Whilst thinking of story plans for Tennis Club I had to keep in mind on who this was to be aimed at so I could engage the correct comedy for the correct audience. Writing comedy for a channel like BBC 3 and BBC 2 are two separate things, BBC 2 comedy compared to BBC comedy could appear more catered to a more "sophisticated" audience with shows such as QI and The Trip (featuring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon) where as BBC 3 shows comedies which are watched primarily by young adults such as Bad Education and White Van Man which are very light hearted.
This is why BBC 3 is my channel of choice, Tennis Club is something silly and light hearted, not to mention I have taken inspiration from shows like White Van Man and Wilfred which both aired on BBC 3 in the UK. However in recent events it seems that BBC 3 is to be shut down and become an online platform. This is a two sided coin in terms of how it reaches out to an audience, on one hand they may lose a huge amount of viewers from the channel because of the change of format as some audiences may choose not to carry on watching their series via online sources but on the other hand, this may bring in a whole new kind of audience to BBC 3 which are people who primarily watch videos online. The success of platforms such as Youtube could be used as an example of how BBC 3 can do well, it appeals to younger audiences and will show exclusive content only available online.
Though my original plan for Tennis Club was to be shown on BBC 3 whilst it was on the television, the change in format also works in my favour. BBC 3 are still commissioning ideas, and I can see Tennis Club still being able to appear on an online format. Though online BBC 3 will still bring in the same audience it set out for on television and the audience which it brings in is the audience which I think will be most drawn to watching Tennis Club.
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