Regulation

Regulation-

• Television in the UK is regulated by OFCOM,
• OFCOM have a set of rules called broadcasting code

10 main sections- 

• Crime
• Religion
• Harm and Offence

Ofcom also define the watershed. It is before 9PM and before 5:30AM, this is when programs that children shouldnt be watching are allowed on. This includes sexual content, violence, graphic or disturbing imagery and swearing. This means that programs such as Cuffs have to be careful about their content which means that it reduces the realism of the programme.

Cuffs have to be careful with what they show on screen. For example, when a character gets stabbed they do not show the actual stabbing case they cut it out and may show blood on the floors its pre washed show. They  ask cannot swear and show sexual content.

PSB Characteristics- 

• High quality 
• Original 
• Innovative 
• Challenging 
• Widely available
• Distinctive 

Cuffs shows the characteristics by informing the audience about the rise in hate and racist crimes. It informs about the rise in theft and shoplifting, the acceptance of homosexuality and how multicultural societies work. This simulates learning and knowledge about issues in society such as how muslims are treated.


Schedules 

1. Tv scheduling is deciding what times Tv shows should be on and will be suit the audience, the show itself and not the same time as other shows, for example the great British bake off is on a 8Pm on Wednesdays.
2. Scheduling is critical to the success of many shows because if another show is on at the same time and day a lot less people will view the show as they'll be watching another.
3. Wednesday at 8Pm.
4. They wasted cuffs to replace an old show called 'Waterloo road' which was a school soap drama.
5. Cuffs got an average of 2.4 - 4.1 million views per episode.
6. Appointment viewing is when someone watches a show because of the specific time its set. Comfort viewing is when your watching a show because you really enjoy it.
7. Cuffs was cancelled due to the fact it wasn't getting enough views for how expensive the show was to shoot, also cuffs was not a comfort appointment viewing when it was trying to be both.