The Issues Raised by Media Ownership in Contemporary Media Practice

Media Ownership

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• Founded in 1984 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe
• Heads of Company are Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
• Fully funded by Universal Studios until 2015
• Partially owned by Univeral Studios
• Universal Studios brought WT in 1998. (WT need the backing of a major US company)
• Biggest successful British film production company
• Exhibition type is multiplex
• Gross since founded is $73 million
• British Rom Coms; 'Notting Hill', 'Four Weddings', 'Love Actually' & 'Hot Fuzz' 

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• British Film + American Star= $$$ 

British Film Industry Dilemma!?!

• A. Culturally…