Essays on british television

The essay "British Television Comedy" presents a discussion of the positive and negative sides of British Television programs. Every day, millions of people across the world sit down and turn on a television set. What is it that makes television so popular?... The answer to that question is quite simple: it's entertaining. People like to have fun and to be entertained, which is what television provides. Turn on any TV and you can watch a comedy, a thriller, reality TV, almost anything. However, many...

The issue under the paper 'Product Placement in British Television Shows' is product placement on UK televisions. Product placement is simply when broadcasters are paid money to display products in the middle of shows. Product placement has been used heavily in movies.... The author states that a prominent example of product placement is Coke in the American Idol TV show, where hardly any episode goes by without a clear glimpse of the Coke logo. Product placement has only recently been approved by...

As the paper "British Television, Radio, Printed Press, and Social Media" states, publicly and privately owned channels differ in some ways. Publicly owned channels are trustworthy and consistent whereas privately owned channels like ITV can telecast news that is exaggerated or less genuine.... British media which is comprised of television, radio, printed press, and social media is adequately transparent. It is also vivid in content and telecast information on various subjects. British media is...

This paper offers an account of quality prevailing in British Television from its origin in live studio drama.... NON - NATURALISM IN British Television INTRODUCTION Non naturalism can be defined as portraying of something that is impossible and in one context that is not ethically good.... This paper offers an account of quality prevailing in British Television from its origin in live studio drama in prewar and immediate postwar years, through the Golden Age of the single play in 1960s and 1970s, to its convergence with an emerging British cinema in 1990s (John Caughie,1994)....

This report "Television Documentary in the UK: Opportunities and Constraints" discusses the opportunities and constraints for documentaries of these two types – the socially aware current affairs or historical genre and the docusoap genre – on British Television with respect to one example of each.... Documentaries, particularly those based on current affairs, have occupied a major share of the British Television time for long.... In this paper, I will discuss the opportunities and constraints for documentaries of these two types – the socially aware current affairs or historical genre and the docusoap genre – on British Television with respect to one example of each. ...

The purpose of this study is to determine the degree and ways in which the successful British Television comedies such as Cavell's Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage; Great Brit-coms: British Television Situation Comedy by Koseluk; were all driven by social criticism.... Over the years, British Television producers have created numerous television programs that are designed to entertain the viewers.... British Television Comedies …………………………………………....

But the British Television has been sometimes blamed for the fragmentation of the nation.... "British Television in producing for wealthy and populous English language speakers, thus has immediate access to a critical mass of fellow speakers often without recourse to subtitling or dubbing," Buscombe (2000, pp.... Here, British Television has definitely lost the national identity in its quest of going American.... It becomes necessary to conclude that British Television still has national identity as the core topic of importance, but it is not the national identity of the past....

This paper includes discussions about certain popular television programs in America which have been taken from British Television.... elevision and Society in the US Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 Discussion 5 Impact on American Society 5 Programmes That HaveBeen Adapted From the British Television and Vice Versa 6 Impact on Youth 10 Conclusion 13 References 14 Introduction Television has significant impacts on the day-to-day life of the individuals as well as the society....

Introduction Compared to American cinema, the relation between British Television and cinema has been viewed as rather hostile.... However, the 1977 Annan report rejected the idea that British Television will be instrumental in rejuvenating British film industry and proclaimed that television would not be needed to support the film industry [12].... here is no doubt that British Television, particularly Channel Four, has given a big boost to the faltering British Film Industry during the 1980s....

Compared to American cinema, the relation between British Television and cinema has been viewed as rather hostile.... Topic: Is the British film industry enabled or constrained by its financial reliance upon television Introduction Compared to American cinema, the relation between British Television and cinema has been viewed as rather hostile.... However, the 1977 Annan report rejected the idea that British Television will be instrumental in rejuvenating British film industry and proclaimed that television would not be needed to support the film industry [12]....

Sponsorship for television Ya-shu Audrey Chang Production for Live Events and television of the Arts London London College of Communication ... Albeit the decreasing number of television audience, companies have used and optimized popular television programs where they could sponsor, as ways to leverage and gain competitive advantage (Busby et.... ands (2013) defined TV sponsorship as funding provided to television program or network to support pay for the airtime or is offered in return to commercial advertisement....

(ITV, 1998-) British Television paved the way for new innovative programmes in quiz genre especially The Weakest Link (2000 - ) as well as Deal or No Deal (Channel 4, 2005-).... British Television media exported format of The Weakest Link to Western Europe, New Zealand and Australia (Waisbord, 2004, p.... : Quiz Shows on 1950s British Television, Media, Culture and Society, Vol.... At present, distinction among two genres is getting blurred as reality television shows are mingled with these forms, thus presenting to the audience a game show experience with all elements of emotional appeal associated with reality TV (Holmes, 2006, p....

This paper seeks to study the British Television culture in today's times particularly from the context of reality television and understand, analyze and discuss the post modern post feminist world of media culture that has exploded the media scene in recent times.... The British Television culture has evolved from the conventional trajectories of a documentary / drama to a reality based shows which by popular opinion are often regarded as an adulterated and commercialized offshoot of documentary style programs....

olmes, in his book, stresses upon the arousing historic relations between the culture of films and the British Television during the year 1950s.... The scientists and engineers who took part in the invention of television never had the slightest clue regarding the amazing affects that it could have on the culture and society.... The book uncovers the ancient time when electronics wasn't introduced and it talks about all the challenges and skills which were applied to invent television....

The documentary is listed among the top programmes in British Television under the compilation of British Film Institute in 2000 (Ambruster 5).... This was commissioned in 1969 by Thames television.... This was commissioned in 1969 by Thames television.... The movie required detailed research, and this took four years to produce the overall analysis, and production of the The broad thematic perspective Introduction This is a 26-episode british documentary on the of the Second World War....

‘Recontextualizing participatory journalists' mobile media in British Television news: A case study of the live coverage and commemorations of the 2005 London bombings, Discourse & Communication, vol.... Community development discourse Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Community development discourse The understanding of the cultural ways of writing and speaking is captured in the notion of discursive competence....

The members had a number of commitments that included attending awards ceremonies, making appearances on British Television, shooting the film, and completing the soundtrack album.... The Beatles The Beatles are arguably the most influential music and performance band in the diverse history of rock and roll....

Explicit, non-integrated product placement in British Television programmes.... This paper ''Critical Evaluation of Marketing'' tells us that marketing has always been criticized for one reason or another.... Others censure the manipulation that marketing practices cause.... The ethics of marketing is not a new subject and debate on the 'deceptive' side of marketing is often witnessed in academic circles....

Independent Television (ITV) refers to the original commercial British Television broadcasters, established to compete with BBC.... Independent Television (ITV) refers to the original commercial British Television broadcasters, established to compete with BBC.... Independent Television (ITV) refers to the original commercial British Television broadcasters, established to compete with BBC.... The book explains the general roles of the British Television network. ...

In recent times however, apart from being in a literary genre, it has emerged not only in mainstream cinema but as a highly popular television genre with shows such as Law and Order and CSI is one of the top 10 watched shows in America.... News channels and television shows alike rely on graphic details to illustrate the full impact of a crime.... iolence on television isn't the same taboo as perhaps nudity or drug use might be, despite studies showing that it has negative effects just at par with them....

When first performed in 1981 the play ran for 61 sellout days at the Oliver and was eventually broadcast on British Television BBC-1.... It's indicative of Hall's intentions in the production of keeping the play true to authentic form as the music does not function in the background as is the case with film, television, or indeed a great many stage productions, but is intermingled with the stage action seamlessly....

This essay "How Are Characters in Current television or Film Texts Coded in Relation To Race" aims to highlight, explore, and analyze the manner in which these popular mediums of communication particularly films and television portray racially and ethnically diverse characters....

Also, financial crunch in the 1980s forced the British Television industry to be more market-oriented and less regulated by government authorities.... British Television, The Museum of Broadcast Communications, ... The maintenance of public service image of television has drawn large investments for documentaries on social issues, history, science, technology and environment, particularly those aired in BBC2 and Channel 4, which are within the state-owned British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) group....

ran from 1982 to 1992 on BBC 1, created by the team of David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, who were responsible for many of the well-known sitcoms that ruled British Television.... Some Joe you don't know: an American biographical guide to 100 British Television personalities.... The institution of the British comedy is one of the most treasured television genres within British culture – and it has also garnered numerous followers in other countries as well....

rom the start, commercial TV in Britain found it profitable to import American TV programmes because they could ensure high audiences (they were usually among the most popular), and their costs were relatively low, although overall they took up a small proportion of total screen time, and their popularity opened up opportunities for comparable british programming.... (Crook 1986, 11-13)Interesting here are the questions of why American programmes should have proved to be popular with british audiences, and how far such british programmes betokened ...

Moreover, as emphasized by Sandhu (2003) in his article, the drama series showcased a sensitive portrayal of young Muslims which is uncommon in British Television shows.... As previously emphasized, it was a remarkable illustration of a minority media for it was able to validate and conform to the sensitive portrayal of a young Muslim which the other British Television shows were unable to achieve.... In the article entitled, It's Asian life but not as we know it (Sandhu 2003), which cited the aforementioned drama series as ambitious highlighted that there was a time, from the 1960s until well into the 1990s, when Asian people on television were synonymous with bad news....

British Television is playing vital role in shaping the youth life in London and all over the world.... Civilisation and the Arts in London Date: University: Civilisation and the Arts in London television, movies, fashion, sports and music are the main components of today's pop culture in London.... television is obviously the fastest mean being used to promote pop culture in England.... Civilisation and the Arts in London Civilisation and the Arts in London television, movies, fashion, sports and music are the main components of today's pop culture in London....

For example, the introduction of factual programming and reality TV shows on British Television during the 1990's created a stir in the audiences.... The paper "Rating Takes Priority over Quality in television Programming Provision" discusses that striking the right balance between quality and achieving high ratings is important, i.... In the competitive atmosphere of today's television industry, there is constant strife between ratings and quality....

The paper "The Changes That Have Taken Place in the british Media since the Second World War" states that as the world grows smaller and the thirst if acquiring more and more information faster, the world would definitely see a lot more advancement and truth in the way media is used and shared....

Furthermore, there is currently greater representation of all ethnicities and races on British Television programmes than previous times.... This paper will examine research on media regarding racial and ethnic or cultural diversity in Britain, primarily focusing on visual (television) and print media.... This paper will examine research on media regarding racial and ethnic or cultural diversity in Britain, primarily focusing on visual (television) and print media....

7-100) has studied certain ‘normal' discourses in British Television talk shows and proved that there are also instances when consumerism is critically negotiated by the evolution of a “mutually constructed text” in television talk shows having majority of female viewers (2007, p.... A simple sentence like, 'television depicts normal life' can be a heavily loaded statement if looked at from a gender perspective.... A simple sentence like, “television depicts normal life” can be a heavily loaded ment if looked at from a gender perspective....

nknown Chaplin is a 1983 British Television documentary capturing the career and methods of the famous film personality Charles Chaplin.... The paper "Analysis of the Documentary Films" examines a French documentary film made in 2002 and directed by Nicolas Philibert.... The title of the film literally translated means to 'To be and to have....

For instance, “the government of Margaret Thatcher used the 1981 Broadcasting Act to keep British Television and radio stations from airing the voices of any person who was supporting the Irish Republican Army” (Kirtley, para.... the National Security Adviser asked television networks to manipulate videotaped reports by Osama before presenting them to the public as well as the newspapers to withhold all the information regarding Osama's statements (Kirtley, 2001)....

he British Television Distributors' Association (BTDA) figures for the TV export market in 2000 show that BBC Worldwide has, for the second year running, outstripped the UK competition by a considerable margin. ... At the recent PROMAX Europe in Rome (22-23, March) BBC Broadcast was the big winner, leading the pack with 10 awards for promotional excellence including gold statuettes for Europe's Best television Image Campaign of the year, Best Drama Promo, Best Music Promo, Best News & ...

Duncan Kenworthy is a British Television and film producer who I admire because of his ability to take on the movies that have the potential to be clichés, yet turns out to be something more.... The review "German and british Films Analyses" presents a critical analysis of a German film The Lives of Others, and a british film Slumdog Millionaire presenting two different aspects of people's lives.... Slumdog Millionaire is a british film that was directed by Danny Boyle and is about an Indian man who is a contestant on Indias version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire....

It was made by a collaboration between two American companies, Ambrica Productions based in New York and WGBH based in Boston, as well as the British Television company Channel $4.... The documentary film was made by a collaboration between two American companies, Ambrica Productions based in NY City and WGBH based in Boston, as well as the british TV company Channel $4....

Considering the popularity of the program in US, Italy and Asian countries including India it is expected that within the Chinese context the program will gain sufficient acceptability and the program has reached new dimensions through Chinese television and adaptation of its format for a Chinese version.... The paper "TV Program Strictly Come Dancing " states that the show and its adaptation to other versions including Indian, Italian, American and Chinese have gained worldwide popularity and the show is almost british history with more than 10 million viewers for the program....

The Chinese media on the other hand focused on the political and social dimensions, the impact of globalization, and the collaborative efforts of Hong Kong and China as a new milestone in the media and television industry.... n this particular case study and research project the influence and impact of Strictly Come Dancing a british TV show and its Chinese version and counterpart could be studied to present wider cultural and sociological issues related to TV shows and analysis of celebrity culture or expectations and demands of TV viewers as in the west or Britain or east as in China and Hong Kong....

The only sponsored event on British Television was the Whitbread Gold Cup in 1957 (Wilson 1988, 157).... However, there was no television, computers and as many published papers before the 1950s as today.... television has shown sporting activities a new era of recognition and attention.... However,there was no television, computers and as many published papers before the 1950s as today.... Even now, apart from usually common television and radio, there exists a wide variety of media itself, like internet, computer games, digests, etc....

olmes, in his book, stresses upon the arousing historic relations between the culture of films and the British Television during the year 1950s.... The paper "Interactive television Nowadays" states that the functionalities presented by several of these platforms address important features for users of iTv.... The iTv has also led to the development of the more popular 3D television that has enhanced the audience's viewing experience tremendously....

rom the start of the 1960s, British Television underwent through massive evolution in terms of signal strength, colour, and picture quality.... The television for example has made people all over the world too busy to physically participate in sports, since most of them prefer to watch them.... For example, Honeybourne, Hill, and Moors point out that “during the last few years, ice skating , hockey, and gymnastics have all witnessed upsurges in popularity when Britons were seen on the television winning medals” (2000, p....

Until the early 1960's the British Television was dominated by the upper classes.... They were advertised on television and on the radio as a necessary possession and fun.... (Marcus, 155) However the television industry underwent a period of change in the early 1960's Programmes began to get shown with people from middle and working classes on.... The television started to reflect the society around it and soon became the most popular activity....

Jeanette Steemers, Selling Television: British Television in the Global Marketplace.... Among many services that are offered by the British Broadcasting Corporation is the television broadcast services, which specializes in both domestic as well as international channels.... ‘Revealed' reflective eassay Reflective essay Among many services that are offered by the British Broadcasting corporation is the television broadcast services, which specializes in both domestic as well as international channels....

Lifestyling Britain: The 8-9 slot on British Television.... The paper "The Impact of television Programs on Lifestyle" tells that the topics that are featured in lifestyle TV are normally all rounded as they tackle each aspect of life.... Through the internet and majorly television that offers advertisement of the latest trend of merchandize, individuals have adapted to new modes of living.... Through television, there has been a high rate of transfer of the required trend by the society as leading manufacturers and market competitors strive to indulge clients in the new trend of products....

British Television Advertising: Cultural Identity and Communication, ... Most of the times spent at home, children watch television.... The programmes the children watch on television may also shape their world view and make them be associated with certain behaviours.... This is because the children may want to mimic what they see on the television. ... In the television commercials, girls are always presented as the weaker sex compared to their boy counterparts....

Selling Television: British Television in the Global Marketplace.... The essay "television Impacting Cultural Change" discusses how the advent of television and the internet, the ease of access and speed of communication has been considerably advanced and shaped the world we live in today.... This television series was set in an abstract area named Chester, which had a nearby learning institution.... television and Cultural Change Introduction Technology plays a pivotal role in influencing the behaviour and shaping the personalities of people in many present day societies....

7-100) has studied certain ‘normal' discourses in British Television talk shows and proved that there are also instances when consumerism is critically negotiated by the evolution of a “mutually constructed text” in television talk shows having majority of female viewers (2007, p.... This work called "Consumerism Promoted by television Help Enforce Patriarchy" describes the main ideas of television, the role in a positive light in constructing a wider realm of gender equality....

elling Television: British Television in the Global Marketplace, London, BFI Publishing, p.... ome international networks like BBC, FOX, and CNN have enjoy a very high reputation after being singled out as trustworthy and informative television channels.... News bulletins and quality of entertainment for instance constitute a major factor in the success of any television channel or network.... all to Wall production company an independent affiliate company of the Shed Media Group television production company that produces a range of genres from drama, factual entertainment, science and history programs, and arts for broadcast by networks in both the United Kingdom and the United States of America....

During these early years of British Television, full-length dramas of the classic mould such as Aeschylus were broadcasted for public recreation.... The medium with the widest reach, television, is not only a source of entertainment but also employed by the powers that be to manipulate and deceive the gullible viewer in order to propagate its own political or business agenda.... The medium with the widest reach, television, is not only a source of entertainment but also employed by the powers that be to manipulate and deceive the gullible viewer in order to propagate its own political or business agenda....

ilm and video are not isolated from this cultural malleability, Annette Kuhn' Dear Linda', an account of the making of the British Television series Pictures of Women,is written in an engaging feminist epistolary form and describes how feminist aesthetic processes battled with traditional production 'aesthetics' which in one instance, demanded the acceptance of adversarial formats in studio discussions (Sen and Grown, 1985).... One very good example is its impact on Ideology and Consciousness, a journal whose influence on british intellectual thinking in the 1970s went far beyond its seven issues ( Jacqui and Albrecht, 1988)....