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Engaging with the audience
What is live TV?
Live TV is when you can watch or record any TV program that is being shown on TV live. You can watch live events like sports, news, and music. Live TV also covers documentaries, TV series and soaps. To be able to watch live TV you need a TV license. With a TV license you can watch live tv on any channel or on any TV service like ITV hub, sky go, now Tv and many more.
Live Tv production techniques:
There are many different production and camera techniques that are used in Live TV. The use different camera angles and movements for example the news uses a medium shot when they show the news presenter talking. They use many different shots like close ups, medium close ups, medium shots, over the shoulder shot and many more. When it comes to the camera framing they make sure that they have everything they need is in the shot and not out of frame. In different Live Tv shows they use pan, tilt, track and dolly to follow the person or showing what is going on. They use different effects in the shows for example fading in and out on what is happening. When they edit they will use different editing techniques to change scenes like wipe, fade and more. Different Live tv shows have different lighting either coming from above, below, natural lighting or from other directions.
Live TV formats:
Discussions & Talk - Prime ministers question times
I have chosen discussions and talks as one of the formats. Discussion and Talks are part of live TV as well . The target audience of this format is for everyone because they would want to know what is going on and what actions are taken place. Discussions and talks may be taken on by the prime ministers. Both genders would be interested. They use a medium shot on who ever is talking. They use a split screen on one side you can see who is talking but on the other side you can see someone who is doing sign language. They use the building lights which made it yellow at some points but the sign language person was lighting was alright. The locations they are at is the house of commons which is in parliament. They didn't use any effects in this live TV.
Performances and events- The queens official birthday
I have chosen performances and events as another format. Performances and events are part of live TV. The Target audience that would be interested would be the older generations. The older generation would be classed in all of the demographics which would include A,B,C1,C2, E and D because they would be included in many different things where they are upper class, middle class, lower class, skilled working class, working class and the lowest grade worker. Both females and males would be interested. The camera men use many different camera shots that captures everything that is happening. They use long shots, medium close ups and medium shots of who is talking. They used establishing shots to show the location they were at and what is happening. They used pans, high angles and tilts to show the solders marching. They used natural lighting because it was a bright day but they adjusted the exposure, They didn't use any effects.
Documentaries - The Martin Lewis money show
I have chosen documentaries as my last format. The target audience that would be interested in this show would be parents, students and the older generation because they would be trying to save money. They would be classed in C1, C2, D and E because they want to find ways to save money. They use many different camera shots during the show. They use medium shots, medium close ups, Two shots, tilts and many other shots. They use the different camera shots to show what's going on and who is talking. They use natural lighting when they are outside but when they are inside they are using they lights to light the area they are standing so that the audience watching can see what is being shown.
Task 1 - Research portifilo
What is Live TV-
Live TV when a Tv programme that is in actual time such as events that happen in the present time. It can be captured in front of a live audience that is in the studio. It also means that the Tv programme can be streamed over the internet so that people can watch the TV programme on any device like a mobile, laptop or TV. The TV programmes that can be live includes News, Award shows, sports shows, reality shows and more.
What is As live TV-
As live TV means that the programme might be delayed so that allows them to edit the content before the broadcast it. Some of the shows might be fully live like the news. TV programmes may have pre-recorded sections where they have recorded something beforehand and insert the clip in the show. Most live TV Shows won't be broadcasted live. They will record the content and edit the show and then they will air it on a later date.
Things that can go wrong with " Live TV" and " As live"
Clothes malfunction
On live Tv, if the person's clothes rip, drop off or something it would be captured on camera and they would have to cover the person and go to break but with As live Tv. They can delay the show and edit the situation like blur out what happened or they can record the show and edit it and broadcast it on a later date.
Swearing
On live TV if the person swears on camera the producer and the director gets a fine because of the swearing. Whereas with As live Tv you can bleep out the swearing out by delaying the show or recording and then editing the show and then broadcasting it on another date.
Animals
On live Tv, the animals could either decide to behave or attack people. If they decide to attack someone we as the audience would be able to see it. Where as with As live tv they can delay the show by blur out what needs to
blur out. They can also record the show and then edit the show and they could broadcast it out on a later date.
Chat show analysis
What is a chat show?
A chat show is where they have one or two hosts who talk to guests that they have invited onto the show in a formal way or an informal way. They talk about many different topics that relate to the guests. They have jokes with each other and have fun.
On the Graham Norton show they use many different codes and convention. Graham Norton is the host of the show. At the beginning of the show he has intro music that is companied by a graphic. Graham introduces the show and the guests that he has invited to be on the show. He has a live audience in the studio. The Graham Norton show is informal and chatty and he engages the guests in the conversations. The set design of the show is like they are all just sitting down on chairs and having a conversation with each other. The set seems very welcoming. There are no house band. The point of interest is the conversation. The colour scheme is very bold. They use colour scheme of the set is red and purple.
Daily Diary
4/11/20
Today we did a lot. We came in and started our new unit. I learnt many different things and what comes under Live TV. I also learnt the different types of live Tv. We learnt about the different formats and analyses them we did this because we need to know them as this will help us as a group decide what live TV format we are going to make for our live TV show. I learnt about the different conventions that is used for different shows knowing the different conventions will help us know what to include in our show. Doing all the tasks will help me to understand what live TV is and what is considered as live TV. For homework we have to finish the work of and do task 4.
Loose women
https://www.itv.com/hub/loose-women/1a3173a3615
Loose women has many different hosts. They have the script with them on the set. They decided which one of the hosts is going to introduce the show. They give the rundown of what they are going to talk about. They have a guest on. They talk about different topics that relates to the guests the are having on the show. The guests come onto the show by video call due to covid. They have intro music and a graphic with the title of the show. They made you feel like you are there with them having the conversation. The set is light colours they are all sitting behind a desk.
Target Audience
The Graham Norton show is popular with both males and females. The show is mainly popular with millennials as well as generation X and baby boomers because they had positive opinions about the show. Millennials and baby boomers could be classed in the classes of C2, D and E because of the jobs they have, they could be students and that they could be retired . Generation X would be classed in the classes of A. B and C1 because they would have higher class jobs. A family with children can watch the show because the content of the show is not inappropriate. Anyone can watch the show whether they are single, dating or married because the shows content is for everyone. Some of the target audience could be working at different jobs whereas others could be students, parents or they could be retired. Any ethnicity or culture can watch the show because it has no offensive content to any of the ethnicity or cultures. They can watch the show anywhere they want whether it is at there home, on the move or on demand.
Loose women
It is more popular with baby boomers than millennials and generation X because baby boomers have more positive opinions about the show. More women than men enjoy the show because the topics is mainly for women as they would enjoy them more. Baby boomers would be classed in C2,D and E as they would be either a skilled worker or they are retired. Millennials would be classed in C1,C2 and D becuase of the jobs the type of jobs they would have. Generation would be classed A, B and C1 because they would have higher classed jobs. In a family all the women would enjoy the show as the content is for them. The different topics can be aimed at different women who are single, married or dating someone. The women can have different jobs some can be a single mother or working full time or part time jobs. They can be from any ethnicity or culture as the show does not have any offensive content towards any cultures or ethnicity. They can watch it on anywhere whether it is at home, on the move or on demand.
Both these shows have different thing in common.
They both use a graphic and intro music at the beginning. Both of the shows have guests. They both have hosts but loose women has four whereas The Graham Norton show has one hosts.
The difference between the shows is that they both have a different colour schemes. The hosts present differently
News
BBC news at 1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000p4n9/bbc-news-at-one-04112020
At first when the news come on you see the anchor who is sitting at the desk with her script. The first story that she talks about is the American election straight away. They go to a cut away where they use voice over. They use actuality footage. The anchor then goes onto present what is going to happen for the rest of the news. They use piece to anchor. She goes through the stories that are more important first. We see that they have a news graphic. They use a title sequence. They use medium close ups for when the news presenters are talking to the camera. They use Name captions of who is talking and where they are. They have graphics of what news stories they are going to present. They use field reporters to report news stories from different locations. They use a float while the anchor is sitting at the desk. In the news they use contributors where they have different people giving there own opinions. They follow a running order and they may stick to it. They had lines that brought in the next story. The presenters was formal. The presenters address the audience in a serious tone. The presenters looks straight at the camera. The presenters speak clearly while they are presenting. The set colours are white and red because red is BBC main colour and they put it with a neutral colour like white. They have a desk and stools where they anchor sat but at certain times' they move from behind the desk and stands up.
ITV news
https://www.itv.com/hub/itv-news-weekday-teatime/2a4545a1264
At first you see the news anchor who is introducing the news and giving the audience a run down on what stories the are presenting. They use voice over and cut away while they are doing this they use actual footage to show examples of what they are talking about. The anchor is sitting behind the desk. They have graphics and intro music. They have different graphics for the news they have the graphics at the beginning during the news. They have graphics that has the news stories going across the bottom of the screen with the names of the presenters. They send field reporters to the location where the story took place. They did the most important stories first and the least important stories last. They used a running order so that they know what is coming up next. The colour scheme of the set is a dark turquoise colour and white. The dark turquoise is ITV's colour so they put it to white with the dark turquoise The presenters speak clearly and fluently. The presenters look straight into the camera while they were presenting. The presenters were very formal. They conduct an interview. They use name captions. They also use medium close ups
Target audience
BBC one news
The BBC one news is more popular with males than it is with females. The show is mainly popular with millennials as well as generation X and baby boomers because they had positive opinions about the show. Millennials and baby boomers would be classed in the classes of C2, D and E because of the type of jobs, they could be students or retired. Generation X would be classed in the classes of A. B and C1 because they would have higher class jobs. A family with children can watch the show because the content of the show is not inappropriate. Anyone can watch the show whether they are single, dating or married because can watch the show as the content is for everyone. Some of the target audience could be working at different jobs whereas others could be students, parents, or they could be retired. Any ethnicity or culture can watch the show because it has no offensive content to any of the ethnicity or cultures. They can watch the show anywhere they want whether it is at there home, on the move or on demand.
ITV news It is equally popular with both females and males.
The ITV news is popular with both males and females. The show is mainly popular with baby boomers as well as millennials and generation X because they had positive opinions about the show. Baby boomers and millennials could be classed in the classes of C2, D and E because of the jobs they have, they could be students and that they could be retired . Generation X would be classed in the classes of A. B and C1 because they would have higher class jobs. A family with children can watch the show because the content of the show is not inappropriate. Anyone can watch the show whether they are single, dating or married because the shows content is for everyone. Some of the target audience could be working at different jobs whereas others could be students, parents or they could be retired. Any ethnicity or culture can watch the show because it has no offensive content to any of the ethnicity or cultures. They can watch the show anywhere they want whether it is at there home, on the move or on demand.
Both these shows have different thing in common.
They both use a graphic and intro music at the beginning. Both of the news shows have the same presenting styles. They both use cut away, actuality footage, field reporters, running orders and medium close ups. They both don't have a the same set colours.
Magazine shows
The one show
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000p4p3/the-one-show-04112020
In the one show they use intro music and a graphic with the name of the show. They have pre-recorded clips of different segments they did pre-recorded clips so that they give the host time to change the set and have a quick break. They have two hosts on the show. They introduce the show and give the run down of the show.They have different segments that is. They have a guests that is on a video call with them. They have different segments that is. They don't have a live audience. The set has couch's and chairs. The colours of the set is green, red and blue. They talk directly to the audience. They didn't have the name of the guest on the screen. They have their scripts with them on the set.
This morning
https://www.itv.com/hub/this-morning/2a6292a0465
On the This morning show they use many different codes and convention. This morning has two hosts called Holly and Philip. At the beginning the graphic has intro music so that the audience recognizes it and knows that it the show. Philp and Holly introduces the show and they tell the audience what is going to happen during the show. They also introduces the guests that has been invited to be on the show the guests are contacted by video call and they engage with the guests. They don't have a live audience in the studio because of covid. This morning is formal and chatty because of the topics they are talking about. The set design is very welcoming there do not have a house band. The point of interest is the conversation and the different segments they have on the show. They colour scheme which is very light. They use natural colours like cream. They have the script with them.
Target Audience
This Morning
This morning is popular with more females than males. The show is mainly popular with millennials as well as generation X and baby boomers because they had positive opinions about the show. Millennials and baby boomers could be classed in the classes of C2, D and E because of the jobs they have, they could be students and that they could be retired . Generation X would be classed in the classes of A. B and C1 because they would have higher class jobs. A family with children can watch the show because the content of the show is not inappropriate. Anyone can watch the show whether they are single, dating or married because the shows content is for everyone. Some of the target audience could be working at different jobs whereas others could be students, parents or they could be retired. Any ethnicity or culture can watch the show because it has no offensive content to any of the ethnicity or cultures. They can watch the show anywhere they want whether it is at there home, on the move or on demand.
The one show
The one show is popular with both males and females. The show is mainly popular with baby boomers than millennials and generation X because they had positive opinions about the show. Millennials and baby boomers could be classed in the classes of C2, D and E because of the jobs they have, they could be students and that they could be retired . Generation X would be classed in the classes of A. B and C1 because they would have higher class jobs. A family with children can watch the show because the content of the show is not inappropriate. Anyone can watch the show whether they are single, dating or married because the shows content is for everyone. Some of the target audience could be working at different jobs whereas others could be students, parents or they could be retired. Any ethnicity or culture can watch the show because it has no offensive content to any of the ethnicity or cultures. They can watch the show anywhere they want whether it is at there home, on the move or on demand.
Both these shows have different thing in common.
They both use a graphic and intro music at the beginning. Both of the shows have guests. They both have two hosts one female and male. They have scripts with them on the set.
The difference between the shows is that they both have a different colour schemes. The hosts are very different in the way they present.
TV guide research
What are the most popular channel that airs live TV?
The most popular channels that I found that airs live TV are BBC one, ITV, channel 4 and sky channels like sky news.
The most popular day that live Tv airs.
The most popular day for BBC one is Saturday and Friday because you have shows on like The Graham Norton show, The little mix search, the match of the day and strictly come dancing.
ITV's most popular day is Friday and Saturday because they have shows on like The chase celebrity special, The Voice and supermarket sweep.
Channel four popular day is Thursday and Friday because they have shows on like Goggle box, The great British bake off and holly oaks.
Sky sports popular day is a Saturday because that's when everyone is home to watch the different matches that are on.
The most popular format live Tv airs.
From researching I found out that the most popular live Tv format that airs on live Tv is magazine shows, chat shows, news, game shows and sports because they have different shows that people enjoy to watch. As I continued to research I also found out that dramas, documentaries, comedies, news and soaps are popular as well. Knowing that these formats are popular will help us know what format we want to create for our live Tv.
Trends
The trends hat I saw is that Fridays and Saturdays are the most popular days. The most popular times is in the evening because everyone is home and relaxing. They have new episodes on either a Friday night or Saturday night or shows that isn't on during g the week. They did this because they know that every one is home on a Friday because they have finished work or home from school. They chose Saturday because everyone is home and not busy getting ready for work or school.
My role
My role for this unit is Sound mixer.
What are my roles responsibilities?
My responsibilities for this unit is making sure that the sound is going well. I will choose all the music and sound effects for the show. I will set up all the sound equipment. I also need to make sure that the sound is coming through clearly.
Where am I based for the live production?
I am based in the gallery for this live production.
In a hierarchy of media production where do you fit?
In the hierarchy I fit under the camera operators and before the runners./
Who do I answer to?
I answer to The camera operators.
Who answers to me?
The runner would answer to me?
How will you ensure you are successful in this role?
I will learn the new equipment. I will put what I learnt into practice. I will also ask for help if I don't understand something.
What are my concerns?
My concerns are that I might ruin the sound of the show. I think that I am worried that I wont learn the new equipment in time.
Production meeting 2- Format of the show
This chart shows me how popular the most current tv shows. It tells me how many people watch the show on the different days and what show. I found out that I am a celebrity, the great British bake off and strictly come dancing is popular but on different days. Coronation street, the repair shop and Countryfile is not as popular as the other shows.
Production meeting 1 - Roles
Production meeting 3- Channel, day and time
MTV
What are the monthly top 30 programs for that channel for the past year
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EX on the beach
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Catfish the Tv show
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MTV cribs
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Teen mom
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Just tattoo us
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Spring break with Grandad
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Wild n out
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My super sweet sixteen
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Pimp my ride
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16 and pregnant
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Promposal
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The challenge
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Jersey shore
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Fear factor
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Teen wolf
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Ridiculousness
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The real world
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Punk'd
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Daria
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Beavis and butt head
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Singled out
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Awkward
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Remote control
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Are you the one
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Geordie shore
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MTV floribama shore
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Wolf watch
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Rich girls
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MTV unplugged
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Siesta key
MTV channel and shows.
When MTV started out they only streamed music videos but as they developed as a channel over the years they started to stream different TV shows that appeals to there target audience. They started to show more TV shows than music shows this is to gain more target audience. MTV TV shows showed many different morals that aimed at different people in the target audience. Some of the shows would aimed at people who are single people, married, dating or those who have a relationship that I wont last. MTV's logo is meant to look edgy and raw so that it looks like graffiti. MTV produces main different shows, music videos and awards show.
MTV target audience
MTV is aimed at young people who is from different nations. MTVs primary target audience is between the ages of 18 - 34 years old. There secondary target audience is between the ages of 35-54 years old. Tertiary target audience ids 55 years old and older. Both genders enjoy watching MTV. They would be in classed in all of the social demographics because they could have any type of jobs.
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Which program are the most popular on that channel each month?
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Daria
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Awkward
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Catfish
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Wild n out
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Ridiculousness
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Are you the one
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Teen mom
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Wolf watch
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Siesta key
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Ex on the beach
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Jersey shore
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Punk'd
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16 and pregnant
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My super sweet 16
I researched how many viewers does MTV get I found out that they get 1.32 million viewers on air.
How many viewers do these programs receive?
Teen mom - In 2019 Teen mom brought in 990,000 viewers for the show.
Catfish- Catfish brought in over 2.5 million views for the show.
16 and pregnant- 16 and pregnant reached an audience that brings in 71 million viewers.
Wild n out - Wild n out has 4.4 million views on Wednesday.
Punk'd - Punk'd brought in 3.2 million viewers to the show.
Jersey shore - Jersey shore brought in 2.5 million viewers
Each show on MTV brings in a different amount of viewers that are from different age ranges.
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Daily Diary
05/11/2020
Today we looked at many different things. We did task 5 from yesterday as we did not get the chance to do it. We did our first production meeting in the meeting I found out what my role is for this unit. I went back to my computer and did some research into my role so that I can understand my role and wrote about my role. We did production meeting 2 where we decided on what format we are going to do for our live TV show. In the production meeting we discussed about what channel we are going to choose and put our show on. In our last production meeting we talked about what day and time we want our show to be on and who is going to be our target audience for live Tv show. This will help our project as we need to make these decisions.
The most popular time slot?
I find out that the most popular time slot is in the evenings from 8pm onwards because they now that everyone is home from work and school.
The most popular day?
I find out that week days in the evening are is the most popular because every on is home from either work, college, school or universities. Also they are home because at the weekends they want to go out.
What this means for our show?
This means that for our show as group we need to choose a day and a time that is popular with the age groups that we will choose. We will need to choose a day and a time that they are not going out but they are at home so that they can watch our magazine show.
Daily Diary
06/11/2020
Today we logged on to Microsoft Teams to register. After I registered I continued to work on my work from yesterday so that I can complete my work from yesterday. I added some examples and add more to my research I add examples to my work because I needed to provide some example to show what I am talking about. I added to my research as this will help the project because we need to find out what day and time is popular so that we know what time and day we can put our show on. I created my questionnaire and distributed on my social media, reddit and to my family and friends. Creating the questionnaire will help the project because it will confirm our idea and help us decide if we need to change anything.
Questionnaire analysis
From the results that I received from my questionnaire. I found out that 16 -20 and 21- 24 years old answered my questionnaire the most. This means for our show that we should mainly aim our show at that age group. This does not change the show in any way because we decided that they should be our main target audience.
From the results that I received from my questionnaire. I found out that females answered my questionnaire more than men. This means that we will need to aim our show mainly at females. There is nothing we need to change because we decided that our show should be aimed at females.
From the results that I received from my questionnaire. I found out that the majority of them do watch magazine shows. This means that we as a should make a magazine show. This means that we don't have to change the live show format.
I asked what magazine shows they watch and from the results that I received I found out that they watch many different magazine shows like this morning, the one show and top gear. This means that we should consider adding different aspects from the different magazine shows.
I asked what they like about magazine hosts and from the results that I received they mainly said the hosts, the segments and what they talk. This means that we should use these and make sure that we have good topics and segments that they will enjoy. As a group we don't have to change anything.
I asked what segments we should include in our magazine show so from the results that I received I found out that they want us to include in our show like music, fashion trends and current news topics. This will help us on what topics and segments to include. This will not change nothing as we haven't decided what segments and topics to include.
I asked them if they would watch our show but from the results they would watch our show. This means that we would attract viewers. This doesn't change anything.
I asked if they watch MTV but from the results that I received they said yes this means that we chose the right channel to attract our target audience this means that we don't need to change anything.
I asked what they like about MTV so from the results I received they said that they liked how the channel is aimed for there age group. This confirms that we made the right decisions.
I asked what time should we put our magazine show on so they mainly said late at night because they are mainly home. This confirms our idea of having the show at night. This doesn't change our idea
I asked what day should I put our magazine show but from the results that I received they mainly said Wednesday. This means that we should stick to Wednesday and not change our idea.
Competitors
What channels compete with MTV?
There are many different competitors that competes with MTV like Fox, cartoon network, Vice media and VH1 because they all aim at a younger ager group. Vice media and Vh1 is a competitor because they they both are music channels. Cartoon network is another one of MTV competitors because of the shows that they have on.
Magazine shows that compete with magazine show.
While researching about magazine shows I wasn't able to find magazine shows that is aimed at the same target audience that we are aiming at. Most of the magazine shows are targeted at older or younger audiences. For example this morning and the one show is aimed at the older target audience whereas a magazine show like blue peter is aimed at the younger target audiences.
Daily Diary
11/11/2020
Today we had to do many different tasks. The first task was to analyse the responses that I got from questionnaire Analysing the questionnaire will help the project because it will help us to confirm our idea. Then we had our practical. In the practical we got a brief introduction to the new equipment that we will be using for the Live tv show because we needed to know how to use the equipment this will help the project to go smoothly. I got told how to use the mixing board. A few was able to be in the gallery because that is where I will be based for the production. We then got told the next task which was to find MTV competitors this will help the project because we need to know MTV's competitors and what they have to offer. We had a production meeting. In the production meeting we discussed different things like the target audience, set colour scheme, the budget and the segments for the show this will help us decide on what we are going to include our show.
What shows compete with yours that have the same target audience?
Geordie Shore
From what I see the ratings are not good because there is 13% positive opinion and 49% negative opinions. 17% is neutral opinion. 79% have heard of the show. The show is mainly popular with millennials. The show is mostly popular with females than males.
Ex on the beach
From what I see the ratings are not good because there is 8% positive opinion and 36% negative opinions. 8% is neutral opinion. 52% have heard of the show. The show is mainly popular with millennials. The show is popular with females than males.
16 and pregnant
From what I see the ratings are not good because there is 11% positive opinion and 27% negative opinions. 18% is neutral opinion. 56% have heard of the show. The show is mainly popular with millennials. The show is mostly popular with females than males.
Pimp my ride is another MTV tv show which has 22% positive opinion about the show but then has 20% negative opinion about the show but the show has 25% neutral opinion where as 67% have heard of the show. The show is popular with millennials as well as baby boomers and generation X. The show is mainly popular with men due to men enjoy cars more than females do.
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