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  REGULATION BLOG TASK: Go to our Media Factsheet archive on the Media Shared drive and open Factsheet 128: Contemporary Media Regulation. Our Media Factsheet archive can be found at M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets.  You can  find it online here - you'll need to log in using your Greenford Google login .  Read the Factsheet and complete the following questions/tasks: What is regulation and why do media industries need to be regulated? Very few industries leave the organisations or companies who operate  in that sector to their own devices. Systems of regulation are required  to provide rules and regulations to ensure that organisations operate  fairly.  What is OFCOM responsible for? OFCOM is responsible for regulating the majority of TV and film that is brought into the UK. Look at the section on the OFCOM broadcasting code. Which do you think are the three most important sections of the broadcasting code and why? The most important code in my opinion is section 6 because th

  MIGRAIN INDEX TERM 2:  Introduction to Media: 10 questions Semiotics blog tasks - English analysis and Icon, Index, Symbol Language: Reading an image - media codes Media consumption audit  Reception theory - advert analyses  Genre: Factsheets and genre study questions  Narrative: Factsheet questions Audience classification Learners response assessment 1 Audience theory 1 Audience theory 2 Industries: Ownership and control Cultural industries Public service broadcasting Regulations

  PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING BLOG TASK: Ofcom review of PSB in Britain In 2020 Ofcom published its findings from a five year review of public service broadcasting in Britain. Read  the introduction to their report - pages 3-7 . You'll need your Greenford Google login to view the document. Look at page 3. Why is it a critical time for public service broadcasting?  It is a critical time for PSB because audience viewing habits continue to change rapidly and competition for global content providers is ever increasing.  Read page 4. How has TV viewing changed in recent years?  Live broadcast viewing has declined, as audience increasingly chose to view content ata a time that suits them on global online and on demand content services.   Still on page 4, what aspects of PSB do audiences value and enjoy?  Audience value and enjoy programmes that show different aspects of UK life and culture  Look at pages 4-5. Find and note down the statistics in this section on how much TV audiences tend

  CULTURAL INDUSTRIES BLOG TASK: What does the term 'Cultural Industries' actually refer to? Cultural industry refers to the creation, production and distribution of products of a cultural or artistic nature. These relate to film production and television. What does Hesmondhalgh identify regarding the societies in which the cultural industries are highly profitable? Broadcasting Film industries  Music industries  Print and electronic publishing  Video and computer games  Advertising, marketing or public relations  Web design    Why do some media products offer ideologies that challenge capitalism or inequalities in society? Because of it being diverse. The modern day population is much more multi cultured. This allows audience to be much more involved in the way media is produced. Look at page 2 of the factsheet.  What are the problems that Hesmondhalgh identifies with regards to the cultural industries? Risky business Creativity versus commerce  High production costs and low r