1. Broadcasting companies
Britain
99% of British homes
the average British watches the “box” 26 hours a week
BBC (1-4)
state company
BBC do not show
adverts
BBC 1 broadcasts popular programmes
BBC 2 shows TV plays, classical concerts, foreign films
The USA
CNN broadcasts only news,
popular all over the world
Canada
CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Broadcasts in English and in French

2. can be seen anywhere in the country
Russia
ORT and RTR
can be seen anywhere in the country
are free, but they show a lot of adverts
Nowadays there are 4 channels of the RTR:
RTR 1 broadcasts news and different TV shows, soaps, children programmes, films and etc.
RTR 2 is a special sport channel
RTR 3 is the channel KULTURA, it broadcasts special programmes: cultural news, the best films and performances, classical concerts, shows on culture and education
RTR 4 is the news channel broadcasting news 24 hours a day = round the clock