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 We look at current news articles about the BBC and return to the OCR fact sheet on the television industry.  

According to The Times newspaper this week,  watching TV live and in real time accounts for most TV viewing.

        1. What do you understand by the terms 'live' content and 'on demand' content?

The term 'live' content refers to television shows which are aired at certain times on TV. Viewer can only watch the show if they watch it live at the time it airs, or on a re-run which is also shown at a set time. 'On demand' content refers to content which can be streamed on a service at any time in any place. TV shows are often first aired live and later available on demand for those who may have missed the original showing and/or would like to re-watch it. 'On demand' allows viewers to binge watch any of their favourite shows at any time.

        2. What is the demand for 'live' content like?

The demand for 'live' content is currently high with it being the most popular way of viewing content with it accounting for three quarters of broadcaster TV viewing. Also, especially due to lockdown, shared viewing increase by 30 percent, 28 percent more than most years. This shows that families are spending more time together during lockdown watching 'live' content.

        3. According to ratings research, there are 8 programmes cited as the top live shows for family                        viewing. How many have you watched?

Out of the top live shows for family viewing, I have watched Saturday Night Takeaway, Britain's Got Talent, Paddington 2.

        4. Apply Blumler and Katz's audience framework to what you learn from this article.

Entertainment - TV shows allow audiences feel emotions and be entertained. In the article it is said that David Attenborough's program is a mainstay (something the writer depends on).

Surveillance - TV allows people to learn information, whether it is on the news or on a program such as Bear Gryll's new survival show.

Relationships - In the article it is said that more people are shared viewing than ever with families watching TV every evening during lockdown.

 

RAPID REVISION

 1. How has technology changed the way people use newspapers?

Newspapers are currently in the process of moving from physical copies to online with articles being published on the newspapers websites. Being online allows journalists to give updates about news throughout the entire day, instead of once per day/week. Also, newspapers can also get reports, videos and photographs from around the world easily with help from improvements in technology. This allows, articles to be finished at much higher speeds, this means audiences can get the latest news almost straight after it has happened.  It also allows the readers from around the world to contribute by sending in reports and photographs with ease in order to help improve the accuracy of different articles.

Also, the recently changes in technology allow for newspapers to become much more interactive as readers can now access the articles on their phones/computers. This allows for users to make comments on articles and express their opinions with other users as well as the people who work at the newspaper company. This increase in accessibility transforms newspapers from something people read once a day, to something people can check multiple times a day with updates to discussions appearing every few hours. Also, this new way for people to express their opinions, allows the newspaper companies to be able to get ideas of what the public think of the world's situations. This allows them to create more precise articles which include opinions from the public.