MUSIC INDUSTRY RESEARCH - HALF TERM

Research everything you can about EMI and an independent label of your choice including:

–History

–Ethos

–Main artists

–How successful they are (statistics)

–How they produce, distribute and market music

–How they target/prevent music piracy

DUE IN: Monday 1st November

It can be presented in the format of your choice - preferably Powerpoint - originality, engagement with the task and quality of research will be rewarded.

TV Drama articles and websites

• Top 50 dramas of all time
• BBC vs HBO
• BBC 'could learn from HBO'
• British tv drama blog
• www.bbc.co.uk/drama
• Reviews of current dramas on tv
• 'The new tv golden age'

TV Drama - Half term assignment

Your half term assignment is as follows:

Research the state of drama production and broadcast within the British television industry at the present time and write an essay summing up your findings in answer to the following title question:

'Drama on British TV is the best it's ever been'. Discuss.

Use the following prompt questions to guide you (include comment on at least 4 points):

• How much money is spent on tv drama? (By the BBC/itv as a whole? on specific programmes? Is it worth it?)
• How popular is Drama as a television medium - how does it do in the ratings?
• What are broacasters doing to engage and draw in audiences?
• Are American tv dramas ususrping british ones on our screens? Why are they so successul?
• What are the most successful British tv dramas on at the moment? Why?
• What makes a successful british drama? Analyse specific examples.

Keep checking the blog for links to articles and websites to help you with this task.

Deadline 8pm Monday 1st November via e-mail to millso@nmbec.org.uk

TV Drama - Key Technical Terms

A comprehensive glossary of the key terms you will be expected to know and use in your writing can be found here - check it out.

Representation of sexuality

   Please read this interesting article on the BBC website about the portrayal of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in broadcasting.



Sunday Night is Drama Night

The leaves are turning a burnished red and the air is cold and crisp - autumn is here. Hooray! This means that after a long summer of pretty rubbish television the major broadcasters will suddenly decide to throw huge amounts of quality programming at us all at once. And Sunday night is the traditional spot for the best and highest quality drama.
The question is who will win the battle of the Sunday Night TV dramas this year?...
Read the Guardian TV and radio blog's entry on this topic here