Media Industries Flashcards
What is a Content Provider?
An organisation that makes material for viewing platforms.
What is a UGC
User-generated content - any form of content created by the users of an online system.
What is Platform?
The technologies, softwares or apps that allow media consumers abd producers to interact, such as social media.
What is Monetisation strategy?
The proposed method for making an income from the product
What is Commercial broadcasting?
Privately owned media broadcasting of television and radio programming.
What is Public service broadcasting?
Television and radio programmes that are broadcast to inform, entertain or educate the public, without trying to make a profit.
What is Subscription broadcasting?
Any platform/broadcaster that offers access to its content for a subscription.
What does Concentration of ownership mean?
Refers to the number of organisations or individuals who control ownership of the media. Fewer stakeholders hold increasing shares.
What does Conglomerate mean?
A media conglomerate is a large corporation that owns a large number of media companies, such as television,radio, internet, publishing – giving the conglomerate control in the market.
What does Convergence mean?
When 2 or more institutions come together to create a new product or media experience.
What does Demerger mean?
Separating a large corporation into two or more smaller organisations.
What does Distribution mean?
The ways in which media products are made available to audiences either physically or online.
What does Franchise mean?
Connected media products derived from a single original source, for example, a film – with a comic and video game also produced about the film.
What does Horizontal integration mean?
Companies who acquire other companies operating in the same sector.
What does Merger mean?
A combination of two media companies into one – usually to gain more power and influence in the market.
What does Vertical Integration mean?
A strategy that involves bringing supply, production, distribution and sales together
What does BARB mean?
Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board
They are organisation that measures and collects television viewing data in the UK
What does BBFC mean?
British Board of Film Classification
They are responsible for deciding the age classification and censorship of all the films and video content that is released in the UK
What does IPSO mean?
Independent Press Standards Organisation
The regulators of the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK.
What does OFCOM mean?
Office of Communications
Ensures the communication and broadcasting industries in the UK operate fairly. They also make sure the public are are protected from offensive and inappropriate material.
What does PEGI mean?
Pan European Game Information.
Organisation that judges what age rating games should be
What are Editorials?
Statements that newspaper’s position on a topic
What is News Values?
The way media companies will assess and categorise news sry and decide on how worthy they are
What is Anchorage?
The text that fixes (anchors) an image and its meaning.
What is Antagonist?
The character whose function is to disrupt the protagonist – often, but not always, a villain.
What is Archetype?
An original on which many copies are based. Often used in relation to characters in fictional works.
Character archetypes include examples such as the rebel, the mother figure, the villain.
What is Binary opposition?
The contrast between two ideas or concepts that usually causes conflict, such as good/evil, male/female.
What is Brand?
A type of product that is manufactured and marketed under a particular name, logo and design.
What is By-line?
The printed line of text in a newspaper/magazine that names the writer of an article.
What is Code?
A communication system which includes signs, rules and shared understanding. Such as the English language, non-verbal codes, print codes and editing codes.
What is Colour palette?
The suite of colours that are used in the creation of media texts, such as websites and magazines, to reflect a brand and appeal to its audience.
What is Connotation?
The meanings of a sign or media product that are made by cultural association. These are often the deeper or underlying meanings. For example, images of a sunset in a film may connote ending or closure.
What is Cover price?
The price printed on the cover of a printed media text.
What is Cross-head?
Words used as a title or sub-heading to break up text in a newspaper or magazine.
What is Cross-cut?
An editing technique used to establish that action is occurring at the same time.
