The tv diet

documentary

entertainment

docudrama

infotainment

What we need is entertainment, variety shows with comedians, singers, pianists, jugglers and acrobats.

We have a documentary on the social issues, like the housing problem and the public policies on education, health and the social policies of the government.

An interview with Ron Brown, the Democratic party chairman, was edited to 40 seconds and transformed with Sonic Youth soundtrack and zappy special video-effects. Slotted between the visual gymnastics of Madonna and McHammer videos, Tabitha Soren is part of an 'infotainment' revolution in which the Republicans have sought no part.

That thin line between fact and fantasy has never looked thinner than in this ABC docudrama movie, provisionally titled 'Charles and Diana'.

6 Tv diet exercise. Look at the extracts and match the types of programmes to their definitions.

His fiction was derived from 'Dallas' and other glossy soap operas which are consumed abroad.

By combining the phone-in with the talk-show, he was able to convey his reaction to the 'concerns of the average American' more immediately than by any other form.

Being a good game-show host means getting to know your contestants.

On my first appearance, interviewing a priest in the God slot, I tripped headlong over some wires — and the programme was live.

The whole point of quiz shows is that, sitting at home you can shout out the answers.

Good sitcom comes out of painful situations, and there doesn't have to be a happy ending every time.

1.chat-show or talk-show

2.game show

3.God slot

4.phone-in

5.quiz show

6.sitcom

7.soap opera or soap

a contest of skill, intelligence or knowledge. The term includes quiz shows.

b series about the lives of a group of people

с short for situation comedy. Comedy series based around a character or group of characters, often an ordinary' family

d a well-known host invites guests to talk, often about something they are trying to sell or promote, like their latest book

e a host invites people to phone in and put questions to a studio guest, or just give their opinions about something

f religious programme

g contest involving answering questions

The ratings battle

audience

network

advertising

commercial

commercial break

spot

peak-time

prime-time

ratings

ratings battle

ratings war

slot

Mr Akiyama's space mission was paid for by the Tokyo Broadcasting System at a cost of more than $12 million in an effort to gain audiences from rival networks.

Another problem is sleeping habits. The Germans eat dinner and go to bed earlier, so the French are starting on their first aperitif when the Arte channel is into prime time.

At present adverts run for two and a half minutes in the centre breaks, with a maximum of seven and a half minutes in peak time between 6 pm and 11 рт, when most of the advertising revenue is generated.

John Suchet has spent three years hosting ITN's lunchtime slot and is very popular with viewers.

The perfume was marketed with a blitz of TV commercials.

...the important American news programmes, with commercial breaks about every five minutes.

Last week, the Army released the second of two national television spots, an effort to ensure that its battle for American hearts and minds would translate into improved recruitment figures.

Television's top soaps are battling it out in the vital Christmas ratings war.

Marcus Plantin has landed the job of leading ITV's £500 million ratings battle with the BBC.