Broadcast and Non Broadcast Media

Broadcast Media

It can be defined as a media with signal transmission that is open widely and freely for anyone to have a live view or to watch programs.

Examples of broadcast

Format of Radio and format of Television are may be the simplest examples; it is basically about media that is printed in hard copy like paper, simple examples are newspapers and magazines. This huge media is a media of any type: Broadcast, print and digital meets a huge statistics of people which includes media such as, pay TV and internet based on news operation or services.

Advantages of broadcast:

·         It moves very quickly and it doesn`t take long, so you don`t have to wait for like an hour to view it.

·         Programs or music of any type will always be new and also to be use.

·         You always have access to watch live games, sports like football, cricket etc.

Disadvantages of broadcast:

·         It could be illegal because some programs can`t be access unless you have to pay to watch it.

·         At times when signal is lost you won`t be able to watch the exact thing that they are showing in the TV and that will make you to miss some part of the programme.

·         You can`t choose what you may feel like watching meaning you only watch what they show in the TV you.

Non broadcast

It can be defined as the complete opposite of Broadcast, wherein it makes you to pause, stop, rewind and fast forward videos or audio. It gives you access to watch anything that you may feel like watching which gives you chance to watch some of the past programs in the TV.

Examples of non broadcast:

·         YouTube it enables you to watch any videos of your choice and you can also pause it, stop, rewind and fast forward. You can also download videos that you may want to watch than to go back in the internet to view it again.

·         BBC IPLAYER is just like YouTube which also gives you access to play whatever audio you may like, you can also pause, rewind, fast forward and stop as well.

·         Another example is I-tunes; Non Broadcast can also be played on a CD, listening to your I-pod or MP3.

Advantages of non broadcast:

·         You don`t have to get a TV license before you can watch anything that you may want to watch.

·         It has a good quality of colours than just black and white

·         It is more accessible than broadcast like the access of pause, rewind, stop, fast forward.

·         You are in control of it, you choose whatever you want to watch.

Disadvantages of non broadcast:

·         Videos in YouTube could be misleading to young ones, like for instance videos that are only meant to be watched by age 18+ can be access to watch in YouTube.

·         Downloading of music videos could be an illegal. For example music videos that people copied on tunes without paying for it, is considered as illegal.

·         You can only watch videos through internet access and for some server provider it can be demanding because some prices is like a £1 for an hour for using the internet.

·         Downloading of videos could take a while if your internet server is low.

Differences between broadcast and a non broadcast:

·         Broadcast has a signal transmission which can only be controlled by certain people.

·         On the other hand Non Broadcast has no one to control anything for you are the operator of what you are watching; you do whatever you feel like doing.

·         It also gives you access to download videos audio while Broadcast you only have to watch it without any downloading.