- Research how each of the companies are owned -
- who can produce content for these companies, why might it matter to Hank?
- Research how each of the companies are funded
- where do the fund come from, how much is there available for film/tv
- Present your findings
- Include your research findings with references
- Conclude which company you believe Hank should work with
- Justify why he should opt for that company over another
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1.
The BBC is a statutory corporation, and has no shareholders. It is a semi-autononomous public service broadcaster, and operates under a Royal Charter, and a Licence and Agreement from the Home Secretary. [1]
The BBC Trust, however, is the governing body of the BBC to make sure that it continues to exist to serve the public, and complete its mission of informing, educating and entertaining. The trust is led by the Chairman Lord Patten, and consists of 12 trustees. It’s the guardian of licence fee revenue, and of the public interest in the BBC. [3]
There are several television channels in the UK. BBC One and BBC Two are the main two channels where the majority of the more well-known television shows and films are shown, although there are also several digital only stations however, which include BBC Three, BBC Four, BBC News, BBC Parliament, CBBC and CBeebies. [1]
It is available to everyone in the United Kingdom as long as they have paid their TV license. It is also both the world's oldest, and the world's largest broadcasting organisation with around 23,000 staff members. [10]
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The BBC is made up of a horizontal ownership, and they believe that there is value in working alongside others. They feel that if they work together with external partners, it allows them to support the creative industry on a wider scale, and will also deliver more to audiences.
They have a history of working with partners, and has collaborated with a number of organisation on both television and radio projects. They look to provide partnership with a higher profile, and working with others is now a central part to their strategies. [4]
Partnerships include:
-YouView - ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT, TalkTalk and Arqiva - to create an open, internet-connected TV platform.
-The BBC Academy is partnered with Channel 4 and ITV on a number of programmes to encourage and improve diversity in the media industry.
-Fast Train is a number of training and networking events for freelancers and indie film makers, also hosted by the BBC Academy in partnership with Skillset and others. This allows film makers to learn how to pitch ideas, co-commisioning and developing new ideas. [5]
The BBC also fund independent film makers to make projects, and provide different tariffs for different categories of programmes and films. For example, the indicative tariff range for daytime and low cost drama would be £50K - £500K per hour, but the indicative tariff range for a scripted comedy broadcast across the network would be £110K - £600K an hour. [6]
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It was created for the public and therefore the public pay for the channel to be broadcast. The annual television licence fee is charged to all British households, companies and organisations that use any type of equipment that can receive live television broadcasts. The cost of this is set annually by the British Government, and is agreed by Parliament, however, this year’s fee is generally £145.50 for a colour TV Licence, or £49.00 for a black and white TV Licence, and can be paid annually, or in smaller instalments throughout the year. [2]
They also receive World Service grants, and get profits from commercial operations such as programme and format sales through a completely owned subsidiary called BBC Worldwide Ltd. They earn additional income by selling certain programme-making services through BBC Studios and Post Production Ltd., which used to be known as BBC Resources Ltd. The majority of the BBC’s book publishing activities were sold in 2011, however. [1]
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Funding for television and film on the BBC comes from a number of places, including the UK Film Council, the British Film Institute, national and regional screen agencies, local councils, charities, completion funding, production schemes and competitions, or even crowdfunding through projects and websites such as Kickstarter. [7]
In 2012/13, BBC Worldwide generated headline sales of £1,116m, of which all of the £156m profits were returned back to the BBC. [8] It also supported independent production companies by returning £90.9m to independent rights holders through upfront rights investments, profit shares and royalties. [9]
References.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC#Television
[2] http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/pay-for-your-tv-licence/payment-methods/how-would-you-like-to-pay-for-your-tv-licence-pay8/?WT.ac=banner_wtp1_pay
[3] http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/
[4] http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/partnerships.html
[5] http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/partnerships/media_industry.html
[6] http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/how-we-work/business-requirements/tariff-ranges.shtml
[7] http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/filmmaking/guide/before-you-start/funding
[8] http://www.bbcworldwide.com
[9] http://www.bbcworldwide.com/annual-review/annual-review-2013/chairman's-statement.aspx
[10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC
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Sky.
1.
Sky is a public limited company who are the largest pay-TV broadcaster in the UK/Ireland, having over 10 million subscribers. Rupert Murdoch set up BSkyB (British Sky Broadcasting) in 1990, however he passed it onto his son, who then stepped down, and the CEO is now Jeremy Darroch. You can purchase shares in Sky, however, which makes it a public company. [1]
In 1989, it's said that the four channels available in the United Kingdom doubled to eight, and since then there's now hundreds and hundreds of channels, and Sky believes that they viewers would want to be able to choose from a wider range of channels and shows. [2]
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They believe that they need to commission shows that are different, and viewers cannot get from regular channels such as the BBC or ITV. They also like to commission shows that the style of is widely loved by viewers so that they can make a better one than other channels, and make more of it. They try to communicate with customers constantly to research what shows they want, when they want them and how much of each show they want so that they would continue to pay the subscription fee. They don't commission into slots, or have a tariff like most other broadcasters. [3]
Because of the subscription fees of their channel, they commission fewer projects, and don't take on every indie film maker who asks for a meeting with them. They look through the briefs of project ideas, and only consider ones when they feel that there is a strong sense of purpose for a project that they think a lot of people would love. They acknowledge any idea generally within 48 hours of it being sent in, and then give a formal acknowledgement within two weeks for non-scripted, and six weeks for scripted. If they like the ideas, they will arrange a meeting with the filmmaker to see whether or not they want to properly take on their idea(s). [3]
They also have something called Sky Academy Skills Studios, in which they want to inspire and raise the aspirations of young people through a free learning experience, where they can create their own TV reports using technology professionals use on a day to day basis. [5]
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They are a subscription business, and isn't run by advertising. [3] The price of a subscription to Sky is from £21.50 a month. Also, as from the 30th of June, 2013, the adjusted revenue was £3,751 million, and the investment into programming was £1,313 million. The adjusted operating profit was also £595 million. [4]
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They invest about £2 billion a year in their channels. [2]
References.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSkyB
[2] https://corporate.sky.com/about_sky/what_we_do/our_content
[3] http://corporate.sky.com/about_sky/commissioning_ideas_submission/ideassubmission
[4] https://corporate.sky.com/about_sky/key_facts_and_figures
[5] https://corporate.sky.com/the_bigger_picture/inspiringaction/skyskillsstudios
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Netflix.
1.
Netflix is a publicly owned company that provides on-demand internet streaming media, available to people in parts of Europe, the Caribbean and both North and South America. In the third quarter of 2013, Netflix reported that they had a global total of 40.4 million subscribers. [1] Netflix can be run on games consoles, Blu-ray players, HDTVs, set top boxes, home theatre systems, smart phones and tablets, as long as they have a decent internet connection. [3]
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"If you are submitting a film for consideration: unfortunately, we do not accept or review unsolicited materials or ideas. For that reason, we will not consider any materials or ideas we receive that were not specifically requested by Netflix or submitted via an aggregator or established agent through the appropriate channels." [4]
2.
It costs about £5.99 a month to subscribe to Netflix, but you can have Netflix on up to six individual devices at one time. [2]
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References.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix
[2] https://www.netflix.com/
[3] https://www.netflix.com/watch?locale=en-GB
[4] From an email I received from Netflix.
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