Tv is the best known type of entertainment and this article will look at three of the best known networks from around the globe.
One of the important TV networks in the USA reaches 97% of homes in the nation, which is an astonishing level. The American tv network was started in 1943 but was initially a radio channel; it took the natural and rewarding shift into television five years later. The business is now led by Ben Sherwood and it has shown a number of the best known tv shows worldwide in recent years. As with almost all TV networks, the company makes most of its revenue from advertising. The USA has by far the very best spending on advertising in the world, over double the next biggest spender, so it is no wonder that the channel in question is valued at such a tremendous amount. One of the justifications that the US has such a large spend on advertising, other than it being such a populated location, is that they have a larger volume of advertisements on their stations and online video material. Without such regular advertisements, the TV channels would not be able to put on such substantial and pricey TV shows.
In the UK, there are many state-owned television and media networks that offer news and entertainment. Just about the most is chaired by Charles Gurassa and is known for its forward thinking and fairly experimental TV listings. The firm became an independent statutory business in 1993, and since then it has end up being a major television network. The channel was viewed as reasonably controversial in its first years for airing shows that at times split opinion, even so this was welcomed as refreshing and innovative TV soon after. Now the channel is famed for its documentaries and self-produced comedies and dramas. The channel today has assorted cable channels, such as one that is entirely dedicated to music. Just about the most renowned channels they supply is a film channel that plays and creates its own indie and experimental movies. There were pushes for the channel to become privatised, nevertheless these were rejected in 2014.
One of the biggest French mass media channels has different channels varying from sports to news and entertainment. This big tv network is one of the most popular in France and manages about the most popular sports networks in the nation. Obviously such a big tv network in such a populous country, suggests excellent profits for shareholders and investors, such as Vincent Bolloré. The TV network is also a pay-tv station, so it generates revenue from subscriptions along with advertising. The company has about 8 million subscribers which is over 10% of the nation. Having such a strong foot in the market means it is the most appealing to advertisers; having both subscribers and significant spending advertisers, it makes the network an eye-catching investment opportunity.