Media Industries and Trends EXAM 1

Media Literacy

Understanding the communications process and its effects through critical thinking

Mass Media

Cultural industries that produce songs, news, etc. and distribute to many

Mass communication

Designing and delivering cultural messafes to diverse audiences

Digital communicaiton

Pulses of electronic current or flashes converted into signals then assembled into pics, texts, etc.

Digital Turn

Shift in media use due to internet emergence; media combines into one space

Media convergence

Merging content across media channels

Culture

Suggests how people consume media messages to fit values

Critical Process

Takes consumers through a process to recognize complexity of media

Steps of critical process

Description, Analysis, Interpretation, Evaluation, Engagament

Printing Press

1440 → made printing faster, cheaper and more accessible. Boosted democratic processes

Paper-back books

(1800) Books made w/ cheaper paper covers

Pulp Fiction

19th century books made of a pulp material

Dime novels

Cheap books popular in 1860

Synergy

Promotion and sale of products through subsidiaries of a media conglomerate

Audiobooks

51% of readers; audio files of books through youtube and libararies

Maganzines

Non-daily periodical - comprises stories, articles and ads

General Interest Magazines

Magazines that addresses variety of topics aimed at non-specific audiences

Photojournalism

Use of photos to document events and people’s lives

Analog Recording

Capturing fluctuations of original sound and storing signals on a record groove

Digital Recording

Recorded and played back by laser beam rather than a needle or magnetic tape

Cd’s

Playback storage disc’s that incorporate pure techniques eliminating noise in playback

MP3

mpeg-1 layer 3 - audio file for distribution

Pop Music

Popular music w/ wide audiences (subdivisions of age, race, region or ethnicity)

Jazz

Improvisational instrumental music - integrateds many styles like blues, gospel, African rhythm

Rock & Roll

Mixes vocals and instrumentals - merged black and white influences

R&B

Rhythm & Blues - merged urban blues with big band sounds

Hiphop

Used samples of older music mixed with street dialect to create songs abt politics, bragging, etc.

Indies

Independent music and film work outside of industry oligopolies

Online Piracy

Illegal uploading, downloading, or streaming copyrighted materials

Broadcasting

transmission of radio waves or TV signals to a broad audience

Radio

Wireless transmission of voice & music

Network

Broadcast process- links through phones, satellites and groups at a central location

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Independent govt. agency charged w/ regulating interstate and international communications by radio, cable, satellite, etc.

Format Radio

Stations playing or developing style toward specific listeners rather than DJs

Top 40 radio

Station that plays 40 most popular songs in a week (by sales)

Country

US biggest station, progressive, country twang

News/Talk

Radio stations focusing on news programs and talk shows.

Public Broadcasting Act

1967 - established corproation for public broadcasting which oversees PBS and NPR

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Non-commercial TV network est. 1967 as alternative to commercial TV

National Public Radio

Noncommercial radio est. 1967 to provide alternative to commercial radio

Internet Radio

Online stations that “stream” versions of on-air broadcasts over the web

Podcasting

Practice of making audio files available on internet to be downloaded and heard on electronics

Portable Listening

Effect of digital turn, resulting in people listening to music on iPods and Phones.

Apple Music

• Partnered with tune-in (6 radio stations)

• Personalized playlists through AI recommendations

• Smarter search with Siri voice integration

• Fraud detection against fake music streams

• Adaptive listening for moods and activities
  Future tools for AI music creation

LiveNation

• Merged with ticket master (2 million)

• Partnerships: KultureCity & Heinz

• ●AI algorithms analyze and compute ticket prices and demand, and sales patterns to adjust prices accordingly.

Sony Music

• Owns multiple record labels (e.g., Columbia Records) and licenses their music to streaming platforms like Apple Music and Amazon Music.

• PlayStation: The Concert

• Openly supportive on No Fakes Act/ AI Flow Machine

Spotify

-Launched in US in 2010

World's most popular streaming service

They show links to concert tickets and band merchandise

-occupies 31% global streaming market

-20% approx. yearly increase in engagement

-Culture necxt

TIDAL

-Focus on premium sound and exclusive content

-Jay-Z's company, Project Panther Bidco acquired

-Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen & Maserati

-Supports both well-known and independent artists by paying out larger royalties

-•Includes content and playlists that emphasize social justice, Black music, and international voices.

-AI enhances hi-fi and lossless audio for a more immersive experience