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Industries: Ownership and control

  1) What is a  conglomerate  in the media industries? a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, video games, amusement park, or the Internet . 2) What is a  subsidiary ?   a company that belongs to another company, which is usually referred to as the parent company or holding company .   3) What are the benefits for media companies of  vertical integration ?   maximise profits and ensure a return on investment by controlling the entire process . 4) What are the benefits for media companies of  horizontal integration ?     allows companies to gain market share and market power, eliminate their competition, acquire new products and services, a larger customer base, and increase their revenue . 5) Give  three  examples of media companies or brands that have used  synergy  to maximise their profits. The Walt Disney Compa...

blog feedback LR

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)  List any tasks you have that are missing or incomplete.  demographics and physiographic and reception blog task Reflect on your tracker/feedback and write what you need to do this week to get your tracker all green or improve your work in GCSE Media. i need to finish of my work that is incomplete    Finally, come up with a list of  three  things you are going to do this half-term to help you make progress in Media. i need to be on top of my work do my work as homework if it is incomplete  complete all my work on the day its set

Audience effects theory: blog tasks

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  : An audience which accepts the messages encoded in a media text without challenge. An audience which accepts the messages encoded in a media text without challenge. A linear  communication theory  which suggests that the media has a direct and powerful influence on audiences, like being injected with a hypodermic needle .   1)personal identity: the tv show one of us is lying because it is set in a high school and high school children will feel as if they relate. 2)diversion/entertainment : tik tok is a form of entertainment because it gets people away from the real world and they can endlessly scroll and enjoy what they are doing in a way it relaxes then person 3)relationships: keeping up with the Kardashian: the person ids watching a reality tv show and what goes on in there life. n the Blue Planet clip, the beautiful images and the narrator’s voice give the audience different kinds of enjoyment. The amazing underwater scenes provide pleasure by showing the n...

reception theory blog task

 1 ) What is the preferred reading of a media text? when the producer picks and chooses how they want their audience to view the media text .  2) What is the oppositional reading of a media text   the viewer completely rejects the intended message and instead proposes a new, resistant reading . 3) How does the Harry Brown trailer position the audience to respond to the teenage characters in the film? they may think that teenagers are evil and don't care but also may believe they are vulnerable. 4) Why might young people reject this reading and construct an oppositional reading of the trailer? young people will think that a old am can not do that in real life  How does the Harry Brown trailer position the audience to respond to the teenage characters in the film? people will respond to teenager's in the film by maybe thinking that they are violent and aggressive.   Why might young people reject this reading and construct an oppositional reading of the trailer? ...

Media assessment 1: Learner response

  1) Type up your feedback in  full  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). www: Fair assessment overall, attempting to apply denotation and connotation throughout. Some description of why children are used in advertising. Ebi : Not enough specific media terminology used in places(e.g. media codes) 2) Read  the mark scheme for this assessment  carefully. Write down the mark you achieved for each question:  Q1: 1  Q2: 1 Q3: 4 Q4:6 Q5:3 Q6:3 3) Identify one of your  stronger  questions. Why did you do better on this question? Use the mark scheme to help you with this. question 4 because i explained it properly and got full marks 4) Identify one of your  weaker  questions. Why did you score lower on this particular question? Use the mark scheme to help you with this. Question 5 because I should have explained it more and added stuff like shows pain 5) Finally, write a   new , detailed p...

audience demographics and psychographics

  1) What information do media companies use to create a demographic profile of their audience? age, gender ,income, education and occupation. Why are media companies and advertisers increasingly using audience profiling and not just demographics? makes it easier to reach your target customer.  What are the seven different Ptychographic groups?  the aspirer, the explorer, the reformer , the mainstreamer, the struggler , the resigned, the succeeder  Write a brief summary of what each Psychographic group is seeking or motivated by. innovators Motivated by creativity and new experiences, they seek novelty, cutting-edge products, and the latest trends. Thinkers : Values knowledge and practicality; they are motivated by rational decision-making, information, and quality products. Achievers : Focused on success and accomplishment, they seek recognition, status, and products that enhance their lifestyle and image. Experiencers : Driven by excitement and variety, they look ...