Mass Com Unit 2 Flashcards
What are the current radio revenue trends?
Decreased in 2001, Rising Steadily Now Due to Streaming
14.5b 1999
7b 2014
15.9 2022
Who are the Major Labels
Universal
Sony
Warner
Independent Labels
More then 5000 Large and small
AM
Travels Farther
News Sports
FM
Frequency signal Wider
59% commercial stations
85% all radio listening
Example of Independent Label
Soundcloud
Non Commercial
NPR
Albany Area WAMC
Local
By city or town
Specialized
60 different formats
Low cost
Specialized Audience
Personal
Listen Alone
Mobile
Listen Anytime
Whats the first measurement of Radio
Nielsen Audio Rating OR diary
Whats the second measurement of Radio
PPM
The media corporation that owns the largest number of radio stations in the US.
I heart Radio
Why Hollywood film studios devote their resources to making movies targeting teen
audience?
Potential income from licensing and product tie-ins (toys, games,
and fast food) and oversees ticket sales (audience don’t have to
speak English to enjoy superheros and big explosions)
The largest film industry in the world in terms of the number of films produced and its
nation
Bollywood (1800)
Three component system
Production, distribution,
exhibition
How many films are produced Annually US
800
Production
Produces films from their own Studios
Distribution
distribute the movies from their own
studios
Multiplex
8-15 screens
Megaplex
16 screens or more
Bechdel Test
Tests whether women have a meaningful presence in a movie.
What questions does the Bechdel Test Ask
Two Or More Woman?
Talk to eachother not about a man?
Do they talk to eachother?
Studio System
A sort of assembly line process for movie making that
integrates all aspects of production and distribution
TV Networks
ABC NBC CBS FOX
TV Affiliates
Local Stations
Off Run Syndication
Older programs that no longer run during network prime time
Friends, Seinfeld, Sex and the City, Big Bang Theory
Syndication
Leasing TV stations or cable networks the exclusive right
to air TV show
First Run Syndication
Programs specifically produced for sale into syndication market
* e,g, Judge Judy, Wheel of Fortune
Third Screen
Computer
Fourth Screen
Smartphone
Cord Cutting
Viewers relying on only internet tv (streaming)
TV SHOW RATINGS
Nielsen
People Meter
Set Meter
Code Reader
Set Top Box
First Electronic Game
Atari’s Pong
Gamification
The use of game-like mechanics such as earning points,
badges, challenges, internal currency, progress bars,
leagues in nongame settings for performing certain action
Gamification Example
IXL Dulingo
Augumented Reality
A highly visual, interactive method of presenting relevant
digital information in the context of the real physical
environment.
Augumented Reality Ex
Pokemon Go, Snapchat filter
What have researchers found out about video gaming
Studies have found that video gaming may improve
vision, attention, and social trust, if it is done in
moderation.
Search Engine optimization
The process of affecting the visibility of a website a webpage in a
search engine’s natural or un-paid search results
Collaborative filtering
Providing recommendations even before customers begin searching for
individual items – e.g., “you may also like” “others also viewed” “frequently
bought together
Behavioral targeting
The process of following people’s behavior and then sending them material
tailored to what was learned about them.
Ad Networks
connect advertisers to publishers/websites with valuable impressions.
Googles Product
predictions of users’ future behavior
and the ability of influencing behavior real time
google raw material
users’ behavioral data
Google’s customers
advertisers
Moores Law
computing power doubles every two years
Impact Of Social Media Mental Health
FOMO and Isolation
Distraction/Addiction
Doom Scrolling
Not the root cause
can Aide
Igen
Generation born between 1995
and 2012
Growing up with smartphones
Igen Characteristics
They grow up slowly
Feel Lonely
Sad
Fake News
spread faster and wider
than real news
Politcal Polorization
Likeminded people are clustered together on social media
and their opinions can be reinforced Echo chamber
Publish Filter Model
First social media content published by a user (anybody)
* Then selected and filtered by other users or by other
media
Algorithmic bias
can reinforce social bias and produce
damaging effects on our lives when it is used in decision
making (e.g. hiring, finance, policin
Payola
the practice of bribing someone to use their influence or position to promote a particular product or interest.
The inventor of radio
Guglielmo Marconi
Where did the motion picture industry in US begin and for what reason?
New York-Films were made for NY
Why Reailty Tv
high revenue return potential and simple production value
MTV
. MTV is a cable television network that began as a 24-hour platform for music videos.
The start of the internet
January 1, 1983
Gatewatching
Describes a step in the collaborative production of alternative online news publications