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source of information

• the origin or place where information comes from

• it can refer to a person, publication, organization, website, or any other entity that provides information

average

TV set

= television

• a device shaped like a box with a screen that receives electrical signals and changes them into moving images and sound

broadcasting company

• a corporation or organization engaged in the business of producing and transmitting audio and/or video content to the public

• through various outlets such as radio, television, or the internet

public sector company

• businesses or industries that are owned or controlled by the government

to fund sth

= to finance sth

annual

• occurring once every year

licence fee

• an amount of money that you pay a company or organization to give you permission to use, do, or have something

advertising

—> advertisement

BBC

= British Broadcasting Corporation

• a British organization that broadcasts on television, radio, and the internet

to advertise sth

to broadcast sth

• to send out a programme on television or radio

to sponsor sth

• an organization or an individual pays some or all of the expenses connected with an event or someone’s training, often in order to get publicity for themselves

autonomy

• the right of an organization, country, or region to be independent and govern itself

content

private sector

• businesses or industries that are not owned or controlled by the government

• text: financed by advertising

to finance sth

= to fund sth.

commercial break

• a short interruption of a television or radio programme to broadcast advertisements

advertiser

• a person or company that advertises a product, service, or event

to transmit sth

• broadcast or send out an electrical signal or a radio or television programme

cable TV

• the system of sending television programmes or phone signals along cables or wires

to enhance sth

= to improve sth

repeat

• something that occurs or is done again

popular

series

at a cost

≠ free of charge

to have access to sth

satellite dish

• a circular object used for receiving signals from a satellite, especially television signals

to revolutionize sth

• to make a big change or improvement to the way something works or looks, or to the way that people do a particular activity

subtitle

• captions displayed at the bottom of a cinema or television screen that translate or transcribe the dialogue

audio impairment

• the partial or total inability to hear

wide-screen mode

• a screen that is wide in relation to its height

viewer

interactive service

• a service where the user can make choices electronically

to enhance sth

= to improve sth

convergence

• the act of converging and moving toward union

• two or more things, ideas, etc. become similar or come together

simultaneously

• at the same time

one-way experience

• one-sided view of sth.

to participate in sth

to vote via

contestant

• a person who takes part in a contest or competition