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  1) Read page 2. What is KISS FM's mission? Their mission is to entertains more 15-34yr olds than any other Bauer Media brand and is extremely influential amongst this hard-to-reach demographic. 2) Look at page 3. What is the target audience for KISS FM? As well as writing the key statistics from the media pack, try and suggest what  psychographic groups  would fit the KISS audience too. The KISS audience is a 15-34, 60/40 Female to Male split and united by their love of music and the cool stuff they’re into right now. 3) Now look at page 5 - The KISS network. How does KISS use digital media and technology to reach its audience?  From social timelines to YouTube, live events and on- demand streaming on apps, KISS connects with its  audience through a multi- platform strategy of presenting content around the music they love and the things they’re into, wherever, whenever and however they want it. 4) Now look at the other side of page 5. What content do KISS...

  1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). WWW: Q2 is a good start and this will be a good lesson in exam technique for Paper 2. EBI: Notetaking + questions on the clip. LR: See blog 2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme. We use CLAMPS to remember mise-en-scene. Costume of the 2 girls getting chased by Lyra and Will, their costume were quite clean and unique. 3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out  three  possible answers for this question.  • Excellent analysis of the product that is detailed and critically engages with the nuanced aspects of how media language is used. • Focus on how narrative features communicate meanings is thorough and effective. • Co...

  1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? Home + Light + Third. 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? It was split between Radio1 and Radio 2. 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate stations were in international waters so did not have to follow UK rules - and so could play more music. They were therefore more popular with young people than the BBC. 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? The marine broadcasting offence act outlawed. 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? Given the growth of pirate radio in the mid-1960s, the BBC realised that it was not providing content for this growth market of younger people. 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? In the early 1960s there was concerns that too much music on the radio would mean that people would no longer buy records, so the government...

  1)  Television: Introduction to TV drama 2)  Doctor Who: Language and Representation 3)  Doctor Who: Audience and Industries 4)  His Dark Materials: Language and Representation 5)  His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries 6)  Industry contexts: the BBC and public service broadcasting

  1) What is the BBC's mission statement? Produces a huge amount of content for the whole of Britain - TV, radio, BBC website, iPlayer and more. 2) How is the BBC funded? Funded by licence fee and it is currently £174.50 a year. 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). To provide information (that is supposed to be balanced). To support learning for people of all ages. To produce creative output. To have diverse content (such as with its representations). To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world. 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. The BBC is regulated by OfCOM (the Office of Communications). OfCOM oversees all media channels and produces a code of conduct that all media channels must follow or have their licence to make content removed and/or be fined heavily. 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofc...

Audience 1) What audience do you think His Dark Materials is aimed at and why? Think about demographic and psychographic groups.  You can  revise Pyschographics here . Aimed for family audiences. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by His Dark Materials - The City of Magpies? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. Personal Identity: Teenagers, Oxford. Personal Relationships: Will + Lyra Diversion (Escapism): Dramatic, exciting. 3) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to His Dark Materials? Refer to specific scenes or moments in the episode to explain your answer.  Viceral pleasure - because of chase scenes. 4) How did fans react to Season 2 of His Dark Materials? What about critic reviews? You can find some possible answers for this in  this BBC website article on the...