So for my first main essay assignment we needed to look into television institutions. How they run, how they're funded and whether or not they serve their main purpose. We had to choose our own institutions and, unless somehow you haven't guessed yet, I chose our very own BBC. Ill possibly link up the actual essay if anyone feels like reading it but in this post I'll put in some bits of research of the BBC I had to do before hand.
.First of all BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a non-profit making broadcasting company so its a public service broadcaster. The viewers as the primary stake holders and core public values underpin programming aimed at informing the public. It focuses on cultural and social values and it needs to appeal to a wide range of audiences.
A list of a few pointers about the BBC:
.Its funded by the public through the annual TV license.
.The annual license fee at the moment is £145.50 as from the 1st of April 2010 and it will remain so for the next 4 years.
.The BBC's annual income is £3.45 billion
.This money is invested across its TV, radio and internet services
.The BBC is practically owned by the viewer. 94% is used every week by the UK population.
.The BBC is governed by the BBC trust on behalf of the public and it makes sure the BBC can provide something for everyone.
.There is a charter made with guidelines to outline the roles and responsibilities of the BBC
.Each charter is revised after every 10 years.
Essentially the BBC's purposes, as written down, are to sustain citizenship and civil society, provide something for everyone, promote education and learning, to stimulate creativity and cultural excellence and to represent the UK, its nations, regions and communities. A pretty hefty duty but being a public service, it has a lot of responsibility. Whether or not it achieves its goals or still will in the future is a different matter. If you want to look at that side then you can have a little gander at the essay here.
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