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Public service broadcasting: blog tasks

  Public service broadcasting: blog tasks Ofcom review of PSB in Britain 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?  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?  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. 3) Still on page 4, what aspects of PSB do audiences value and enjoy?  They are trustworthy  news and programmes that show different aspects of UK life and  culture. The PSB channels have  generally fulfilled the statutory PSB remit b...

Media regulation: blog tasks

  Media regulation: blog tasks 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. 2) What is OFCOM responsible for? TV and radio which is broad cast media. 3) Look at the section on the OFCOM broadcasting code. Which do you think are the three most important sections of the broadcasting code and why? I think crime is the most important as seeyig such things c...

Cultural Industries: blog task

  Cultural Industries: blog task Go to our Media Factsheet archive and open Factsheet 168: David Hesmondhalgh’s ‘The Cultural Industries’. Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets or  you can access it online here using your Greenford Google login .  Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: 1) What does the term 'Cultural Industries' actually refer to? The term ‘cultural industry’ refers to the creation, production, and distribution of products of a cultural or artistic nature. 2) What does Hesmondhalgh identify regarding the societies in which the cultural industries are highly profitable? According to Hesmondhalgh, cultures with very profitable cultural industries tend to be societies that foster conditions that allow huge corporations and their political supporters to prosper. 3) Why do some media products offer ideologies that challenge capitalism or inequalities in society? To have loyal aud...

Industries: Ownership and control blog tasks

  Industries: Ownership and control blog tasks Media conglomerate research 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. 2) Do you agree that governments should prevent media conglomerates from becoming too dominant? Write an argument that looks at both sides of this debate. Yes, since more established, powerful companies prevent smaller, independent businesses from competing in the market. Media Magazine reading and questions Media Magazine 52 has a good feature on the changing relationship between audiences and institutions in the digital ag...