・90% of American media was owned by 50 companies.
➥ 2011
・The same 90% is controlled by 6 companies.
These six companies are :
• GE ⇢ Comcast, NBC, Universal Pictures, Focus Pictures.
• News-corp ⇢ Fox, Wall Street Journal, New York Post.
• Disney ⇢ABC, ESPN, Pixar, MiraMax, Marvel Studios.
• ViaCom ⇢ MTV, Nick Jr, Bet, CMT, Paramount Pictures.
• Time Warner ⇢ CNN, HBO, Time, Warner Bros.
• CBS ⇢ Showtime, Smithsonian Channel, NFL.com, Jeopardy, 60 minutes.
Advantages of the 6 biggest media companies➟
・Small ideas can be turned into a worldwide success
・Larger Audiences
・More money and a bigger impact.
Disadvantages of the biggest 6 media companies➟
・Money over public interest
・Loss of power and control
・News and messages are so similar - no diversification (telling us what to think)
・Lack of competing views and perspectives.
The Big Six own↴
・Film ・Music ・Internet ・Online Streaming ・Sports ・Television
↳ ComCast- Single largest cable provider on earth.
＄69 billion- Revenue per year
↳ Disney- $ 48 billion- Revenue per year
↳ News Corporation - Net worth- ＄70 billion
↳ Time Warner- Net Worth- ＄52 billion
↳ ViaCom- Net Worth- ＄31 billion
↳ CBS- Net Worth- ＄29 billion
Who Owns Uk Media?
Rupert Murdoch⇒
・The Sun ・The Times ・Guardian ・Trinity Mirror ・Telegraph
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Could Manipulate the media and tell everyone what to think and believe.
BBC- Public Service broadcaster- Interested in the viewers and public, not the advertisers
Sky - Huge competition for BBC.
Netflix, Sky and Amazon- All becoming huge film company providers.
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