Sunday 10 February 2008

HOME SERVICE:

  • The BBC'S annual report shows that its representation of the general minorities is more than the representation of the asian representation.
  • 70% of the asian population have sky digital or cable TV in their homes
  • 2/3 of asian viewersis made up of asian interest channels.
  • Asians pay more on TV and on other new technologies, such as DVD's, mobile phones.
  • new arrivals of south-asians watch rarely british TV, such as Anjan Kumar watches only Zee tv, because they can relate back to their culture and identify with them.
  • 4.5 million british-asians pay tv licence on something which they are not longer watching.
  • the BBC has boosted on screen representation.
  • recruitment of black and asian presenteres on youth programmes.
  • these audiences are optimistic and want change and they want interesting programmes rather than documentaries on Racism.
  • 83% of black womens and 71% watch tv soaps compared to 56%of white people. mainly East-Enders.
  • TV news fouund a deep black of trust in british and american tv news expressed by british muslims.
  • Ofcom was to have 'the different interests' of people in different parts of the u.k, this will lead to equal employement oppurtonities.
  • London provides for 328,000 across Europe and the middle east soaps from india.
  • Zee TV before its launch in 1995, south asian viewers didnt have dramas and bollywood movies and news.
  • 2.5% of the population used to watch mainstream TV.
  • the language factor counts in their favour of channels, which is targeted at younger viewers.
  • they do understand their language but dont speak it, so they watch more english channel.

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