AS MEDIA KEY TERMS - A AND I 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Media StudiesAudiences and Institutions - Film Industry ASOCR Created by: HafsahZaman98Created on: 29-03-15 14:00 Multi national company company that owns/operates across the globe 1 of 27 Conglomerate a very big company that often takes over or buys smaller companies. They have a variety of unrelated industries e.g. Sony 2 of 27 Vertical Integration process by which a media institution owns several companies at different stages of production of the supply chain 3 of 27 Horizontal Integration Is where an organisation develops by buying up competition in the same section of the market 4 of 27 Cross media Different medias (tv/radio/print/film) or media institutions (studios/newspapers/tv networks) 5 of 27 Convergence The joining of two or more media companies or technologies to form a new object/ promote a new product e.g. disney and pixar 6 of 27 Cross media convergence More than one company benefits from working in a partnership. Cross media convergence ensures the product reaches a wide audience. 7 of 27 Piracy Illegal distribution of media without the owner's consent 8 of 27 Symbiosis Two companies work together for mutual benefit 9 of 27 Syngery different elements of a media conglomerate work together to promote linked products across different media 10 of 27 Platform Technology used to show the film 11 of 27 Release The schedule of the time and platform used to show a film 12 of 27 Window Time period for each type of release 13 of 27 VOD Video on demand e.g. iplayer netlfix 14 of 27 Pay tv Subscription television channles e.g. sky and virgin 15 of 27 Simultaneous At the same time 16 of 27 CGI using computer generated images to create special effects usually using a green screen 17 of 27 Digital distribution Distributing films in digital format using portable hard drives or the internet 18 of 27 Globalisation Process through which media texts are transmitted globally so that we are aware of cultures around the world in an instance 19 of 27 Institutions Companies that produce and transmit media 20 of 27 Interactivity ability of the consumer to get involved real time with media 21 of 27 Media ownership who owns the companies that produce distribute and exhibit media products 22 of 27 Miniaturisation technology is getting smaller which enables portability and also giving the potential for more to fit into a smaller space 23 of 27 Portability idea the technology can be carried around 24 of 27 prosumer with the development of new technologies such as camcorders and video editing software it means consumers can now be producers 25 of 27 Technological convergence the coming together of two or more technologies in the same device 26 of 27 Release window the period of time a film is released on a particular platform 27 of 27
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