PRODUCTION : Producer research

You need to research information about the potential producers of your media products to ensure that any ideas you have are well-targeted and suitable. Depending upon which brief you have chosen , summarise and explain the following , giving examples and statistics where necessary e.g viewing figures , record sales Television : BBC3 and E4 Brief history of channel , links to other channels Summary of content: genres broadcast, most popular weekly programmes Channel identity, statement or mission Most successful recent programmes ( audience figures/critical success ) Any examples of programmes similar in theme/ genre to your initial ideas aimed at the required target audience The channel BBC3 operated by the BBC, was launched on 9 February 2003 as a replacement for BBC 'Choice', the service's remit was to provide innovative programming to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old, leveraging technology as well as new talent. BBC3 is a 'sister channel' to the channels BBC One, Two, Four, News, Parliament, CBBC, CBeebies. The genres of this channel are: animation, comedy, current affairs, and drama. It also carried occasional BBC Sport programming as an overflow for the BBC's other channels. It's channels most popular weekly programmes were: Doctor Who, Torchwood, designed as a post-watershed science fiction drama for a more adult audience. Torchwood launched with 2.4 million viewers in October 2006. BBC Three began airing episodes of the fifth series of BBC drama series Waterloo Road, which already had a popularity from its audience due to BBC One. RuPaul's Drag Race (UK) a successful programme popular to American and international audiences began airing on 3 October 2019 on the BBC Three section of BBC iPlayer in the UK and World of Wonder's WOW Presents Plus streaming service internationally, and ran for 8 episodes. The channel E4 is a British free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Channel'Four' Television Corporation. The "E" stands for entertainment, and the channel is primarily aimed at the 16–34 age group similary like BBC3. Programming includes US imports: such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Goldbergs, The O.C., Smallville, Veronica Mars, Everwood, What About Brian, Desperate Housewives, How I Met Your Mother, 90210, Gotham, Celebrity Gogglebox USA, The Big Bang Theory, RuPaul's Drag Race, 2 Broke Girls, Scream Queens, Wife Swap USA, Rick and Morty, Harley Quinn and previously Friends (now on Comedy Central and Channel 5). Other programming includes Australian import: Married at First Sight Australia, homegrown British shows: such as Skins, Misfits, The Inbetweeners, Shameless, Fonejacker, Hollyoaks, Coach Trip, Celebs Go Dating, Made in Chelsea, Taskmaster (formerly on Dave) and repeats of The Great British Bake Off. The most successful broadcast of this channel to date was on 11 October 2010 when an episode of The Inbetweeners pulled in over 3.7 million viewers. E4 has 'sister channels' also which are: Channel 4, 4seven, Film4, More4, 4Music, The Box, Box Hits, Kerrang!, Kiss, Magic. The genres are: Comedy, Documentaries, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Lifestyle, News & Current Affairs, Sport and World Drama. Music Marketing : Atlantic Records and Capital Records Brief history of record company, links to other companies or labels Summary of content : genres released , examples of range of artists Most successful recent releases ( sales/critical success ) Any examples of artists/releases similar in style or genre to your initial ideas aimed at the required target audience The company Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specialising in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding. Its position was greatly improved by its distribution deal with Stax. In 1967, Atlantic became a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, now the Warner Music Group, and expanded into rock and pop music with releases by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin and Yes. The genres released were: Jazz, R&B, Soul, Rock and Pop and various artists as stated previously. Most successful recent releases are A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's latest album 'international artist'. Target audience being around 14-25 similar to Warnermusic who owns Atlantic Records. The company Capital Records (legal name: Capitol Records, LLC, until 2007 Capitol Records Inc.) is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first west coast–based record label of note in the United States in 1942 by Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, and Glenn E. Wallichs. The label's circular headquarters building is a recognized landmark of Hollywood, California. Capitol is well known as the U.S. record label of the Beatles, especially during the years of Beatlemania in America from 1964 to 1967. Capitol's roster has included Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Tina Turner, Garth Brooks, Paul McCartney, the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Megadeth, NF, Everclear, Katy Perry, Mary J. Blige, Halsey, the Beastie Boys, Juice Newton, The Kingston Trio, Neil Diamond, Iron Maiden, Minnie Riperton, Luscious Jackson, Linda Ronstadt, Eagles, Beck, Avenged Sevenfold, Don Henley, Yellowcard, Sam Smith, Sparklehorse, Migos, Emeli Sandé, Queen Naija, Helena Paparizou, and 5 Seconds of Summer. The genres include: pop, rock, alternative, rhythm and blues (R&B), and hip-hop. After your research is completed , select which one of the potential producers you have researched you will be using for your media production, based on which you feel suits your idea/genre/audience most closely.