Chandni's media blog 1

1) How does the report suggest that TV viewing is changing? TV viewing is changing because people are increasingly viewing content in a variety of different ways, both on the television set and on other devices.  2) What differences are highlighted between younger and older viewers? Older views are watching television at a larger rate compared to young views because people age +65 watch  5 hours 44 minutes on average whereas youinger viewers watch  an average of 1 hour 54 minutes 3) Does the report suggest audiences are satisfied with public service broadcasting TV channels? 78 percent viewers are quite satisfied with any PSB channel  and believe they follow the purpose very well-  ‘Informing our understanding of the world’.: 75% agreed that ‘PSB news programmes are trustworthy’, 77% agreed that programmes ‘help them understand what’s going on in the world today’and 75% agreed that regional news programmes provide a wide range of good quality news about their area. 4) Public servi

1) What does the term 'Cultural Industries' actually refer to? The term ‘cultural industry’ refers to the creation, production, and  distribution of products of a cultural or artistic nature. 2) What does Hesmondhalgh identify regarding the societies in which the cultural industries are highly profitable? Hesmondhalgh identifies that the societies in which the cultural  industries are highly profitable tend to be societies that support the  conditions where large companies, and their political allies, make  money. 3) Why do some media products offer ideologies that challenge capitalism or inequalities in society? Media product tend to offer ideologies which  challenge capitalism or the inequalities of gender and racism in society. This happens because the cultural industry companies need to  continuously compete with each other to secure audience members. 4) Look at page 2 of the factsheet. What are the problems that Hesmondhalgh identifies with regards to the cultural i