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4. The story of television Createdduring the begining of the 20th century Available for householdsince the tewenties Nowadays, Televisionis business:- With a lot of differentchannels in each country- With revenus which come fromadvertising, taxes… Introduction to Communication 4
5. The Business of Televisionfocused on the french channelTF1 Introduction to Communication 5
6. The business of television This Channel isheld, principally, by the « Groupe Bouygues » ( a companyknown for builiding and telecomactivities) 43,1% The second most important shareholder are the personnalinvestorswith31,48% of TF1’s share. The turnover of TF1 iscomposed of:-57,4% fromadverstising (905 millions € during the fistsemester 2011) -13,5% fromedition and distribution But TF1 isalso:-33% of the french tv watchersduring the first semester 2011. Introduction to Communication 6
7. The business of television As the televisionisnowadays the First media ( with internet) and one of the mostpowerful, we have to becareful and don’t trust all thatisshown to us. Moreover, in lot of countries Television and Government has gotsome links. In France for example, The Bouygues familyisknown for having a really good relationshipwith the currentpresident… Introduction to Communication 7