Friday, 5 November 2010

Media A-Z

Actuality - The texts are reality; They have not been scripted

Audience flow - The Apprentice: You're Fired! gets audience flow from The Apprentice as viewers 'might as well' just turn over to BBC2

Audience participation - Audiences increasingly like the democracy of voting; In The Apprentice: You're Fired!, audiences vote, although their vote doesn't influence the show

British Broadcasting Corporation - Differences in the ideologies of PSB shows (The Apprentice) and commercial shows (The X Factor)

Celebrity - Contestants may gain celebrity status (Celebrity Coach Trip)

Demographics - Demographics differ from entrepreneur shows to entertainment talent shows

Dumbing down - Commercial shows could be seen as dumbing down society

Elite - The elite would appreciate PSB shows such as The Apprentice

Empathy - Audiences emphasise with the characters due to the actuality

Fifteen-minutes-of-fame - Ordinary people gain celebrity status but it hardly lasts

Hegemony - The elite have control over PSBs but commercial TV is for the working class

Highbrow - The Apprentice and Dragons' Den are intellectual

Independent Television - Provide entertainment over education

Interactive media - Voting system

Lowbrow - Talent shows are for light entertainment

Mainstream - Talent shows appeal to mainstream audiences; Entrepreneur shows appeal to smaller audiences

Niche marketing - Targeting a small audience

Non-narrative television - Follows reality

Public service broadcasting - Information and education as well as entertainment

Reality television - Real life situations

Talking heads - The Apprentice: You're Fired!

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