Television Industries: Ownership

The BBC:

Channels: 

The BBC has 9 separate channels. These channels are BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC News, BBC Parliament and BBC Alba.

Mission, Vision and Values: 

The BBC intends to provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them. The BBC also hopes to support learning for people of all ages. They will also aspire to output the most creative, distinctive and highest quality services. The BBC also intends to reflect and represent the diverse peoples of the United Kingdom in all of it's nations regions. The BBC will also reflect the United Kingdom along with it's culture and values to the world.

Most Popular BBC 1 Programmes:

The most popular programmes featured on BBC1 are Doctor Who, The Apprentice, Eastenders and Strictly Come Dancing.

Most Expensive Programme to make:

The most expensive program ever made by the BBC is Rome, it costed $10 million per episode.

Other Platforms:

Online using BBC iPlayer, listening to the radio on all the different BBC stations.

How Else Does it Generate Income?:

Not only does the BBC generate an income by getting people to buy a TV Licence, it also generates income by selling it's dramas and shows to other countries.

Advantages of being Publicly Owned:

They have a guaranteed income, so they do not need to worry about having a low viewer count for the first few episodes of a series.

ITV:

Number and Names of ITV Channels:

ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, ITVBe, CITV, ITV Box Office, ITV HD, The Store.

Strategy:

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Most Popular ITV Programmes:

The most popular ITV programmes are Coronation Street, Emmerdale and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Most Expensive ITV Programme to make:

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Other Platforms:

Other platforms consist of ITV player which is available online, allowing you to watch ITV shows online.

How does it Generate Income?:

ITV generates an income by playing advertisements and by using product placement.

Advantages of being Commercially Owned:

It can generate more money by utilising sponsorships to advertise other products.