Tuesday 14 December 2010
Friday 3 December 2010
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Radio industry buoyed by strong Q1 (Sabina and Shamima)
>> There has been a massive increase in listeners for the BBCs chris Evans show and digital alternative BBC 6 music and commercial radios such as classic FM, heart and magic.
>> Bauer media magic FM competes for audiences from BBC radio 2, but it's national network increased listeners both year on year.
>> Global's talk station LBC 97.3 has over a million listeners every week.
>> Absolute Radio's core station had another disappointing quarter, its weekly reach dropped 6.5% to 1.4 million listeners and its total number of listening hours fell to 11 million a week, down 2% from the final three months. However listeners who switch to Absolute Radio's digital channels, such as Absolute 80s, it had a weekly reach of 264,000.
>> Commercial radio's share of listening dropped slightly to 41.3%, the actual number of hours people are listening to commercial radio increased to 32.2 million.
>> Bauer media magic FM competes for audiences from BBC radio 2, but it's national network increased listeners both year on year.
>> Global's talk station LBC 97.3 has over a million listeners every week.
>> Absolute Radio's core station had another disappointing quarter, its weekly reach dropped 6.5% to 1.4 million listeners and its total number of listening hours fell to 11 million a week, down 2% from the final three months. However listeners who switch to Absolute Radio's digital channels, such as Absolute 80s, it had a weekly reach of 264,000.
>> Commercial radio's share of listening dropped slightly to 41.3%, the actual number of hours people are listening to commercial radio increased to 32.2 million.
Radio 2
> Chris evans has taken over from Terry Wogan, he has achieve an average of 9.57 million, up from Wogans 8.1 million.
> Radio 2 had 14.57 million listeners up from 13.42 in the first quarter of 2010.
> Higher than Radio 1.
- Mus
> Radio 2 had 14.57 million listeners up from 13.42 in the first quarter of 2010.
> Higher than Radio 1.
- Mus
Global Radio Classic FM
Link - http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1002847/RAJAR-Q1-2010-Classic-FM-national-commercial-station-hit-high-note/
+ Classic FMs reach was 5.5 million during first quarter of 2009 (7.4%)
+ Absolute Radio lost audience dropping 6.5% to 1.4 million listeners a week
+ Globals Heart & Galaxy boosting weekly reach
+ Bauer Magic boosting weekly reach
+ Heart newtwork reached 7.4 million people a week during the first quarter of 2010
+ Classic FMs reach was 5.5 million during first quarter of 2009 (7.4%)
+ Absolute Radio lost audience dropping 6.5% to 1.4 million listeners a week
+ Globals Heart & Galaxy boosting weekly reach
+ Bauer Magic boosting weekly reach
+ Heart newtwork reached 7.4 million people a week during the first quarter of 2010
Capital FM Stats...
Number one breakfast show
Have a market share of 6% compared to a 4.9% in the the last quarter.
878,000 listeners weekly.
Heart, Magic and LBC were behind Capital in most categories.
All the named channels are owned by Global radio, so the results published by RAJAR showed that Global Radio is doing great overall because of all these channels.
Nilufa and Forhana
Have a market share of 6% compared to a 4.9% in the the last quarter.
878,000 listeners weekly.
Heart, Magic and LBC were behind Capital in most categories.
All the named channels are owned by Global radio, so the results published by RAJAR showed that Global Radio is doing great overall because of all these channels.
Nilufa and Forhana
Wednesday 12 May 2010
The importantance of technology changes
BBCs coverage of a wide range of niche market: BBC cater for niche audiences, for example BBC Asian Network caters for young British Asian who are into Asian and Desi music. BBC Radio 3 caters for niche audiences who like live music and arts, it's designed for classical lovers. BBC radio 7 is made for unadulterated entertainment.
BBC radio 5 live sport xtra is for people who wants more live and pure sports. BBC radio 4: audiences into politics and who wants to broaden their knowledge.
BBCs obligtion to represent a diverse UK (including regional): The BBC represents the UK its nations to reflect the full diversity of the public who pay for the BBC on air.
The BBC now makes more use of regional accents in order to reflect the diversity of UK. The BBC radio has radio nations and local: these are radio stations such as BBC radio Scotland, BBC radio Wales, BBC radio Cymru etc...
BBC radio 5 live sport xtra is for people who wants more live and pure sports. BBC radio 4: audiences into politics and who wants to broaden their knowledge.
BBCs obligtion to represent a diverse UK (including regional): The BBC represents the UK its nations to reflect the full diversity of the public who pay for the BBC on air.
The BBC now makes more use of regional accents in order to reflect the diversity of UK. The BBC radio has radio nations and local: these are radio stations such as BBC radio Scotland, BBC radio Wales, BBC radio Cymru etc...
GROUP 2 - ASSESS THE IMORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY CHANGES
Since digital technology has been around and has started to become more mainstream, the distribution and consumption of the radio has increased. New technologies such as Ipods, Iphones and other new technology now allow you to download music via your phone and listen to digital radio. New technologies also allow you to visit the internet a watch your favorite music selections. People can easily access the radio anytime, anywhere through the applications they have on their phones.Statistics show there has been an increase in 1 million listeners since December 2008.
Convergence of media technologies means that now days you don't have to tune into your analogue radio and spend hours trying to get signal. With media convergence you can now do every thing you want with one gadget such as with a mobile phone you can listen to the radio and browse the internet. With the internet you can also log on and listen to your favorite artists music.
Convergence of media technologies means that now days you don't have to tune into your analogue radio and spend hours trying to get signal. With media convergence you can now do every thing you want with one gadget such as with a mobile phone you can listen to the radio and browse the internet. With the internet you can also log on and listen to your favorite artists music.
What are the major event in Radio history?
A Little History...
Radio development began as wireless telegraphy. Radio became prominent in this country in 1926 due to the miner's strike, all newspapers were shut down and people had no way of getting information to one another. Information and instructions were broadcast over the radio.
BBC Radio is a service which has operated in the UK since 1922. BBC Radios 1 to 7 are based in London but programmes are also made in Belfast, Birmingham,Bristol , scotland, Manchester. All BBC Radio channels are available on DAB radio and also on the internet.
WWII silenced all but one of the original IBC stations, only Radio Luxembourg continued its nightly transmissions to Britain as a commercial radio station featuring American-style entertainment and religion.
Beginning in 1964 the first in what became a fleet of 10 offshore pirate radio stations began to ring the British coastline. By 1967 millions were tuning into these commercial operations and the BBC was rapidly losing its radio listening audience
The British Government reacted by imposing the "Marine Offences Act" a law which wiped out all of the stations by midnight on 14 August 1967.
Radio Scandals
Radio scandals include Russell Brand and his Radio 2 co-presenter, Jonathan Ross, left obscene messages on Sachs's answering machine. Ross said Brand had slept with his granddaughter; Brand subsequently called back and left another message, a song joking that the older man might now kill himself. This was pre-recorded and not live – and that it was subsequently allowed by Radio 2 executives to be broadcast.
The Sony Radio Academy Awards
The first Sony Radio Academy Awards were held in 1983, at that time there were only 35 commercial radio stations and 4 BBC networks. The Sony Radio Academy Awards are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry.
Digital Switchover
The Digital Switchover is set for 2015. Radio stations are only going to be Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) by the end of that year. Analogue radios will become useless and car radios will need to be converted at a cost of £55+ at a time. The switchover will lower costs for radio broadcasters who currently have to pay to transmit their services twice - once on FM and once on digital.
Radio development began as wireless telegraphy. Radio became prominent in this country in 1926 due to the miner's strike, all newspapers were shut down and people had no way of getting information to one another. Information and instructions were broadcast over the radio.
BBC Radio is a service which has operated in the UK since 1922. BBC Radios 1 to 7 are based in London but programmes are also made in Belfast, Birmingham,Bristol , scotland, Manchester. All BBC Radio channels are available on DAB radio and also on the internet.
WWII silenced all but one of the original IBC stations, only Radio Luxembourg continued its nightly transmissions to Britain as a commercial radio station featuring American-style entertainment and religion.
Beginning in 1964 the first in what became a fleet of 10 offshore pirate radio stations began to ring the British coastline. By 1967 millions were tuning into these commercial operations and the BBC was rapidly losing its radio listening audience
The British Government reacted by imposing the "Marine Offences Act" a law which wiped out all of the stations by midnight on 14 August 1967.
Radio Scandals
Radio scandals include Russell Brand and his Radio 2 co-presenter, Jonathan Ross, left obscene messages on Sachs's answering machine. Ross said Brand had slept with his granddaughter; Brand subsequently called back and left another message, a song joking that the older man might now kill himself. This was pre-recorded and not live – and that it was subsequently allowed by Radio 2 executives to be broadcast.
The Sony Radio Academy Awards
The first Sony Radio Academy Awards were held in 1983, at that time there were only 35 commercial radio stations and 4 BBC networks. The Sony Radio Academy Awards are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry.
Digital Switchover
The Digital Switchover is set for 2015. Radio stations are only going to be Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) by the end of that year. Analogue radios will become useless and car radios will need to be converted at a cost of £55+ at a time. The switchover will lower costs for radio broadcasters who currently have to pay to transmit their services twice - once on FM and once on digital.
Tuesday 20 April 2010
NORMAL LESSONS FOR MS POLLARD'S CLASS ON THURSDAY!
I have been on a coach for 45 hours, it has cost me a fortune. You had better be there period 3 and 4 on thursday - lessons as normal!!!
Sunday 18 April 2010
work for thıs week
Hello year 12.
Bad news. Myself and Ms Georgıou are stuck abroad and wıll not be wıth you thıs week. HOWEVER do not see thıs as a chance to relax. Your exam ıs ın 6 weeks tıme and we need to do a whole unıt (work 25%) overall. That means you need to be secure on tv drama so we can focus on radıo when and ıf we get back.
So - thıs week you can do 2 thıngs. Fırstly we want you to wrıte an essay. There are clıps on thıs blog (POST: Thursday, 28 January 2010
TV Drama Assessments)spend tıme wrıtıng the best essay you possıbly can
DISCUSS THE WAYS IN WHICH THE EXTRACT CONSTRUCTS REPRESENTATIONS OF ______________ (ınsert group dependıng on whıch extract you choose) USING: SOUND-CAMERA-MISENSCENE-EDITING.
My class should do Gender and sexualıty. ms Gs class do a clıp you have not looked at before (but all do the same because you wıll have to watch ıt on the one computer - ıf you havent done dısabılıty type Comıng Down the Mountaın ınto you tube and look at the shoırt extract that comes up as the top hıt)
Also ın preparatıon you could be watchıng tv dramas onlıne. shameless ıs good as ıs crımınal justıce. my class should watch shameless because we have not done socıal class yet and thıs ıs a good text for lookıng at workıng class.
PLEASE DO NOT WASTE THE TIME. Whatever you wrıte wıll be graded and marked ın detaıl to help you get a better grade ın the exam. Nobody wıll gıve you any extra credıt or go easy on you because your teacher was stuck ın ıstanbul (or new york ın Ms Gs case)
See you next week. I hope.
Bad news. Myself and Ms Georgıou are stuck abroad and wıll not be wıth you thıs week. HOWEVER do not see thıs as a chance to relax. Your exam ıs ın 6 weeks tıme and we need to do a whole unıt (work 25%) overall. That means you need to be secure on tv drama so we can focus on radıo when and ıf we get back.
So - thıs week you can do 2 thıngs. Fırstly we want you to wrıte an essay. There are clıps on thıs blog (POST: Thursday, 28 January 2010
TV Drama Assessments)spend tıme wrıtıng the best essay you possıbly can
DISCUSS THE WAYS IN WHICH THE EXTRACT CONSTRUCTS REPRESENTATIONS OF ______________ (ınsert group dependıng on whıch extract you choose) USING: SOUND-CAMERA-MISENSCENE-EDITING.
My class should do Gender and sexualıty. ms Gs class do a clıp you have not looked at before (but all do the same because you wıll have to watch ıt on the one computer - ıf you havent done dısabılıty type Comıng Down the Mountaın ınto you tube and look at the shoırt extract that comes up as the top hıt)
Also ın preparatıon you could be watchıng tv dramas onlıne. shameless ıs good as ıs crımınal justıce. my class should watch shameless because we have not done socıal class yet and thıs ıs a good text for lookıng at workıng class.
PLEASE DO NOT WASTE THE TIME. Whatever you wrıte wıll be graded and marked ın detaıl to help you get a better grade ın the exam. Nobody wıll gıve you any extra credıt or go easy on you because your teacher was stuck ın ıstanbul (or new york ın Ms Gs case)
See you next week. I hope.
Wednesday 24 February 2010
TYRONE AND SABINA - CAST OFFS CRACK SHOTS
Cast off (Crack shots)
The clip we watched was “cast off crack shots” this clip shows disability as pity, because the character is blind. This allows the audience to feel sympathetic towards him, because he says he is scared of the dark.
We can see that he is vulnerable, because he has gun and when he hears sound he picks the gun and points it where he hears the sound. We can see the character is weak and has lack of autonomy, because he talks to himself. The character has lack of autonomy, because he has no control of what he cannot see.
The dialogue he uses is a metaphor, because he says if it's dark then he is scared, but all he can see is darkness. Because it's a reality T.V show it tries to show disabled people as “normal” even though there disabled.
The clip reprsents isolation as the character is alone in a deserted area.
The clip we watched was “cast off crack shots” this clip shows disability as pity, because the character is blind. This allows the audience to feel sympathetic towards him, because he says he is scared of the dark.
We can see that he is vulnerable, because he has gun and when he hears sound he picks the gun and points it where he hears the sound. We can see the character is weak and has lack of autonomy, because he talks to himself. The character has lack of autonomy, because he has no control of what he cannot see.
The dialogue he uses is a metaphor, because he says if it's dark then he is scared, but all he can see is darkness. Because it's a reality T.V show it tries to show disabled people as “normal” even though there disabled.
The clip reprsents isolation as the character is alone in a deserted area.
SHAMIMA, MUSTAFA, RASHID DIVING BELL AND BUTTERFLY EXTRACT
In a Hospital. Shown from his point of view-it is shown in an out of focus way which may show us that he has a blurred vision. it is in 1st person point of view.
We find out later that he was the editor-in-cheif of Elle magazine and suffered from a stroke. He can' walk or talk. So this kind of gets in the way of his success, which makes us sympathise for him. He also doesn' want his children to see him in the state he is in, maybe he feels ashamed/ embarrassed. He has lack of autonomy as he is put on a wheel chair and through his thoughts he is saying 'its an honour that he can handle a wheel chair' in a sarcastic way. Also when he sees his reflection for the first time he gets in a state of shock as he says'Oh my god, whos that? Me?' He thinks he looks horrible. We share his emotions and lack of understanding of the situation as it's from his point of view, and when he needs to communicate he has to blink one for yes, and two for no.
We find out later that he was the editor-in-cheif of Elle magazine and suffered from a stroke. He can' walk or talk. So this kind of gets in the way of his success, which makes us sympathise for him. He also doesn' want his children to see him in the state he is in, maybe he feels ashamed/ embarrassed. He has lack of autonomy as he is put on a wheel chair and through his thoughts he is saying 'its an honour that he can handle a wheel chair' in a sarcastic way. Also when he sees his reflection for the first time he gets in a state of shock as he says'Oh my god, whos that? Me?' He thinks he looks horrible. We share his emotions and lack of understanding of the situation as it's from his point of view, and when he needs to communicate he has to blink one for yes, and two for no.
TAMANNA AND SONIA - CAST OFFS
Cast offs (trailer) is shown disability as 'pity' in the programme because it allows the audience to feel sympathy for the individuals in the programme as they are not able bodied .
Cast offs also leaves the audiences to forgive them for their behaviour.
The sound in Cast offs include some dialogues, however it also contains a score made for the programme is upbeat and is a non-diagetic sound.
The camera shots of individuals in cast off tries to portray the indisviduals to appear vulnearbale and weak but yet try to live a ordinary life as an able bodied person would, this emphasises the disbailities.
Previously stated about sounds in Cast offs, the up beat and fast pace music gives a sense of realism as they are trying to live a normal life, the sound also connotes able bodied person/people live a busy and rushed lifestyle.
The locations in Cast offs is set in a dessert/forrest, open space, bathroom and bedroom.
Cast offs also leaves the audiences to forgive them for their behaviour.
The sound in Cast offs include some dialogues, however it also contains a score made for the programme is upbeat and is a non-diagetic sound.
The camera shots of individuals in cast off tries to portray the indisviduals to appear vulnearbale and weak but yet try to live a ordinary life as an able bodied person would, this emphasises the disbailities.
Previously stated about sounds in Cast offs, the up beat and fast pace music gives a sense of realism as they are trying to live a normal life, the sound also connotes able bodied person/people live a busy and rushed lifestyle.
The locations in Cast offs is set in a dessert/forrest, open space, bathroom and bedroom.
MARIA AND RESHMA - CAST OFFS TEA'S UP
We felt that this fell under the Disability as a burden and disability as pity functions.
The character's ex-wife and son have come to visit him. The fact that the son has his back to his dad symbolises that they don't really accept him as a part of the family. This allows the audience to be sympathetic towards the man with the disability and also shows that he's like a burden to the family. The ex-wife picks at her tea as though there is something wrong with it because the disabled man made it.
A medium shot is used to represent the man's isolation and vulnerability in contrast to the close up shot of his ex-wife who seems the more dominant character. The setting is cluttered which shows that the man is not capable of doing certain things and needs support this makes the audience pity him.
The ex-wife also recognises that the character hasn't been washing properly which reinforces the idea that he is struggling with everyday life.
The man gets up and goes to the room. He becomes frustrated quickly which shows his frustration at not being treated like a normal human being.
RUHUL AND NAIM CAST OFFS DAN'S STORY
The clip starts off with a flashback and we know this because of the written code which appears on the screen saying "4 Months Earlier". Also because of the camera focus and the background colour.
Towards the end of the clip we feel more sympathatic about his diability as he is left alone on a deserted island by himself. In this clip they show a long shot of him and he looks inferior because the surrounding makes jim look small and powerless. The audience will have no hope in him as his diability gives us the image that he will rot and die in the island and he has no chance of survival.
Water seems to be significant in this extract because at the start he's got his hand in a bowl of water and is later in a boat which could explain that he possibly has a phobia of water, which he may be keen to overcome even when he has a disability. The background in both settings is white which could represent his feelings towards his disability
Towards the end of the clip we feel more sympathatic about his diability as he is left alone on a deserted island by himself. In this clip they show a long shot of him and he looks inferior because the surrounding makes jim look small and powerless. The audience will have no hope in him as his diability gives us the image that he will rot and die in the island and he has no chance of survival.
Water seems to be significant in this extract because at the start he's got his hand in a bowl of water and is later in a boat which could explain that he possibly has a phobia of water, which he may be keen to overcome even when he has a disability. The background in both settings is white which could represent his feelings towards his disability
DISABILITY VOCAB
burden
dependent
physical disability
mental disability
able-bodied
lack of autonomy
tragedy
pity
sympathise
triumph
overcome
"normal"
"supercrip phenomenon"
plot device
humour
mark of evil
dependent
physical disability
mental disability
able-bodied
lack of autonomy
tragedy
pity
sympathise
triumph
overcome
"normal"
"supercrip phenomenon"
plot device
humour
mark of evil
Thursday 28 January 2010
TV Drama Assessments
Ashes to Ashes - Gender
Criminal Justice - Youth & Age
E.R. - Class & Age
The Wire - Sexuality & Gender
E.R. - Class & Gender
Criminal Justice - Youth & Age
E.R. - Class & Age
The Wire - Sexuality & Gender
E.R. - Class & Gender
Wednesday 27 January 2010
Keywords Associated with Gender
Femininity
- Emotional, Beautiful, Ignorant, Intelligent, Sensitive, Caring, Sentimental, Loving, Calm, Seductive , Sex Objects, Multi Tasking, Elegant, Over Protective, Sultry, Tolerant, Motherly, Humble, Sophisticated, Victims, Fair
- Dominant, Ignorant, Muscular, Strong, Possessive, Oblivious, Outspoken, Important, Powerful, Lazy, Macho, Bread-winners, Unconcerned, Protagonist, Authoritative, Protector, Casanova, Arrogant, Assertive, Hard
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