Definitions Flashcards

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Conglomerate

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A large organisation made up of several other businesses

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Independent Companies

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-Not controlled by a conglomerate
-Usually specify in one type of media

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Cross-media Ownership

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A media institution that owns two or more media companies that specialise in different media sectors.

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Commercial

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Makes (or intends to make) a profit

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PSB

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-Public Service Broadcaster
-Delivers services beneficial to the public interest.
-Their products go beyond entertainment, they usually intend to educate and inform

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Joint Venture

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-When media companies work on projects with another company for mutual benefits

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Vertical Integration

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A conglomerate that owns smaller companies so that it can control the production, distribution and consumption of its products.

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Horizontal Integration

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A media company that owns several businesses of the same value

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Synergy

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-Increased profit and efficiency as a result of vertical and horizontal promotion and joint ventures.
-Conglomerates are often formed to create synergy and cross promote.

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Parent Company

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A company that has controlling interest in another company and controls its operations

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Sister Company

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A company that shares affiliations with another company, they are owned by the same parent company

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Holding Company

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Doesn’t manufacture or sell anything but owns controlling interest in another company

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Subsidiary

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Controlled by a holding company

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Multinational Broadcaster

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Radio and TV that is transmitted internationally e.g the BBC

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Media Mogul

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Someone who controls a large media enterprise e.g Jeff Bezos

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Distribution

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-How a product or brand reaches an audience through
-How it is marketed and promoted

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Acquisition

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Buying/obtaining an asset

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Narrowcast Channels

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TV channels that distribute specialist interest content

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ATLA

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-Above the line advertising
-use of mass media to promote brands and reach target audiences

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BTLA

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-Below the line advertising
-Advertising that is one-to-one and targets individuals.

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Technological Convergence

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Bringing together technologies that were previously unrelated to communicate information and to create new ways or distributing and producing products and services to audiences.

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Technological Convergence

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Bringing together technologies that were previously unrelated to communicate information and to create new ways or distributing and producing products and services to audiences.

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Censorship

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Suppressing or prohibiting parts of media (such as books or films or news) that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable or a threat to society.

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Classification

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Putting something into a category

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Verisimilitude
Making something feel real or true to real life
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Demographic
Explains who your buyer/audience is. Information includes objective data like age, gender, income, race, marital status.
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Psychographic
Explains why your audience/buyers buy your product. Information includes subjective data like belief systems, values, goals and attitudes.
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Copy Right
The legal right for the producer of a product to have an exclusive right to use their product. Others need permission and usually pay a fee.
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Intellectual Property Rights
Legal rights that grant the owner an idea, design, trademark or product the exclusive use of the property.
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Intellectual Property Rights
Legal rights that grant the owner an idea, design, trademark or product the exclusive use of the property.
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Readership
Number of people who actively read/engage with each copy of a publication.
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Circulation
Number of copies of a publication that are distributed (if the publication is free) or sold.
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Demographic Data
The information about the target audience of a media product e.g age, gender, ethnicity.