1. RADIO, NEWSPAPERS, TELEVISION
MASS MEDIA
RADIO, NEWSPAPERS, TELEVISION

2. Mass Media become a very important part of our life
Mass Media become a very important part of our life. The press, the radio and television play a big role in the life of the society.
They inform, educate and entertain people. They also influence the way people look at the world and make them change their views

3. Millions of people watch TV and read newspapers in their free time
Millions of people watch TV and read newspapers in their free time. Most of people can’t do without a newspaper in the underground or during the lunch break. TV also dominates the life of the family most of the time. It is also a habit which impossible to resist.

4. The British Media The UK has
Electronic Media TV
Radio
Internet
The UK has
a strong tradition of public service broadcasting.
Wide reach:
60 m households (or 70% of all UK homes) have multichannel TV sets
40.2 m Internet users

5. BRITISH TELEVISION
Commercial TV begun in the UK in 1955, with the launch of IPTV
Today, out of a total of 60 m TV sets, 40.8 m households (68%) have digitally linked TV sets 940 television broadcasts stations;
400 different TV channels on offer – audience fragmentation hence a common feature

6. MAJOR BRITISH TV CHANNELS: BBC
BBC operates 14 different television channels (including 8 digital channels and 6 nation-wide channels), an interactive TV set-up and a datacast operation (Ceefax)

7. MAJOR BRITISH TV CHANNELS: ITV
ITV stand for “Independent TV’
Split into three commercial television national stations – Channel 3 (digital), Channel 4 (analogue), and Channel 5.

8. The most popular TV shows
Programmes which catapult ordinary people into the public eye are enjoying a wave of popularity, popular reality TV shows include:
Britain's Got Talent, Big Brother, Strictly Come Dancing, X Factor
Reality TV

9. Say True or False
The press, the radio and television play a big role in the life of the society.
They also influence the way people look at the world but can’t make them change their views.
Commercial TV begun in the UK in 2005, with the launch of IPTV
The major British TV channels are MTV,ORT.
BBC operates 14 different television channels.
The most popular TV shows are Britain's Got Talent, Big Brother, Strictly Come Dancing, X Factor