History A-Level
Competition and choice in broadcasting
What Competition and choice in broadcasting means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Competition and choice in broadcasting
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Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Competition and choice in broadcasting in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Promoted by the Thatcher governments through the launch of Channel 4 in 1982 and the growth of local and commercial radio.
Topics that use Competition and choice in broadcasting
- Paper 3, Option 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004 - 4 The Thatcher governments and the media, 1979–90 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Government control of information
- Local and commercial media expansion
- Media compliance and resistance
- National security and secrecy
- Public-service broadcasting remit
- The role of the press secretary
- Commercial funding and advertising
- Deregulation and market competition
Using Competition and choice in broadcasting in the exam
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