Definitions of terms

-Publicly owned TV Channel

Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service.

-Commercial TV Channel

Commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship. Funded by advertisements.

-Convergence

Media convergence is the merging of mass communication outlets – print, television, radio, the Internet along with portable and interactive technologies through various digital media platforms. Media convergence is the blending of multiple media forms into one platform for purposes of delivering a dynamic experience.

-Watershed

The watershed means the time when TV programmes which might be unsuitable for children can be broadcast.

-Segmented market

Market segmentation is the process of dividing a market of potential customers into groups, or segments, based on different characteristics. The segments created are composed of consumers who will respond similarly to marketing strategies and who share traits such as similar interests, needs, or locations.

-Mainstream

Mainstream media (MSM) is a term and abbreviation used to refer collectively to the various large mass news media that influence many people, and both reflect and shape prevailing currents of thought.

-Self-Regulating

The Representative helps the media create or develop self-regulation mechanisms that are independent from government control and are designed to uphold the quality of media. These can take the forms of ethics codes, press and media councils, or complaints commissions and in-house ombudspersons. The Representative supports such initiatives through training, expert advice, international roundtable meetings, and the publication of expert guidebooks.

-Franchise

an authorisation granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, for example acting as an agent for a company's products.

-Channel-Surfing

the action or practice of surfing through television programs usually by use of a remote control.

-PSB

In the United Kingdom, the term "public service broadcasting" refers to broadcasting intended for public benefit rather than to serve purely commercial interests. The communications regulator Ofcom requires that certain television and radio broadcasters fulfil certain requirements as part of their license to broadcast. All of the BBC's television and radio stations have a public service remit, including those that broadcast digitally.

-TV Licence

A TV Licence covers you to watch and record programmes as they're being shown on TV or live on an online TV service, and. watch and download BBC programmes on iPlayer – live, catch up and on demand.

-Scheduling

Media Scheduling refers to the pattern of timing of an advertising which is represented as plots on a flowchart on a yearly basis.

-Conglomerate

A media conglomerate, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, theme parks, or the Internet.