Television: Industry contexts

 1) What is the BBC's mission statement? defined by​​Royal Charter​: 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​.

 

2) How is the BBC funded? Its work is funded principally by an annual television licence fee which is charged to all British households, companies, and organisations using any type of equipment to receive or record live television broadcasts or watch using iPlayer.

 

3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points above)  

• To provide information (that is supposed to be balanced)
• To support learning for people of all ages
• To produce creative output
• To have diverse content (such as with its representations)
• To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world

4) What is regulation and how is the BBC regulated? You can find details on this in the notes above.