Unit 1 - LO 1

Question 1

1. • explain about the different types of media industries and specialist providers within these media industries

Question 2

define media sectors aka distribution channels

Answer 2

Specialist providers who focus on one area

Question 3

define specialist providers

Answer 3

media companies that produce and distribute products within a specific media

eg radio bbc

Question 4

2. • compare private conglomerate structures independent companies and public service

Question 5

define conglomerate aka cross media companies

Answer 5

a large organisation that are made up of a number of subsidiary companies (different businesses)

Question 6

What are the objectives of a conglomerate/ cross media company?

Answer 6

Maximise profit and be the leading provider in multiple media areas

Question 7

examples of conglomerate/cross media companies and what subsidiaries they own?

Answer 7

Disney and Sony

Disney
- marvel
- Pixar
- lucasfilms
- ESPN
- fox (2019)

Question 8

advantage of being a conglomerate/cross media company?

Answer 8

• more money to work with
• can use resources and subsidiaries to increase success

Question 9

disadvantage of being a conglomerate/cross media company?

Answer 9

• you have less control over your production

Question 10

define independent company

Answer 10

a company which specialises in one particular field and is not part of a conglomerate

Question 11

how do independent companies work? + joint ventures

Answer 11

• they may work on productions with smaller budgets
• they can work with other companies or joint venture projects
  eg a distribution company to release film

Question 12

examples of independent companies? joint ventures

Answer 12

warp films (aka films)
- had a joint venture with lionsgate to distribute ghost stories

ubisoft (aka games)
- worked with valve to distribute assassins creed

Question 13

advantages of being an independent company?

Answer 13

• they have greater creative control over what they created

Question 14

disadvantages of being an independent company?

Answer 14

• need support from other for distribution and marketing
• less budget and resources

Question 15

define public service ownership + pay

Answer 15

a company who’s objectives aren’t profit but to educate, entertain and inform their audience

• audience pay TV licence

Question 16

what’s the biggest public service broadcaster in the UK? + conglomerate/ cross media company

Answer 16

BBC
but still is a conglomerate/ cross media company because it owns subsidiaries too

Question 17

what are other public service broadcasters? + pay

Answer 17

Channel 4, ITV and Channel 5
- and are fully commercial and funded by advertisements

Question 18

define cross media

Answer 18

a conglomerate that produces more than one type of media

Question 19

example of cross media companies?

Answer 19

BBC - film, radio, tv, publishing, apps
Disney too - audio
- Harry Potter book

Question 20

3. • explain how media companies operate (i.e. vertical and horizontal integration)

Question 21

explain the basic structure of an organisational structured company + explain it

Answer 21

It’s
VERTICALLY
- the conglomerates are able to plan and produce, distribute and the consumption of media products

also HORIZONTALLY integrated cmc
- a number of subsidiaries used to get the media products noticed

Question 22

define horizontal integration

Answer 22

• a conglomerate that uses its full power of their organisation to maximise profits + create synergy by using its subsidiaries to produce and market it and other related content

Question 23

example of a horizontal integration on a media product

Question 24

define vertical integration + difference with horizontal integration

Answer 24

the conglomerates other companies can produce, distribute and consumption of a media product from start to finish

main difference is that this focuses on the main product

Question 25

eg of vertical integration

Question 26

4. • use of synergy and cross-media promotion of media products

Question 27

define synergy + extra notes

Answer 27

the increased efficiency and profit that occurs as a result of vertical and horizontal integration

• main reason why conglomerates are formed
• make more money while being efficient
  skyfall

Question 28

5. • explain the different types of job roles in media organisations

Question 29

what is the legislation that you need to follow in the production process? + define

Answer 29

Copyright act

Question 30

define intellectual property

Answer 30

people’s ideas not the work they did

-any work you do for that company if u work for them belongs to them

Question 31

define freedom of information act

Answer 31

the authorities provide public information for people to use because carrying out research is really time consuming

Question 32

define liable and slander

Answer 32

• liable = when a media product mostly newspapers and magazines write something that’s not true and you can be sued by them
• slander = when someone verbally says something that’s not true mostly in tv documentaries

Question 33

define defamation

Question 34

define data protection act

Answer 34

if you hold any information about anyone it is your responsibility to protect that data

Question 35

define pre-production + job roles

Answer 35

all the planing and drafting stages of a media product

• scheduling, funding, casting, designing, scriptwriting, storyboard

Question 36

define production + job roles

Answer 36

when you actually make the media product

• cameraman, director, recording sound, writing novel

Question 37

define post production + job roles

Answer 37

when the product is being edited

• editor,