REVISION: CUFFS

REVISION: CUFFS

Short, targeted revision tasks with questions. Research suggests that being asked to recall information regularly will aid your recall.

1. Name one channel for each

·        publicly-owned PSB television providers - BBC

·        commercially-owned PSB television providers - ITV

·        commercially-owned non-PSB television providers - Sky

·        foreign state-owned providers - Al Jazeera

·        commercial streaming-only services – Netflix

2. PSB purposes: true or false?

·        making viewers laugh - false

·        Informing our understanding of the world - true

·        Representing diversity and alternative viewpoints - true

·        Reflecting the UK’s cultural identity – true

3. PSB characteristics

·        High quality

·        Original

·        Innovative

·        Challenging

·        Widely available

·        Distinctive

4. Give the word for "the period before 9pm and after 5.30am when programmes   containing material unsuitable for children cannot be shown – this includes   sexual content, violence, graphic or disturbing imagery and swearing."

·        Watershed

5. This means that programmes such as Cuffs have to be very careful about their   content, which might be seen to reduce the realism of the programme as, for   example...

·        the criminals avoid swearing.

6. True or false?

·        The BBC has extra PSB requirements, written into its Royal Charter, because of its   distinctive funding. These largely reflect those above, but include the purpose: ‘to   reflect the UK, its culture and values to the world' - true