A-Level Media Exam Blog 2- Mr Pall

Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open Factsheet 128: Contemporary Media Regulation. Our Media Factsheet archive can be found at M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets.  You can  find it online here - you'll need to log in using your Greenford Google login .  Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated? Systems of regulation are required to provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate fairly. In the media industry there are several regulatory bodies that exist to monitor the way that their industries work. The media needs to be regulated as it can be a dangerous place for people such as children as if it not regulated people can see or access illegal things  2) What is OFCOM responsible for? Responsible for regulating television, radio, telephone services and some aspects of the internet, although the areas most relevant to medi...

  In 2020 Ofcom published its findings from a five year review of public service broadcasting in Britain. Read   the introduction to their report - pages 3-7 . You'll need your Greenford Google login to view the document. 1) Look at page 3. Why is it a critical time for public service broadcasting?  Public service broadcasting (PSB) is at a crucial juncture. Audience viewing habits continue to change  rapidly and competition from global content providers is ever-increasing. 2) Read page 4. How has TV viewing changed in recent years?  There have been significant changes in the way in which people watch television. Live broadcast  viewing has declined, as audiences increasingly choose to view content at a time that suits them  on global online and on demand content services. These trends are affecting all broadcasters,  including the PSB channels. 3) Still on page 4, what aspects of PSB do audiences value and enjoy?  Audiences continue to highl...

  1) What does the term 'Cultural Industries' actually refer to? The cultural industries are defined as 'industries that combine the creation, production and commercialisation of contents which are intangible and cultural in nature; these contents are typically protected by copyright and they can take the form of a good or a service. ' 2) What does Hesmondhalgh identify regarding the societies in which the cultural industries are highly profitable? Societies that support the conditions for large companies and their political allies to make money. Lots of demand for new products, Minimal regulation, political and economic stability, Workers that work hard 3) Why do some media products offer ideologies that challenge capitalism or inequalities in society? Societies that support the conditions for large companies and their political allies to make money. - Lots of demand for new products - Minimal regulation  - political and economic stability - Workers that work hard 4) L...

  1) Type up your  research notes  from the lesson - what did you find out about your allocated media conglomerate? Selection of companies: Alphabet,  The Walt Disney Company,  National Amusements,  Meta,  News Corp,  Time Warner, Comcast. If you were absent or didn't have time in the lesson to make these notes, research  any one  of the companies above and find examples of all the terminology outlined in the notes at the start of this blogpost. Meta Meta Platforms Inc. doing business as Meta, and formerly named Facebook, Inc., and The Facebook, Inc., is an American multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo Park, California. The company owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, among other products and services. Meta is one of the world's most valuable companies and among the ten largest publicly traded corporations in the United States. It is considered one of the Big Five American information technology c...