Contemporary British television - an outline

Janusz Adamowski

The author analyses present condition of national British television and its segments, it is public BBC after recent structural transformations on the turn of centuries, commercial Independent Television (ITV), Channel 4 (consider- ing its specific features) and Channel 5, The author describes British satellite television (with special regard to B Sky B Company), also cable and digital television, The present condition of the latest is the evidence of its high advancement and dynamic development in Great Britain, The text includes information and data referring to the last two years, documenting a relatively strong financial position of British television broadcasters.

KEYWORDS

British television, public, commercial, satellite, cable, digital