2. • CONGLOMERATE IS A COMPANY THAT OWNS NUMEROUS COMPANIES INVOLVED IN MASS
MEDIA ENTERPRISES.(HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/MEDIA_CONGLOMERATE)
• INDEPENDENT IS RADIO, TELEVISION, NEWSPAPERS OR THE INTERNET, THAT IS FREE OF INFLUENCE BY GOVERNMENT OR CORPORATE
INTERESTS.(HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/INDEPENDENT_MEDIA)
• CROSS MEDIA OWNERSHIP IS THE COMMON OWNERSHIP OF MULTIPLE MEDIA SOURCES BY A SINGLE PERSON OR CORPORATE
ENTITY. (HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/INDEPENDENT_MEDIA)
• COMMERCIAL IS THE BROADCASTING OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS AND RADIO PROGRAMMING BY PRIVATELY OWNED CORPORATE
MEDIA.(HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/COMMERCIAL_BROADCASTING)
• PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER IS FUNDING COMES FROM THE GOVERNMENT, THROUGH TV
BILLS.(HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/PUBLIC_BROADCASTING)
• JOINT VENTURE IS A BUSINESS ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH TWO OR MORE PARTIES AGREE TO POOL THEIR RESOURCES TO ACCOMPLISH A
SPECIFIC TASK.(HTTPS://BUSINESSTOWN.COM/12-ADVANTAGES-AND-DISADVANTAGES-OF-A-JOINT-VENTURE/)
• VERTICAL INTEGRATION IS WHEN THE PRODUCTION COMPANY HAS THE OWNERSHIP OF THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION
AND EXHIBITION OF THE FILM BY THE SAME COMPANY, BECAUSE OF THIS THEY RECEIVE ALL OF THE PROFIT
(HTTPS://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/LIAMDONNELLY/VERTICAL-HORIZONTAL-INTEGRATION)
• HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION IS WHERE AN ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS BY BUYING UP COMPETITORS IN THE SAME SECTION OF THE
MARKET.(HTTPS://MEDIA.EDUSITES.CO.UK/ARTICLE/VERTICAL-HORIZONTAL-INTEGRATION)
• SYNERGY IS THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TWO OR MORE ORGANIZATIONS TO PRODUCE A COMBINED EFFECT GREATER THAN WHAT
COULD BE ACHIEVED ON THEIR OWN.(HTTPS://PREZI.COM/5IR0TTMFRASR/HOW-CROSS-MEDIA-CONVERGENCE-AND-SYNERGY-PLAY-
AN-IMPORTANCE-ROLE-IN-FILM-INDUSTRY/)
• PRODUCTION PROCESS IS REFERS TO THE STAGES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A MEDIA PRODUCT, FROM THE IDEA TO THE FINAL MASTER COPY.
(HTTPS://WWW.MEDIACOLLEGE.COM/GLOSSARY/P/PRODUCTION-PROCESS.HTML)
3. • THE MAIN TV CONGLOMERATES ARE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, AT&T, CBS CORPORATION AND VIACOM.
• THE MAIN TV INDEPENDENT COMPANIES ARE EQUINOX TV, PDI MEDIA, VTR NORTH.
• THE MAIN RADIO CONGLOMERATES ARE BIG CITY RADIO INC. ,CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION.
• THE MAIN RADIO INDEPENDENT COMPANIES IS THE BBC.
• THE MAIN PRINT AND PUBLISHING CONGLOMERATES ARE PRENTICE-HALL, SILVER BURDETT, AND
MACMILLAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
• THE MAIN PRINT AND PUBLISHING INDEPENDENT COMPANIES ARE HURST PUBLISHERS, ALMA BOOKS, CILLIAN
PRESS, PERSEPHONE BOOKS.
• THE VIDEO GAMES CONGLOMERATES ARE DISNEY, NEWS CORP, CBS, VIACOM.
• THE VIDEO GAME INDEPENDENT COMPANIES ARE 3G STUDIOS, ACE TEAM.
• THE WEB CONGLOMERATES ARE TIME WARNER CABLE.
• THE WEB INDEPENDENT COMPANIES ARE
• THE MUSIC CONGLOMERATES ARE UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, WARNER MUSIC
GROUP.
