History A-Level
Public-service broadcasting remit
What Public-service broadcasting remit means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Public-service broadcasting remit
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Channel 4 was required to innovate, cater to minority tastes and commission content from independent producers, and public-service obligations were retained.
Topics that use Public-service broadcasting remit
- 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)
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