Карточки Television Part B

the BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation, the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom

AKA the Beeb, Auntie

'inform, educate, entertain'

the original guideline of the BBC that specifies its main goals

BBC English

the prestige variety of British English, so called because the British Broadcasting Corporation uses it

AKA Received Pronunciation

government intervention

represents the actions taken by government to influence a mass medium

state-owned/state-controlled/overseen/regulated

belonging to, funded by, and controlled by the government

state-funded

paid for with public money

the licence fee

the amount of money paid by television and radio owners that allows public broadcasters to fund programming

BBC 1

the first and flagship channel of BBC Television in

the United Kingdom

BBC 2

a flagship TV channel broadcasting intellectual

andeducationalcontentforminorityinterests

ITV

Independent Television - a group of British commercial television companies that broadcast programmes on one channel

the ratings war

popularity battles with rival channels/networks/programmes

impartial

unbiased; neutral; fair

distinctive

clearly different from others of the same kind

balanced TV output

giving adequate amount of time to different types of programmes and coverage of a wide range of events from different perspectives

a series

a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations

a soap opera

a serial drama on television or radio using melodramatic situations

current affairs

political news about events happening now

a period/ costume drama

a drama set in a particular historical period

a nature documentary series

a genre of documentary series about animals, plants, or other non-human living creatures, usually with video footage taken in their natural habitat

a news programme bulletin

a short news broadcast

a dance contest

a competition where participants showcase their dancing skills to win an award

a reality show

a TV show on a certain theme that stars real people, not actors

a highbrow/minority interest programme

intellectual/involving serious and complicated or artistic ideas

a mass audience programme

light/entertaining content created to be popular among a large number of people

a broadcast presenter/ a host

someone who introduces a radio or television programme

inclusive

tending to include different opinions and giving fair coverage to a wide range of events from several perspectives

to increase the diversity of content

to produce more varied content/ to create a wide range of programmes

to rise to a challenge

to deal with a difficult situation successfully