Media Aaron 2011

Context: Deregulation and the Evolution of Radio 1. What is meant by the term ‘deregulation’ in the context of the UK radio industry? How does this contrast with how the UK government historically controlled the airwaves up until the 1970s? Deregulation refers to the systematic dismantling of these strict state rules, shifting the power from government regulators over to the free market. Before deregulation, ownership laws prevented a single company from buying up too many radio stations. 2. Explain how deregulation dismantled ownership laws. How did this change allow multinational media conglomerates to sweep in and build massive national brand networks? Deregulation dismantled these barriers. This allowed multinational conglomerates like BMG to sweep in, buy up local stations, and build massive national brand monopolies. 3. In a heavily regulated era, radio stations faced strict penalties or license loss if they abandoned local programming or dropped community news quotas. How has mo...

  Historical, Social and Cultural Contexts 1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? BBC Radio Home BBC Radio Light BBC Radio Third 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? The BBC reorganised and renamed their radio channels. On 30 September 1967, the Light Programme was split into Radio 1 offering continuous "Popular" music and Radio 2 for more 'Easy Listening'. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Less formal radio that was broadcast from international waters, on a boat, which means they had no regulators. There were changing attitudes to music and youth culture in the early 1960s.  ‘Pop’ music was becoming more popular and attitudes in young people were becoming more relaxed.  There was clearly a need for a radio outlet for this music with a less formal presentation style; but there was nothing on the BBC. This led to the growth of ‘pirate’ radio stations who could produce these sho...

1) Doctor Who 2) His Dark Materials 3) Television & Radio 4) End Of Year 1 Exam - Learner Response

1) What is the BBC's mission statement? The BBC's mission statement is t o  to act in the public interest, serving all audiences through the provision of impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain. 2) How is the BBC funded? The BBC is funded by TV license payers. 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). The BBC must be able: 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) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. OfCOM 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom?  OfCOM oversees all media channels and produces a code of conduct that all media channels must follow or have thei...