Television has changed since the advent of digital technology in terms of its production, distribution and consumption. It has become a global, rather than a national industry and has become increasingly commercial, with public service broadcasting forced to adapt its structure, role and function. International co-production is growing and broadcasters such as HBO have achieved global success.
Broadcasters are now "narrowcasters", with multiple channels targeting different (sometimes more niche) audiences.
Audiences consume television texts in a variety of ways as the industry has increased portability via new platforms (tablet, mobile phone) and patterns of consumption have changed alongside this (the box-set and, binge-watching, on demand and, catch up, Netflix, Amazon etc.)
Interactive social media channels such as youtube have increased accessibility for the "prosumer" audience, and social media and viral promotion have become a critical part of marketing television texts.
In the 1930's and 40's television was very exclusive and could only be viewed by wealthy people because it was expensive. It is estimated that only around 400 households in the UK had access to television.
Humans (stylised as HUM∀NS) is a science fiction television series that debuted on Channel 4. Written by the British team Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, based on the Swedish science fiction drama Real Humans, the series explores the themes of artificial intelligence and robotics, focusing on the social, cultural, and psychological impact of the invention of anthropomorphic robots called "synths". The series is produced jointly by AMC in the United States, and Channel 4 and Kudos in the United Kingdom.
Eight episodes were produced for the first series which aired between 14 June and 2 August 2015. The second eight-episode series was broadcast in the UK between 30 October and 18 December 2016. A third series was commissioned in March 2017 and aired eight episodes between 17 May and 5 July 2018. In May 2019, Channel 4 announced that the series had been cancelled.
Founded:
2 November 1982
Funding:
Nowadays it pays for itself in much the same way as most privately run commercial stations, i.e. through the sale of on-air advertising, programme sponsorship, and the sale of any programme content and merchandising rights it owns, such as overseas sales and video sales. For example, as of 2012 its total revenues were £925 million with 91% derived from sale of advertising.
Associated channels:
4seven, Film4, E4, More4, 4Music, Box Upfront, The Box, Box Hits, Kerrang!, Kiss, Magic
Notable releases:
A Woman of Substance, Big Brother, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gregory's Girl, The Great British Bake Off, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, Humans.
Ownership:
Channel Four Television Corporation
Parent organisations:
UK Government Investments, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Henry Jenkins- Fandom
Fandoms refers to a particularly organised and motivated audience of a certain media producer franchise. Unlike the generic audience or the classic spectator, fans are active participants in the construction and circulation of textual meaning. Fans appropriate texts and read them in ways that are not fully intended by the media producers ("textual poaching"). Examples of this may manifest in conventions, fan fiction and so on. Rather than just play a video game or watch a TV show, fans construct their social and cultural identities through borrowing and utilising mass culture images, and may use this "subcultural capital" to form social bonds. For example, through online forums like Reddit or 4chan.
(Radio, video games, television, online media)
As a way of trying to restrict younger viewers from seeing content that might be inappropriate for them, channels must play explicit content after 9pm. This is known as a watershed and is supposed to protect people for seeing things that they might not be old enough for. However, in the modern world, where we can access whatever shows we want whenever we want, it is much harder to restrict what children see because they do not have to do much to find this sensitive content.
Sensitive content in Humans-
Anita being kidnapped.
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