OUAN406: A Tale in The Sting: Channel History

OUAN406: Channel History:

E4 was launched on January 18th, 2001 as a companion channel to Channel 4. The "E" signifies entertainment and its primary target audience are the 16-35 (approximately) age range. E4 focusses heavily on American comedy (most of which isn't really that funny...) which would appeal to a indie/culturally-modern audience. E4 also show rather popular British shows such as "Come Dine With Me" and are often known (My family often make many jokes regarding this) to re-repeat many shows such as "Friends" which is long-gone and "Big Bang Theory". It has gained the title within my social group as "The Big Bang Theory Channel" as you can guarantee it'll be on the moment you flick over to E4! E4 Radio is also part of the Channel 4 range of channels and More 4 is another example.

Cbeebies was launched in February 2002 as part of the BBC group and has a target audience of children 6 years and below. It encourages safe play and learning within an educational environment and has a good reputation by being not only part of the BBC, but by broadcasting channels that are incredibly child-friendly and simple. Parents can trust Cbeebies because of this. CBBC is basically the "older variant" of the channel, which has an age range of around 6-12 in audience. Their shows include "The Tracy Beaker Show" and "The Sarah Jane Adventures".

Discovery channel was launched in 1985 and was formerly known as The Discovery Channel, now referred to as Discovery for easiness, is mainly an American-based channel that features shows such as "Shark Week", "How it's Made" and "Deadliest Catch". They have a large audience of a range of ages from many different countries. They broadcast in several languages and have the goal of informing an audience whilst being entertaining at the same time. Their Shark Week stunt boosted ratings heavily and they continue to broaden their audience by incorporating more programmes dedicated to occupations and machines as opposed to just animals and nature.