Television

First of all something interesting about the Radio & the television in other country

Majority of people can not imagine life without this mass mediums. These programmes are spread all over the world and foreign broadcast can be found in many countries. People use radio and television to get the latest news from the world.
Broadcasting in Britain is controlled by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Broadcasting Authority. The BBC is financed by the government, but the private stations controlled by the IBA get money from advertisement. The BBC has two TV channels - BBC1 and BBC2. BBC1 has the programme for public interest as entertainment, sport and commentaries on current affairs. BBC2 has more serious news. There exists many of commercial TV-companies in Britain. They are intent on special group of people - there also exists one television programme, that shows only cricket, very popular British sport.
National radio is controlled by BBC. Listeners can choose from four stations, that includes news, sports, pop music, drama, etc... In Great Britain there are many local stations (private or controlled by the BBC).
In the USA there is very popular television. There exists more than 1300 commercial and 370 non-commercial television programmes. Over 98% of American households have the television set. There are three big private national networks: ABC, NBC and CBS. Each day at 6 o'clock sit plenty of people in front of television and follow one of many soap operas that are broadcasted on that time.
There is no national radio station in the USA, but every large city has a lot of independent stations. There are about 10.000 of commercial and 1500 non-commercial stations.
In Czech Republic are not so many television stations as in other countries. Here are four all-area stations: state ČT1 and ČT2 and private NOVA and PRIMA. Czech Television (ČT) gets money from people by charges. NOVA and PRIMA get their money only from advertisement.
Czech radio broadcasting is ensured by Czech Radio (ČRo). It has six stations and they have different programme. ČRo1-Radio Žurnál is mostly reporting stations. Other broadcast for example classical music, or other programmes specially prepared for some group of people.


How much do TV commercials manipulate the cosumer?

The TV commercials manipulate the people and show them a new arrivals and services. I think, the commercials manipulate the most people because they look any commercial with some product, they go and buy it. When during the film show the commercials, the people can go to the toilet or make a coffee. I don't watch on the commercial because it's stupid.

Do children grow up as a result of watching TV - or do they simply become passive?

Lately the children watch on a cartoon, which is full of violence and aggression. It isn't good for the children because they don't know difference between the realism and the unreal. The TV implicate the children are really passive. They don't make some sport and they haven't other hobby then watching TV.

What is your own experience of TV?

I haven't a time to watch on TV because I have very much homework and I spend more time with my boyfriend. But when I have a time I usually watch on document film about animals, good horror or sci-fi. The best films are the Czech films because people have to think at it. I hate serials, which has a thousand parts. They are very stupid! When I was younger, I watched on a cartoons or fairy tales. My favourite fairy tale is "Mrazík".