1. TELEVISION Group 3 – Ben and Kate

2. Introduction What is television? Who is television aimed at? How do we get hooked?

3. The Evolution of Television

4. A view of the decades 1950 – 1959: The decade that started it all, television in Australia is born. 1960 – 1969: Television is well received by Australian audiences throughout the sixties. 1970 – 1979: Television goes through a radical period during this decade. 1980 – 1989: The decade where large sums of money are poured into production. 1990 – 1999: The decade that saw two networks go into receivership. 2000 – 2009: The decade of reality television. 2010 – Now: The decade of multiple channel choices Retrieved from television.au

5. How does television impact our daily lives? Television has such a big impact on our daily lives. The world spends, on average, 3.5 billion hours combined watching television (Kubey & Csikszentmihalyi 1990). Kubey & Csikszentmihalyi (1990) argued that this large amount of time spent viewing television is due to the viewer needing to relax and escape the daily grind.

6. The effects on television on society Television causes a stir of arguments about its overall effects on society, as people argue about the good and the bad. The real question is what are the POSITIVE and NEGATIVE effects that television has on individuals and society?

7. Positive Effects Some television programs help educate people Advertising between shows can be beneficial Parents can become involved with their kids

8. Negative Effects Television is a distraction There is violence shown on television Television affects nutrition Bad habits such as alcohol abuse can be viewed on television

9. Reality Television Why do networks love it? Why do we love it?

10. Suggested Reading / Viewing The following are links to interesting videos and a magazine article: “Think TV 2020 Vision Series One – Episode 2: The Power Of Audiences” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKQd7EnmrXc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKQd7EnmrXc Kevin Spacey urges TV channels to give control to viewers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ukYf_xvgc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ukYf_xvgc “Outside the box” http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/02/03/outside- the-box-2 http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/02/03/outside- the-box-2

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