Find the english equivalents for the following word-combination (найдите английские эквиваленты для следующих словосочетаний). - изобретение телевидения - основание независимого и коммерческого радио и телевидения - самая попул...

Find the english equivalents for the following word-combination (найдите английские эквиваленты для следующих словосочетаний). - изобретение телевидения - основание независимого и коммерческого радио и телевидения - самая популярная форма развлечения - перед телевизором - независимое телевидение - был основан в 1982 - ведущий политический журналист. вот текст: In 1936 the government established the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) lo provide a public service in radio. It also began broadcasting that year on (he recently invented television. At first solely through its agency, television and radio changed the entertainment habits and the culture of the nation. In 1955, however, the establishment of independent and commercial television and radio removed the BBC's broadcasting monopoly. Television is the single most popular form of entertainment in Britain. In the late 1980s the average adult spent twenty-five hours, and children eighteen hours, in front of the television set each week. They had four channels to choose from: BBC1 and BBC2, ITV (Independent Television) and Channel Four. Channel Four, which was established in 1982, specialises in minority interest programmes, but has proved highly successful. BBC television derives its income from the annual licence fee for television, while ITV and Channel Four are financed solely through advertising. Coronation Street, ITV's most watched show, attracts advertising worth ten times the cost of making the programme. The strength of British television lies in its high quality. "GO anywhere in the world," one leading political journalist has written, "and British television is an object of envy and admiration.... The foundation of Britain's excellence in the field of television is the tradition of public service broadcasting as upheld by the BBC." Many involved in television, including foreigners living in Britain, claim that British television is the best in the world. Its export record and high audience ratings certainly suggest it is among the best. The reason lies in the quality of its innovation and its willingness to experiment. For example, British television enthusiastically took the Muppet Show, when its creator, Jim Henson, had been rejected by the American networks. In the fields of TV documentary, comedy and satire, or drama, British television is a world leader.