Undateables industry notes

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  • Undateables industry notes
    • channel 4
      • 30 years has given a voice to unrepresented groups
        • helping shift attitudes and combat prejudices
          • link with half the viewers said there more open to dating someone with disability
      • Alison Walsh channel 4 disability advisor said it took 20 years to get programs makers to make a program on disability
      • partner with Betty company to create the show
        • brought by Discovery Communication in 2011
          • US company
            • global scale with 5 thousand employees
    • Regulations - Livingstone and Lunt
      • risky and edgy
        • show got backlash from the The Independent journalist
      • only work with British companies
        • partner with Betty company to create the show
          • brought by Discovery Communication in 2011
            • US company
              • global scale with 5 thousand employees
      • promoting alternative views and new perspectives
    • Marketing
      • many critics attack the market
        • "Sensualizing, harmful and a kin to exploitive Victorian freak show"
          • show got backlash from the The Independent journalist
          • channel 4 said that the campaign and title is a reflection of the society and it own prejudice
            • in national survey on sex with disability  70% no way
      • channel 4 aim = offense=rating=advertising
        • channel 4 gets there money from advertisement
    • Viewing figures - successful question
      • 93%veiwers who are disability rated show good
      • 23% lead over any other channel showing view point of minority groups
    • Undateables season 2 episode 1 (2012)
      • at 9 pm due to swearing from people with turrets
      • season 2 - 2 million viewers
      • viewers 10% 16 to 34
      • nominated for a BAFTA best TV program in 2014
      • American version is Push Girls - 4 young girl in wheelchair

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