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What is a PSB?

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Public service broadcaster

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Why is the BBC unbiased?

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We pay the licence fee so it has to serve everyone

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What is commercial broadcasting?

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Advertising in order to make money

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Is the BBC horizontally and vertically integrated?

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Yes it is a multi-media conglomerate

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When was it formed?

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18 October 1922

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Who became general manager?

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John Charles Walsham

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Who did he want the BBC to belong to?

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The public

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What is the BBC’s remit?

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Inform, educate and entertain

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How much is the loscene fee?

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As of 1 April 2024 the fee is £169.50

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What channels does this pay for?

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9 TV channels, national radio and around 40 local radio stations

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What was the 2017 OFCOM report?

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That there was too little diversity both on and off screen

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When was the diversity inclusion plan launched?

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2021

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What was their target in terms of the diversification programme?

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50% of the workforce had to bee women
20% have to be POC
12% had to be disabled

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How is the BBC regulated?

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OFCOM ensures that the BBC conform to their remit/public duty

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What is the royal chartter?

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The remit the BBC follow

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Who can complain if they feel that the BBC doesn’t follow their remit?

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The public

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How else do the BBC check tha they are following the remit?

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They can self check

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How do the BBC know that they are following the royal charter/OFCOM regulations?

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A producer has to complete a compliance form for every programme produced, they follow the OFCOM broadcasting code

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How do the public know that the BBC are following their remit?

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OFCOM have to publish an annual report

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How should complaints be made?

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Directly to the BBC

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If the BBC can’t help where can you go to after that?

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Straight to OFCOM

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What does the charter state?

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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

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What is a mainstream audience?

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A broad audience, a text with mainstream appeal that will appeal to a broad number of people

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What is a niche audience?

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A relatively small audience with specialised interests, tastes and backgrounds

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What is a global audience
Audiences from around the world
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What is "Have you heard George's podcast" on?
BBC 5 and BBC sounds
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Who is it produced by?
Benbrick
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What does it discuss?
Drama, music, poetry, social and political issues
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What award did it win?
A peabody
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Who is the target audience?
Younger yet educated audience
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Who is BBC 5s target audience?
Over 40 Mostly male Highly educated High class Wealthy
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Why does "Have you heard George's podcast" not fit in with this
He has a younger and more minority target audience
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Why might George's podcast be streamed on BBC 5?
To link in with how BBC are trying to diversify their audience
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Does the BBC get involved with the production of "Have you heard George's podcast"
No George has total creative control over the podcast
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What did the BBC help him with?
Archival sources and orchestra equipment
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Why are podcasts popular?
Reflects the trend for audiences using convergent technology
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Why do people prefer podcasts over radio?
You can listen whenever, wherever and online or offline
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Where else can you get podcasts?
Spotify Youtube BBC website
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How did the production of the podcast change in lockdown?
Worked remotely Had to come up with innovative ways with working with the orchestra and the BBC
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What is Benbrick known for?
Multi platform selling English songwriter, producer and composer
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Why might this be helpful?
Audiences that already known and trust his work ,might want to listen to the podcast he has worked on
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where is George from?
Uganda
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Who is his grandmother
A Ugandan politician and former cabinet minister
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What did he study?
Politics, psychology and sociology
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Where did he study?
King's College Cambridge
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Why is this interesting?
May bring in a more educated audience Challenges stereotypes surrounding first generation minorities
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How does George target a younger audience?
Street dialect of London Using rap artists use of young celebs
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How do podcasts earn money
Through sponsors and people paying them to stream their podcast on their site
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When was BBC sounds releaseD?
November 2018
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Why was BBC sounds released
So BBC could advanced technologically
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What does RSS stand for?
Really simple syndication
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What is RSS?
Web feed that lets applications and their users access automatic content updates
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How does RSS help podcast creators?
They submit their show.s RSS feed to all of the popular podcast listening apps Listeners can find and sub to the podcast
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How have radio stations grown?
More stations can exist digitally than with the old analogue system Bring in more choice to consumers More revenue for the industry
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Why is digital audio broadcasting favoured?
Better sound quality than analogue Less likely to be affected by weather Able to access outside region
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How does prosumerism link into podcasting?
Anyone can make a podcaast
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Problems with digital technology
Small national production companies struggle to compete in a busy marketplace
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How does aggregation link in with the BBC
BBC content is often condensed on other sites so people are not always going to the BBC directly
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How are new cars a challenge to radio
Don't necessarily have pre-programmed radios installed
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What rappers are featured in the podcast?
Stormzy, J Hus, Solange, Jayz and Bob Marley
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What is common ground?
Listeners can go online and find more about the discussion topics Can leave questions and ideas
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How does the use of family appeal to an audience?
Personalisation Relatable tp listeners Makes George feel normal
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Who are some of the star guests?
Sophie Thakur who is Indian, Gambian and Sri Lankan Jade Alleyne who is British with heritage from Barbados Henry Stone is a black British poet
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Episode 21: flying the flag
Celebrity couples and entertainment in show biz Talks about the USA economy
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What was the Grenfell tower disaster of 2017?
High rise fire broke out in a block of flats in North Kensington
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What is the demographic and target age?
ABC1 demographic 25-45
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What does chapter 1 talk about?
A teacher reflecting on the Grenfell tower tradegy
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How is this episode different form the others?
Documentary style narration of previous episodes to deliver a heart-wrenching story of resilience and neglect in London's inner city
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What is the intended audience for this episode?
Young people who think they have an easy life Mid 20s struggling on making tough decisions Young women with kids
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What does chapter 2 talk about?
The differences between Uganda and Britain
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How is this done?
With George being Britain and a woman on the phone being Uganda
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What does the episode focus on?
"concurrent affairs" Focuses on politics
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What is the intended audience of the episode?
Young people trying to learn about political issue all around the world People of African heritage

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