Public Service Broadcasting in Britian
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Today the Public Service Broadcasting model is under increasing pressure from a variety of sources and its future is now in doubt. In the past Public service has been the major force in British Broadcasting, but as technology improves and the capabilities for new channels and services grows, the reach for Public Service Broadcasting is beginning dwindling compared to commercially run broadcasters such as Sky and the audience is starting to dislike paying for a license fee on top of subscription charges.
PSB began in Britain with the Launch of the British Broadcasting Company in 1922. In this time the BBC had a completely monopoly over broadcasting, there was no competition and no alternative, the BBC controlled the airways. Within 5 years the BBC left the private sector and became a corporation, funded by the license fee, and granted by the Royal Charter in 1927, at this point there were around 2 million license holders. TV was launched in 1936, but due to the war was quickly put on hold until 1946. IT was not until 1964 (and after the launch of Channel 3) that BBC aired, and not until 1982 that Channel 4 began.
Public Service broadcasting can be categorised using 8 principals, suggested by O'Malley and Treharne in 1993. The Principals were:
Provide a Full Range of Programming to meet audience needs for education, entertainment and information.
Be universally available (i...