Unit 3.2 Market Research Codes and Conventions BBC Front Row

Front Row

Genre
The front row focuses on the creative media of TV, Radio, Theatre and Film, linking with the genres of magazine radio show, educational, discussion and special interest. As with any radio broadcast the topic chosen is a specialist interest as it focuses on a limited area in this instance creative media on Radio, TV and on Stage with a limited audience as well. The Front Row daily discusses topics which are fresh in the news for example yesterdays broadcast focused on Jude Laws interpretation of Henry V with a small panel, each topic discussed goes into detail about a certain area to give an in depth knowledge into how a production is created and made.
Format 
The Front Row is split into two sections of a narrative then presenter led, the first section consist of the presenter reading links to previously recorded interviews followed by the Presenter introducing the topics to disuse with live phone calls for audience questions as well this includes the audience with the program. I would expect the audience to be aged above 45 with a mid to highly paid job but research conducted in 2011 dismissed this stereotype with over 1 million being aged under 35, most didn't have a degree, intelligence is only required and an interest in the topic discussed.
Codes and Conventions
The Front Row contract with listeners by having a call in debate in the second half of the broadcast to debate and discuss the particular issues of that week.As The Front Row evolves around the media getting accurate sources of information is difficult, they achieve accuracy by interviewing the Actors, directors or the equivalent to their media and topic,objectivity means that they have a balanced discussion testing their opinion against facts shown.

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