Broadcast programming
Broadcast programming is the practice of
organizing and or ordering of broadcast media
programs (Internet, television, radio, etc. ) in a daily, weekly, monthly,
quarterly or season-long schedule.
Modern broadcasters use broadcast automation to
regularly change the scheduling of their programs to build an audience for a
new show, retain that audience, or compete with other broadcasters' programs.
In the United Kingdom, this is known as TV
listings.
Television scheduling strategies are employed to
give programs the best possible chance of attracting and retaining an audience.
They are used to deliver programs to audiences when they are most likely to
want to watch them and deliver audiences to advertisers in the composition that
makes their advertising most likely to be effective.Digitally
based broadcast programming mechanisms are known as electronic program guides (EPG).
At a micro level, scheduling is the minute planning
of the transmission; what to broadcast and when, ensuring an adequate or
maximum utilization of airtime.
Television program
A television program (British English: programme)
is a segment of content intended for broadcast on over-the-air, cable
television, orInternet television,
other than a commercial,
trailer, or any other segment of content not serving as attraction for
viewership. It may be a single production, or more commonly, a series of
related productions (also called a television series or
a television show).
A limited number of episodes of a television show
may be called a miniseries or a serial or
limited series. Series without a fixed length are usually divided into seasons (U.S.)
or series (UK), yearly or semiannual sets of new
episodes. While there is no defined length, U.S. industry practice has
traditionally favored longer television seasons than those of other countries.
A one-time broadcast may be called a
"special", or particularly in the UK a "special episode".
A television film ("made-for-TV
movie" or "television movie") is a film that is initially
broadcast on television rather than released in theaters or direct-to-video.
A program can be either recorded, as on video
tape,
other various electronic
media forms, played with an on-demand player or
viewed onlive television.
Formats[edit]
Television programs may be fictional (as
in comedies and dramas), or non-fictional (as
in documentary, news,
and reality television).
It may be topical (as in the case of a localnewscast and
some made-for-television movies),
or historical (as in the case of many documentaries and fictional series). They
could be primarily instructional or educational,
or entertaining as is the case in situation
comedy and game
shows.[citation needed]
A drama program usually features a set of actors playing
characters in a historical or contemporary setting. The program follows their
lives and adventures. Except for soap
opera-type serials,
many shows especially before the 1980s, remained static without story
arcs,
and the main characters and premise changed little. If some change happened to
the characters' lives during the episode,
it was usually undone by the end. (Because of this, the episodes could be
broadcast in any order.) Since the 1980s, there are many series that feature
progressive change to the plot, the characters, or both. For instance, Hill
Street Blues and St.
Elsewhere were two of the first American prime time
drama television series to have this kind of dramatic structure, while the
later series, Babylon 5, is an extreme example
of such production that had a predetermined story running over its intended
five-season run.[1]
In 2012, it was reported that television was growing
into a larger component of major media companies' revenues than film.[2] Some
also noted the increase in quality of some television programs. In 2012,
Academy-Award winning film director Steven
Soderbergh, commenting on ambiguity and complexity of
character and narrative, stated: "I think those qualities are now being
seen on television and that people who want to see stories that have those
kinds of qualities are watching television."
Genres
Scripted entertainment
Award shows (partially
scripted)
Drama,
which includes:
Unscripted entertainment
Informational
Infomercials – Paid advertising
spots that are up to an hour long
Television news magazine –
Dealing with current affairs
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