Media Studies - General Knowledge

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What conglomerate owns WarnerBros?

Time Warner

What does BBFC stand for?

British Board of Film Classification

What does the BBFC do?

Regulates films

What does PEGI stand for?

Pan-European Game Information

What does PEGI do?

Gives video games an age rating

What does BBC stand for?

British Broadcasting Corporation

What does PSB stand for?

Public Service Broadcasting

What is PSB?

Live TV funded by the public who pays their TV licence

Who publishes the MOJO magazine?

Bauer Media

What does VSC stand for?

Video Standards Council

What does the VSC do?

Regulates video games

What does ASA stand for?

Advertising Standards Authority

What does ASA do?

Regulates advertising

Who produced The Lego Movie video game?

TT Fusion

Who produced and distributed The Lego Movie?

WarnerBros

What age rating was The Lego Movie given?

U

What age rating was The Lego Movie video game?

7

What is OFCOM?

Regulator for television and radio

Who directed The Lego Movie?

Phil Lord and Chris Miller

Who produced The Lego Movie?

Dan Lin and Roy Lee

Name one company that produced The Lego Movie?

AnimalLogic

When did the episode ‘The Town of No Return’ air?

1965

When did the first episode of Cuffs air?

2015

What time of day did Cuffs air?

8pm

What is Lin Pictures?

Production company that produced The Lego Movie

What does the GRA stand for?

Games Rating Authority

What does IPSO stand for?

Independent Press Standards Organisation

What is IPSO?

Newspaper regulator

Who is IPSO’s rival regulator?

IMPRESS

What are the 4 uses and gratifications?

* Surveillance
* Personal Identity
* Social Interaction
* Entertainment

What is freedom of the press?

Anyone should be free to set up a newspaper and publish what they want without interference from the government

What was the Leveson Inquiry?

Occurred because the news of the world was exposed to having hacked voicemails

When is the Observer published?

Every Sunday

When is the Guardian published?

Daily