the BBC to take on the big streaming rivals like Netflix and Amazon? 

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