media studies assignment

Task 1 

• private media is any media that outlets whose financing is provided by individuals or private groups. this is usually very motivated by profit. (ITV) 

• public owned public corporation is a corporation whose ownership is dispersed among the general public in many shares of stock which are freely traded on a stock exchange or in over the counter markets.

• public service broadcasting refers to TV programmes that are broadcast for the public benefit rather than for purely commercial purposes. These programmes include local news coverage, arts programmes and religious broadcasts.

• multi national has facilities and other assets in at least one country other than its home country. Such companies have offices and/or factories in different countries and usually have a centralized head office where they coordinate global management.

• independents this refers to any form of media such as radio television, newspapers or the internet, that is free of influence by the government or corporate interests (channel 4 ) 

• conglomerates this is a company that owns a numerous of companies in various mass media: e.g. television, radio, publishing, motion picture, theme park and the internet. (Disney) 

task 2 

Task 3 

The BBC remains a powerful presence in broadcasting and online but its budget has been severely cut by the last two licence fee details

• The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, and is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with over 20,950 staff in total, of whom 16,672 are in public sector broadcasting, including part-time, flexible as well as fixed contract staff, the total number is 35,402.
• the BBC is funded by a conundrum in public service broadcasting is how to ensure that a publicly funded broadcaster can remain independent from political control. 
• BBC spend  their money on a colour tv licence which is £3.7bn 
• The Royal Charter is an accompanying agreement recognises its editorial independence and sets out its public obligation in detail. also it is the constitutional basis for the BBC. 

The BBC Trust is the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is operationally independent of BBC management and external bodies, and its stated aim is to make decisions in the best interests of licence fee payers. 

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The difference between BBC and Channel 4- 

• The BBC is filled with drams, nature documentaries, mainstream entertainment 
• The channel 4 is publicly owned and its has new drams and documentaries that most people what to watch considering it is mainly new programmes that is been put on channel 4, also it doesn't have as much advertisements so you get the full length of the channel however BBC is always filled with 5minute adverts which shortens the episode 
• The BBC’s activities may have a negative impact on provision for younger audiences from commercial competitors and may also create uncertainty in new markets, thus inhibiting innovation. The BBC should therefore target its output by looking at what is provided elsewhere, clarifying the boundaries of its activities for younger audiences in some areas, in order to limit its negative impact on the wider market. 
• Channel 4 therefore has a unique relationship with younger audiences, making it well placed to comment on public service provision in this area. In this context, Channel 4 would like to make the following points to help inform the BBC Trust’s review. 

Task four 

 An article on the concerns over the control of media ownership 

AT&T is buying the Time Warner!

The new rumour is that AT&T has now signed the deal to buy the Time Warner, the company is planning on bringing the content powerhouse under its roof for for the very first time. They have done this because they had problems with the vertical integration carousel five years ago and needed a change to build the company up higher, will this ever make a different to their company?

There have been some disagreements for the public such as the Comcast could fail also AT&T argues that the merger will not only create a massive financial benefit for its shareholders but also will provide the end of consumers. 

A combination between the two companies could rival some of the biggest mergers in history and could potentially gain control of the most valuable brands of television and internet services. Bloomberg news reported “At&T is close to buying Time Warner who date back to aa 1920s magazines and film studio for about $86 billion deals”.

The potential merger highlights one of the definitive trends of the modern media business and telecommunications giants to control the popular content they supply.A merger between these two companies would be a historic deal, it would complete the transformation by the wireless carrier

It follows a wave of deal making and consolidation that could radically transform viewers' leisure time and media spending, including Comcast's purchase of NBC Universal, Google's push into live-TV streaming, and the original-programming investments of Amazon and Netflix.

in what some analysts are calling an unprecedented “seismic shift” for the media and technology world, AT&T may soon buy the entertainment company Time Warner, a deal that could turn the legacy telecom carrier into a media titan the likes of which America has never seen. 

“Don’t hold your breath on AT&T”.