Media Framework: Industry

The Media Industry

the media industry is made up from a collection of different organisations. they all share the production, publication and distribution of media texts. examples of these organisations are;

• BBC
• Disney
• News corp
• Nintendo
• Marvel
• The Guardian

Audiences can access media texts in many formats on different platforms, these can be used to inform, entertain and promote products and ideas.

there use to be many companies that where big producers in media by 1992 there were only 12 big companies, now in 2018 there are only 6 big companies

1) Comcast- 69 Billion
    they are the biggest cable provider in the world

2) Disney- 48 Billion
    they own many other companies like Pixar, Marvel, ESPN and many others

3) 20TH Century Fox- 32 Billion
    they make most of their money from advertising and film/tv

4) Warner- 27 Billion

5) CBS & Viacom- 15 Billion each
 
These companies control 71% of national circulation

BBC is a public service Broadcaster

All media forms are regulated

TV/Radio- Ofcom
Video Games- Pegi
Film- BBFC
News-IPSO
Advertising- ASA