TV CHANNEL RESEARCH

SHAHNA PINNOCK

The purpose of the research is to find out which UK channels show which type of documentaries and to decide which channel my documentary will be on.

TV CHANNEL – CHANNEL 5

• The channel was launched in 1997, it was the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue network to launch. The station rebranded itself as Five from 2002 to 2010 then back to Channel 5 in 2011.

• Sky 105• There is Channel 5, 5USA and 5*• 5USA - concentrates on showing imported

movies and programmes from the United States,

• 5*- Five Life was originally intended to be a female-oriented channel with an emphasis on lifestyle programming.

• Richard Desmond is an English publisher and business man who owns Channel 5 television network.

• The channel mainly broadcasts entertainment programming, such as reality television, game shows, American drama, sports events and early morning chat shows.

First Channel 5 Logo

Channel 5 logo from 6th of October 2008 till 13th of February 2011

Current channel 5 logo

Examples of programmes shown on Channel 5:• The Bachelor• Angelina Ballerina• Big Brother• Amy Winehouse: The Untold Story

(Documentary)• Bridezillas• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation• Extraordinary People (documentary)• Home and Away

Target Audience:

• Children due to the programmes shown in the morning between 6-9am.

• Females due to programmes shown 9am-1pm such as Trisha.

• Documentaries show a variety of target audiences from male to female.

The time slots that are most successful are 6-9am and 9pm onwards due to children watching programmes such as Hoobs in the morning and mainly females watching Big Brother and 9 or 10pm.

Big Brother Logo

Big Brother is a reality TV show and is interesting to audiences.

Type of Documentaries shown are Extraordinary People, The True Story, Candy Bar Girls, How Do They Do It? And Revealed.

The Channel 5 Website is where you can select a documentary and get a small summary of it.

Most of these documentaries are usually shown between 7pm and 9pm due to images and content.

The target audience vary due to the theme of documentaries e.g. Amy Winehouse's one is targeted towards fans and mainly women.Compared to other Channels, Channel 5 has a

lot of American programmes and the documentaries are mainly based on nature.

CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARIES

Examples of Channel 4 Documentaries are Supersize VS Superskinny, Undercover Boss, The Secret Millionaire, The Story of Film: An Odyssey and 3 Minute Wonder.

The documentaries are usually shown from 6pm onwards.

Target Audiences for the documentaries are adults who are interested in health, history and current issues such as global warming. Ages: 21 years onwards.

These documentaries are different to other channel ones because they explore mainly English issues and culture, are based in England and History which involved and effected England.

TV CHANNEL-CHANNEL 4

• Began on 2 November 1982• Operated by Channel Four Television Corporation• "The public service remit for Channel 4 is the provision of a broad

range of high quality and diverse programming”• ‘Sister channels’ are Film4, E4, More4, 4Music, Kerrang!, Kiss,

Magic, Q, Smash Hits! and The Box.• The channel has websites to catch up on programmes like 4OD and

its own radio station.• Chairman and deputy chairman are Terry Burns and David Puttnam.• The chief executive is David Abraham.

Current logo

Examples of Programmes shown on Channel 4:

• Embarrassing Bodies• 8 out of 10 Cats• Unreported World• Hollyoaks• The Million Pound Drop Live• Channel 4 News• Fresh Meat• Educating Essex (Documentary)• Made In Chelsea

The Target Audience of this channel is very broad as the channel broadcasts programmes for children, females, males, adults and elderly people.

Programmes such as Fresh Meat is aimed at teenagers and 8 out of 10 cats for males between the ages of 21-50

Fresh Meat Cast This channel compared to Channel 5, the programmes are mostly based in the UK and are aimed towards this culture. It also has a variety of music channels unlike Channel 5.

BBC AND BBC IPLAYER

• BBC IPlayer is on online website where you can watch programs which you have missed on the television. It also provides you with listings, summaries and information on your favourite subjects.

• The website also has links with the BBC Radio stations such as 1Xtra and also programs such as E20 which can only be watched on the website.

BBC Iplayer’s Logo

E20 Cast

Radio station logo

• You care able to create an account and save your favourite programs.

• It has a selection of the most popular shows

• You can find the programs by the channel they are shown on.

• There are categories and a A-Z of all BBC programs shown.

CHANNEL 4 AND 4OD

• 4OD is a website which is similar to BBC Iplayer, where you can watch programs online.

• ‘OD’ stands for On Demand.• The whole point of on demand is

whenever you feel like catching up you can.

• This is similar to the BBC Iplayer website where you can do things like sign up, choose channels and ‘browse all’.

• There are a selection of images to also show previews of the episode.

• You can also shows a certain type of program you want to watch e.g. comedy, drama, food, entertainment or documentaries.

THE CHANNEL I WOULD CHOOSE

• I would choose Channel 4 for my ‘Music and Behaviour’ documentary due to the documentary ‘How Hip Hop Changed The World’ that influenced me.

• The time slot would be at 9pm as my target audience is mainly teenagers and adults. This is how Channel 4 selects their target audience.

• Channel 4 has a lot of documentaries based on topics such as music, television and human behaviours. Opening title of documetary