Tv and film where does the money come from

The television and film industries are financed in several different ways, which vary from being funded completely by public bodies (namely, the government) or private enterprises (for instance, major studios or TV networks).
1. Television annoverates these funding options:
- Licence fees;
- Merchandise/advertising for products, services and TV programs (for instance, DVDs, mugs, t-shirts, soundtracks, ringtones, rucksacks, magazines/books, game boxes );
- Private investors and businesses;
- Public/State funds;
- Subscriptions (Sky Box - Sports, Films, History channels, Crime, Music, Lifestyle-; other packages such as Virgin Media, BT or ESPN);
- Pay per View (for sporting events, films, reality shows to be watched on Sky Box Office, BT Vision, ESPN, Virgin);
- Sponsoring (when a product/service is connected with a specific program or show);
- Advertising (promotion of a product/service not directly related to a show).
1.1 Examples of TV companies and their funding options:
- the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), funded by a set licence fee;
- Channel 5 and Channel 4(private UK network), funded by private advertising, specifically "partnerships, joint ventures or mergers", with Channel 5 identified as a provider of "services as commercial networks with a limited public service commitment".
- HBO (Home Box Office), a premium cable television network funded by merchandising, cable and satellite subscriptions.
2. Films can be funded in this way:
- Low budget/no budget

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