BBC Radio research - Various shows

BBC Radio 1 offer different shows and DJs throughout the week such as Nick Grimshaw and the Breakfast show, Greg James, Annie Mac, Scott Mills, the Rock show and the 8^th show. Radio 1 and Radio 1 Xtra offer information and advice lines such as “My Mind and Me” and “BBC Advice” which content includes bullying, sexual and mental health, life hacks, alcohol and drug abuse and school hacks. Their target audience is 15-39 year olds. They play new and current music as well as a friendly, modern chat, news and interview balance. Competitons such as the big weekend and concert tickets.

Radio 2 is more of a mix between older and classic songs as well as music emerging and current artists. Discussions and chatting is also more mature and about a wider range of topics. Shows and DJs include Chris Evans breakfast show, Ken Bruce, Jeremy Vine, Steve Wright’s Sunday love songs Dermot O’leary and Elaine Paige all on Sundays, Sound of the 80s with Zoe Ball and the drive time show with Simon Mayo. Their target audience is 30+ and have competitions such as pop master and tickets to car fest.

Radio 3 focuses on more alternative mature music and cultural programs to engage its audience. They play shows such as; Essential classics, lunchtime concert and Arnold Bax. They focus more on classic, cultural music and their chat which both informs and entertains its audience. Their chat content includes culture, religion, politics and travel. This radio appeals to an audience that prefer listening to radio that will educate, mainly an older audience. Featured items include composer of the week, meeting new people.

Rado 4's remit is to inform, educate and entertain listeners through speech programmes appealing to audiences that prefer intellectual, mature chat. Radio 4 has shown such as; Woman's hour, Book of the week which focus news, alternative niche topics and current affairs.

 Radio 5 cover live news and sport. They provide shows such as; The Friday's sport panel, 5 live breakfast. Showing that they focus more on discussion and analysis of sport and news rather than music. Their audiences targets sports fans and mostly an older audience as it is just chat.

Radio 6's remit is to entertain listeners with popular and alternative music. Radio 6 broadcasts shows such as; Iggy pop, Tom Ravenscroft , the Craig Charles soul and funk show, and Mary Anne Hobbs. They play songs outside the mainstream market  supported with live music, music analysis and new artists. They target all ages but specifically, as their tagline states ‘ for all music lovers’

Minecraft Technology

Minecraft Notes

• Minecraft has developed from the concept of online lego to multi platform creating game
• Started as an 'indie' game from a small company
• Created by Marcus 'Notch' person and developed by Mojang which is independent and separate from mainstream companies. It's not financed by a big commercial company. Unusual that a product from a small company tp become successful, however it is usual for larger organisations/owners/conglomerates to want to buy them.
• Openbox exploration game with infinite replayability 'respawn'
• sold over 2.5 million copies
• Players creations and designs on the game are Minecraft's own marketing campaign as the get shown around on various platforms.
• Various genres within game 'farmers' 'adventurous' 'architects'
• Fulfils our human instinct to bring order to chaotic wilderness

Why is Minecraft so successful?

• Allows for creativity to be the main aim, you can create as far as you imagination lets you
• Original game concept with little competition
• Appeals to all age groups
• Mass marketing
• Forging relationships - social skills, tea work...

BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show Powerpoint

BBC RADIO 1 PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION

      What are the different responsibilities of presenters and producers?
Vetting different callers to make sure the person sounds as good as
possible and know what they’re talking about. Briefing guests about what’s
happened previously on the show, editorial features such as no swearing, don’t mention
certain brands or topics… Keeping aware of equipment and studio running. Music
team who programme the music throughout the day. Keeping the radio appropriate for
the nation. Making sure it is the best it can sound keeping the audience
entertained
       What preparation that goes into each programme?
A structure of what’s going on in the show, but freedom for the show
to be as topical as possible. Main show sketched out but a list of ‘hot food’
which is conversation fillers and topics which isn’t nessecerally . Plan around
big features or guests and make the opportunities as valuable and entertaining
as possible.
        What's most challenging and most
enjoyable about working on the show?
Small working space, odd and broken sleeping and eating patterns,
energy when on air needs to be consistently full. Enjoy working with new guests,
entertaining features. Can suggest who guests come on, but pre plan guests due
to release of tv and movies. But some are boing or rude        What are the team dynamics like?
Important that people understand and work together to be most prepared as possible. The team is always changing and introducing different people, adjusting to new people they find is refreshing and brings new sense of creativity. Natural knitted chemistry is important to get on with team as they can feel it improves the live broadcast run more smoothly and inclusively. WhatsApp group for sharing ideas and constantly sharing entertainment ideas
    How can you break into radio?

Start of in student radio and volunteering in local radios. Persistent is key, rejection is common but people are always interested in different people bringing new things to radio. Lots of experience and getting to know how radio and the technology works. Being yourself is the best you can do. Figuring out what you like about other presenters and bring that quality to yourself. Finding topics you enjoying and are confident about talking about make it more enjoyable to listen to.

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Media Vocab

·         BARB The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) is the organisation that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in the United Kingdom

·         WEBCASTING LICENSE PPL licenses many different uses of recorded music on the internet, from simulcasts of AM/FM broadcasts to customised radio streaming services.

·         TECHNOLOGICAL CONVERGENCE Technological convergence is the tendency that as technology changes, different technological system sometimes evolve toward performing similar tasks

·         WEB 3.O OR SEMANTIC WEB Web 3.0 could be defined as: “Web 3.0, a phrase coined by John Markoff of the New York Times in 2006, refers to a supposed third generation of Internet-based services that collectively comprise what might be called 'the intelligent Web'

·         INTERNET OF THINGS

·         BINGE-VIEWING watch multiple episodes of (a television programme) in rapid succession, typically by means of DVDs or digital streaming.

·         DAB

·         TRADITIONAL MEDIA Traditional Media - television, radio, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, tax press and other print publications.

·         GOOGLE ANALYTICS Google Analytics is a freemium web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. 

·         RAJAR RAJAR stands for Radio Joint Audience Research and is the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK. It is jointly owned by the BBC and the Radiocentre on behalf of the commercial sector

·         NRS The NRS social grades are a system of demographic classification used in the United Kingdom. They were originally developed by the National Readership Survey (NRS) to classify readers, but are now used by many other organisations for wider applications and have become a standard for market research.

·         MIDAS Midas definition. In classical mythology, a king who was granted one wish by the god Dionysus. Greedy for riches, Midas wished that everything he touched would turn to gold.

·         CULTURAL IMPERIALISM Cultural imperialism comprises the cultural aspects of imperialism. Imperialism here refers to the creation and maintenance of unequal relationships between civilizations, favouring the more powerful civilization. ... The term is employed especially in the fields of history, cultural studies, and postcolonial theory.

·         DEMOCRATISATION OF THE MASS MEDIA a transition from an authoritarian political system to a semi-democracy or transition from a semi-authoritarian political system to a democratic political system.

·         EFFECTS OF PIRACY

·         HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION Horizontal integration is the process of a company increasing production of goods or services at the same part of the supply chain.

·         VERTICAL INTEGRATION the combination in one firm of two or more stages of production normally operated by separate firms.

·         DIVERSIFICATION the process of a company enlarging or varying its range of products or field of operation.

·         ALTERNATIVE MEDIA AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA Independent media refers to any form of media, such as radio, television, newspapers or the Internet, that is free of influence by government or corporate interests.

·         CONGLOMERATE a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together

·         GRA

·         PEGI The age rating does not take into account the difficulty level or skills required to play a game. PEGI 3. The content of games given this rating is considered suitable for all age groups.

·         MEDIAWATCH UK is a UK pressure group established by Mary Whitehouse to campaign against the publication or broadcast of material its members find offensive.

·         IPSO The Independent Press Standards Organisation

·         WATERSHED The watershed means the time when TV programmes which might be unsuitable for children can be broadcast.

·         OFCOM is the UK government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.

·         MEDIAWATCH When media refers to the mass media, it is sometimes treated as a singular form, as in: the media has shown great interest in these events. Many people think this use is incorrect and that media should always be treated as a plural form: the media have shown great interest in these events  

·         BBC CHARTER

·         SYNERGY is the term used to describe a situation where different entities cooperate advantageously for a final outcome.

·         PSB public service broadcasting" refers to broadcasting intended for public benefit rather than to serve purely commercial interests.

·         BROADCAST CODE to draw up a code for television and radio, covering standards in programmes, sponsorship, product placement in television programmes, fairness and privacy

·         IWF IWF is an abbreviation with multiple uses: Independent Women's Forum, a conservative non-profit organization

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