DEFINE THE MAJOR MEDIA SECTORS Georgia Braidwood Task 1 – Understand the structure and ownership of the media sector
Dec 13, 2014
DEFINE THE MAJOR MEDIA SECTORS
Georgia Braidwood
Task 1 – Understand the structure and
ownership of the media sector
FILM INDUSTRY The film industry involves producing and distributing movies. The nature of
the film industry means production companies are set up for a particular production and then close down when production is complete.
An example of a company within the film industry is Paramount Pictures. Paramount Pictures Corporation is responsible for producing and distributing many film and often television programmes worldwide.
Some of the companies most famous films are “Ghost” starring famous
actors Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore in 1990. Another example is the film “Saving Private Ryan” a war film which stars Tom Hanks based in World War II.
Other examples of companies within the film industry:
RADIO INDUSTRYThe radio industry is a term for companies involved with the broadcast of a
radio station.
An example of a company within the radio station is the BBC. The BBC own a
variety of different radio stations such as BBC Radio1 and BBC Radio1Xtra.
The company also own sports, comedy and news based radio stations.
A different company in the radio industry is Ofcom. This organisation
regulates radio sectors as well as other media like TV and postal services.
The organisation makes sure that people in the UK get the best from their
communications services.
TELEVISION INDUSTRY The television industry is one of the most popular forms of entertainment and
information, with the average British viewer still watching twenty hours or
more per week.
The television industry involves creating and distributing different TV
programmes.
An example of a company within the television industry is BBC, which is one
of the most popular companies within the television industry today and is
developing more and more.
PRINT INDUSTRY
ADVERTISING & MARKETING INDUSTRY
PRESS The press generally refers to print media such as newspapers and
magazines. As many people no longer get their news from newspapers, the
term "press" will probably migrate to mean all major media sources. An example of the press can include magazines like OK! which is a
weekly British magazine specialising in celebrity news. It features exclusive news, pictures and interviews from around the world.
Another company within the press industry is onlineprnews.com which features press releases and information which is a great source of primary and secondary data.