LeaB Media Blog (Mr Pall)

 1.) Regulations are rules that organisations follow so that all organisations can be operated fairly.  2.) Ofcom is responsible for regulating television, radio, telephone services and some aspects of the internet.  3.) I think that the 3 most important parts of the broadcasting code is offensiveness, protecting and impartially because these are most likely to cover all basic level concerns that audience members may find offensive or wrong to be shown.  4.) I believe that Chanel 4 was in the right for broadcasting Wolverine on a Sunday at 6.55 since it would assure that young audiences would not be exposed to the film since the films context would not be suitable for young audiences who would likely be getting ready for school the next day whilst older audiences would be available.  5.) Accuracy, children, discrimination, privacy and harassment 6.) It wasn't completely enforced on companies so corporations could choose whether they wanted to follow those rules ...

Ofcom review of PSB in Britain  1.) It is a critical time for public broadcasting since audience viewing patters have continues to change rapidly and content from global content providers is increasing.  2.) Live broadcast has been declined, audiences increasingly prefer to at times which suit them online using global services with on demand content services.  3.) People do enjoy public broadcastings trust worthy news and programmes that showcase different aspect of UK life and culture. Audiences who indulge in PBC are most usually people who prefer content which "informs, educates and entertains".   4.) As competition for views increase, cost pressures rise and traditional broadcast revenue streams are reduced.  5.)  PBC provides audiences with approximately 32000 hours of hours of UK news along with a large range of subjects like children's programmes, dramas and current affairs.  6.) Between 2014 and 2018 net advertising revenue has fallen by 3...

Media conglomerate research 2.)I do agree that governments should prevent media conglomerates from becoming too dominant since a dominant media conglomerate could leave little to no room for audiences since they bias views could force their own views onto the audience, similar to how it is portrayed in the hypodermic needle theory.  Media Magazine reading and questions 1.) Production is everything between content creation to ideas along with final products. Promotion involves marketing to build audiences and distribution is delivering the content to the audience.  2.) The different funding models in media institutions are things such as advertisements, subscriptions and licensing fees.  3.) The article states that ITV relies mainly on advertisement and that it appeals to both mainstream and niche audiences.  It also states that Sky One makes their profit off of subscription bases payments, an audience who is more likely to invest in a long term subscri...