The commissioning process in television
One of the largest ever events broadcast on the BBC was the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953. It had 25 million viewers worldwide. The broadcast was even made in 44 languages! People would have been crowded round a television and for many it would have been the first ever time they had even watched a television. The channel had total monopoly and such success. After this, the channel ITV was introduced which was funded by advertisements.
The public service act was placed, which meant that channels had to show programmes about religion, news, educational programmes and children’s programmes. The BBC followed these rules as it was funded by the TV licence, but as ITV was being funded by advertisements it had more freedom in what was required from them.
The ITV followed the ITV Levy, which meant they had the right to broadcast, they had shareholders, and they could devise popular shows such as Double Your Money and Opportunity Knocks. They also had a Network Committee.
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