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1. How many subscriptions does Ali-A have for his YouTube channel?Over 5 million subscribers on his main channel and over a million on his second channel
2) How many years has he been doing this?He's been uploading to YouTube for over 5 years
3) Why did he start playing Minecraft?His fan base kept asking him to make YouTube videos on Minecraft so he did it
4) What does he say he is trying to do with his content?Balance both Call of Duty and Minecraft videos and try to merge them together
5) Describe his average working dayWakes up between 12-2pm, turn on setup and start the computer, then get ready and by 3-4pm, makes 3 videos a day. 2 videos on the mine-craft channel then another video of cod channel. makes the 1st video for 7 then next for 10pm then final video 1am. 
6) Why might we watch YouTubers?Viewers like watching YouTubers to get ideas and their point of view of how they take the challenge, whilst supporting the creators
7) What is Twitch and what is the average time spent on it by a viewer?Twitch is a live streaming service which allows viewers to watch people play video games in live time. Average viewer spends 4 hours.
8) How much do you estimate that Ali-A earns in a year? Go to socialblade.com to check your answer.Roughly $2.5million
9) How much was Minecraft purchased for? 2.5 billion
10) What are 3 reasons behind Microsoft’s purchase?
a) Money b) To expand to all of the different devices c) New audience to Microsoft 
11) How might this affect the game? Oversee the development in the future, offers more support and infrastructure so mine-craft can be made bigger and better in the future,
12) What is Minecraft’s biggest asset?The community 

radio 1 podcast

What was the task you were assigned?

Our task was to create a three-minute radio podcast, with one game, including a presenter, weather/news presenter, and a guest caller.

Who was in your group and what was everyone's role in the task?
My group consisted of Tilly, Regan and I. Tilly and I were the hosts and we also presented the news and weather. Whilst Regan was a guest caller who was included in our game. I also was the Celebrity guest, which I had to mimic Sir David Attenborough.

What fresh ideas did you bring to the programme?
We thought about a new game; celebrity crushes, which would include the audience calling/messaging the R1BS with their details and crush to expose to the rest of the audience to provide some entertainment.

Who did you interview?
We interviewed Sir David Attenborough, this linked along with our new game. As we had him speaking to a guest. We also interviewed an audience member, which we linked to the game as they were able to communicate with their celebrity crush.

What tracks did you choose and why?
We chose Bohemian Rhapsody, as it is a nations throwback anthem (English). It also has a clear link to the new release of the film. Don't call me up by Mabel. Breath by JaxsJones and Years and Years. These songs were used as they are all made by English artists, therefore, it helps to abide by the BBC radio 1 remit of supporting local emerging artists.

What was the running order?
Our running order started with a song, then was followed by the news and weather, after another song was played, next to the announcement of our details for the audience to call in to be incorporated within our new game, after another song played and finally we finished with the interview and an outro.
Who is your target audience?
Our target audience was the general audience for BBC 1, 15-29-year-olds.

How did you relate to/attract your audience?
The songs we played were related to the audience, as they are young emerging artists with popular genres of music to the younger generations. The game we created also was rather comical therefore we felt as though the younger generation would find it funnier than any other generation.

How does your product fit in with the BBC/PSB remit?
I believe that our product fitted in with the BBC PSB remit as it entertained the audience with original ideas.

What do you think you could have improved in terms of content?
I believe we could have planned the script better and publicized our game better to fit the structure of a standard radio broadcast.

What was your initial feedback? 
We had rather positive feedback, however, the bits missing due to technological fault was noticed therefore next time we could spend more time finalizing the editing of the clips to create a crisp final product.

What did others say about your production?
Other class members seemed to enjoy our podcast, however, they also noticed the missing bits of our editing.

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Radio 1 breakfast shows have selected the host specifically due to their ability to interact with an audience well as they have a big following over social media and on radio due to the lively and bubbly personality. They must have this great user interaction to reach their viewing targets. They do this type of interactions like polls and actual games to hook the listeners on and make them feel apart of the show so they gain the connection with the hosts and radio presenters.

For example, Nick Grimshaw has been involved in the past the pasty, an incredibly simple challenge but the way they involve different people, therefore, showing different classes and personality along the way gets people to talk and deliberating, about the show each day or at different times within the segment. Whether their comments of the show are on the radio 1 website or Instagram or in person but mainly their response is on twitter as it is an instant media. They way they got people hooked on such a simple of task of getting a pasty to someone who had never tried one before, just made it even more fun as it had a purpose, no matter how insignificant the purpose it was, it made it fun and the humor helped carry this game along.

Also recently the panic room with Greg James when they captured him and he was only allowed out with the code that he had to figure out and he had no internet only twitter and incoming calls from the audience, to help try and solve each part to get the code and as the riddle was so in-depth and wild it was able to be dragged out for  a whole week before he was able to find out the code. But as it was so long it had loads of different and interesting characters giving their opinion and thoughts on the matter to create discussions to ten get people talking about it and creating this sense of involvement with the public which increases the figures as more people will try and help. Again, this will involve all different classes of people from B all the way to D as everyone can listen to the radio as it’s a free service, so people have no problem tuning in even just for a brief moment to check what’s going on.

They also use polls on Instagram and Twitter to get immediate votes and decisions on how the show is going to pay out to the audience feel as if they are playing a big part and even if your not listing and just scrolling through your feed that might draw you in and entice you to into listening to find out what’s actually going on In the show. For example they use this for the music hour where the audience chooses what songs get played for an hour so they can vote between a selection of choice’s and after the next song that song then gets played and it shows fans joining in but also tells the show what songs their audience is liking at the moment so is in a way a bit of primary research and therefor can help the DJs select the right music and then improve figures.

Another example is the radio 1 big weekend the biggest show that radio  put on every ear with the biggest acts f that year headlining their best songs and then this is released first on the show live on air so then people join in to find out who’s there to see if they want to buy tickets to go and there for another form of interacting. Plus, they release special guests on socials so that people get discussing it and then join into the live show that they can see the exclusive interviews with the guests in anticipation of the big weekend.

To conclude, radio 1 try as best as they can to get their fans and audience to be involved and cater to their audiences best interest as this will help keep the fans coming back and the fact it is easy and free to access all of the interaction this means every single kind of person can then join in so no one feels left and out all have a connection to one another like one big family. Radio 1 have done a good job in including all into the accommodating show.

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1. How long has Greg James been presenting The Radio 1 Breakfast show?
Since 20th August 2018.


2. What is the age range of the target audience that the R1BS aim to attract?
The age range of Radio 1 is 15 to 29-year-olds.


3. What are the main differences between R1BS and commercial stations' breakfast shows like Capital FM?
The main differences between R1BS and the commercial station's breakfast shows are that there are no advertisements on R1BS. Also, R1BS has more audience interaction compared to the commercial radio breakfast shows like Capital and KISS.


4. List as many ways audiences can access Radio 1 that you can think of.
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5. How can the audience interact with the R1BS?
One way the audience can interact is through text. Greg James will read these texts out. The audience can also call in and participate in games such as the big quiz or unpopular opinions.


6. Which professional body regulates Radio and how might this affect what is broadcast?
Ofcom.


7. How does The R1BS fulfill its remits as a public service broadcaster?
They play mostly British artists rather than foreign. No adverts are played and audience interaction is a top priority.


8. Why is the controller of Radio 1, Ben Cooper unconcerned about the drop in listening figures for the R1BS?
Ben Cooper is unconcerned about the drop in viewership figures because Radio 1 is growing on other platforms such as YouTube where their videos gain hundreds of thousands of views and occasionally even millions.
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9. How does the program promote British music?
It plays predominately British music over other foreign artists. It also interviews more British artists than foreign.


10. What genres of music were played during your slot? Give some examples.
Some pop music played during my segment. For example, Zara Larsson.


11. Celebrity interviews - Who is being interviewed and what are they being interviewed about? How many of the interviews are with British people?
Yesterday on Radio 1 Stephen Merchant was interviewed on the show. He is an English, writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. He was interviewed about the upcoming film he is involved with which is Fighting with my Family. 


12. News items - List the stories and identify which relate to Britain.
Brexit relates to Britain as it is Britains exit from the EU.


13. Quizzes and games - what can you win?
The prizes vary. Sometimes it is a sum of money and sometimes it may be a holiday to a certain destination. It could also be tickets to. A certain event.

14. How does the broadcast fit into the BBC ethos of 'informing, educating and entertaining'?Radio 1 fits into the BBC ethos because it entertains through its music and games. It informs with its Newsbeat segment.

15. How does it differ from commercial breakfast shows?
It does not contain any advertisements unlike the commercial radio stations such as Capital and KISS. It also focuses more on British music and artists whereas the commercial radio stations play significantly more foreign music, specifically American.


16. Who do you think the audience is from the content of 'your section'? What evidence do you have for this?
I think the audience is teenagers from the content of my section as pop and hip – hop music was played. This music is targeted mainly at teenagers.


17. How large is the audience for the Radio 1 Breakfast show?
6 million viewers every week.


18. Which five audience categories did the BBC Trust uses to measure audiences in 2016?


19. Which BBC radio station is mostly targeted at a mass audience?
BBC Radio 1 is the most targeted at a mass audience because it has the most brad amount of topics which are disused and a variety of music is played. Other BBC Radio stations may focus on political discussion and others may only play classical music. Radio 1, however, caters for the masses.


20. Which BBC radio station is mostly aimed at a niche audience with high levels of cultural capital?Radio 4 as it targets a more educated audience as it is discussing more speech based news and current affairs.

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