+ Public Service and Public Television & Radio Jazmine Jones, Maria Hernandez & Elizabeth Sebuliba
+ is the distribution of audio and video content to a audience using any audio or visual communications medium.
+ South America: Venezuela Nationalized Europe: UK & Sweden Somewhat controlled by Government North America: USA & Canada Decentralized
+ Public Service Television in Europe, North America and Venezuela Government Funds Audiences Regulations
+ Public Service Television: Europe EBU: European Broadcasting Union BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation SVT: Sveriges Television
+ Public Service Television: North America PBS: Public Broadcasting Service CBC: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
+ Public Service Television: South America teleSUR: South American Television
+ Government For the US, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting provides financial support and supports the production of broadcast programs.
+ Government Ofcom is the regulator and authority for communications in the United Kingdom
+ Funds US per capita spending on public broadcasting is $4. SVT is funded by a compulsory fee paid for by viewers. The CBC is funded by the govt., advertisements and specialty revenues teleSUR is funded by sponsors that are the governments of six Latin American countries
+ Audiences Audiences range from children to Seniors because the Networks provide a variety of programs on the channels. Networks such as SVT and PBS have channels specifically for child/youth audiences.
+ Regulation Regulation goes hand in hand with Government. For Venezuela, the content is regulated by the government for the government. In North America, Acts are the regulatory standards that are followed.
+ Radio NPR: National Public Radio (partnership with PBS) BBC EBU SVT CBC
+ Questions for Discussion Do you think public television should be privatized? How do you feel about Public Service Broadcasting being controlled by the govt.? How important is Public Service Television to audiences around the world?
+ 1. How powerful is the BBC in the UK? If you were to compare it with of com? 2. What signal does BBC send it not be able to comply to Ofcom’s regulations/framework? 3. What type of Political Values do you think BBC holds: are applicable in the today’s society? 4. Do think BBC with it world operations is affects peoples despite cultural differences?