Presentation on the topic of Mass Media in the UK for the students of Grade 7

Getting information is one of the necessities of a human being.

We can learn about the world by
reading newspapers
listening to the radio
watching the TV
using the Internet

That’s why the mankind can’t do without

mass media:
press
radio
television
computers

Britain’s first regular television service opened in 1932, when the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began transmitting 4 late-night programs a week.
The development of television was interrupted by the Second World War, but resumedвозобновился after it, making its first real ‘impactвлияние in 1953 when the BBC televisedтранслировал the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

In 1955 Independent Television (ITV) began transmitting, at first only in the London area.
Unlike the BBC which funded its broadcasting with the revenueдоход from radio and television licences, ITV derived its main incomeдоход from the commercial advertising.

In the UK there are
5 major nationwide
television channels
BBC One
BBC Two
ITV1
Channel 4
Five
The UK now also has a large number of digital terrestrial channelsцифровые наземные каналы

News
Information programs
Documentaries
Plays
Films
Light entertainment (comedies, quiz shows)

ITV’s schedule is pretty the same except the fact that it is round the clock24 часа.