3.3.1

The Radio Industry

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The Radio Industry

Radio is a long running form of media that has undergone some significant developments in recent years due to digital technologies.

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Changes to radio

  • Radio is a long-running form of media that has undergone some significant developments in the production, distribution and consumption of its content in recent years.
  • This is due to digital technologies, which have enabled streaming via the internet and podcasts.
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Categories of radio station

  • There are 3 main categories of radio station:
    • Public Service Radio (the BBC).
    • Commercial Radio.
    • Community Radio.
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Radio content

  • There are also many different types of radio content, including:
    • Music and music charts
    • News and current affairs
    • Travel news
    • Sports news and commentary
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Radio content cont.

  • Weather
  • Entertainment shows
  • Documentaries
  • Breakfast shows
  • Soap Operas
  • Drama and comedy shows
  • Phone-ins and advice lines
  • Competitions

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1Overview

1.1Media Language

1.1.1Media Language

1.1.2Media Language 2

1.2Audience

1.2.1Audiences

1.2.2Audiences 2

1.2.3End of Topic Test - Media Language & Audience

1.3Representation

1.3.1Stereotypes

1.3.2Gender

1.3.3Audiences

1.4The Media Industry

1.4.1Media Industries

1.4.2Ownership

1.4.3Funding & Regulation

1.4.4End of Topic Test - Representation/Media Industry

2Component 1: Section A

2.1Magazines

2.1.1Magazines

2.1.2Pride

2.1.3Pride 2

2.2GQ

2.2.1Context

2.2.2Narrative

2.2.3Representation

2.3Advertising & Marketing

2.3.1Advertising & Marketing

2.3.2Analysing Adverts

2.3.3Analysing Adverts 2

2.3.4Theories & Principles

2.3.5End of Topic Test - Magazines & Advertising

2.4Print Advertisements

2.4.1Quality Street

2.4.2This Girl Can

2.5Film Posters (Marketing)

2.5.1Spectre

2.5.2The Man with The Golden Gun

2.5.3The Man with The Golden Gun 2

2.6Newspapers

2.6.1Ownership & Regulation

2.6.2News Selection

2.6.3Media Language

2.6.4Genres

2.6.5Newspaper Conventions

2.6.6Representation

2.6.7Audience

2.6.8Theories

2.6.9End of Topic Test - Newspapers

2.7The Sun

2.7.1Context

2.7.2Narrative

2.7.3Language & Images

2.8The Guardian

2.8.1The Guardian

2.8.2Narrative

2.8.3Language & Images

3Component 1: Section B

3.1Video Games

3.1.1Video Games

3.2Film

3.2.1The Big Six

3.2.2Technology

3.2.3End of Topic Test - Video Games & Films

3.3Radio

3.3.1The Radio Industry

3.3.2Categories of Radio Station

3.3.3Technology & Radio Audiences

3.3.4Theories

3.3.5End of Topic Test - Radio

3.4No Time To Die

3.4.1Context

3.4.2Narrative

3.4.3Representation

4Component 2: Section A

4.1Television

4.1.1The Television Industry

4.1.2Types of Broadcasting

4.1.3Media Language & TV

4.1.4Representation & Audiences

4.1.5Theories

4.2Sitcom

4.2.1Sitcoms

4.2.2'The Final Countdown'

4.2.3Representation

4.2.4The IT Crowd

4.2.5Friends

4.2.6Friends 2

4.2.7End of Topic Test - Sitcoms & TV

4.3Luther

4.3.1Context

4.3.2Media Language

4.3.3Representation

4.3.4Audience

4.3.5Industry

4.4The Sweeney

4.4.1Context

4.4.2Media Language

4.4.3Representation

4.4.4Audience

4.4.5Industry

5Component 2: Section B

5.1Music Video

5.1.1Music Videos

5.1.2The Music Industry

5.2Michael Jackson

5.2.1‘Black or White’

5.3Taylor Swift

5.3.1Bad Blood

5.3.2Intertextual References

5.3.3Media Theories

5.3.4Representation

5.3.5Social Media

5.4Bruno Mars

5.4.1Uptown Funk

5.4.2Analysis

5.4.3End of Topic Test - Music Videos

5.5Lizzo

5.5.1Context

5.5.2'Good as Hell'

5.5.3Media Language

5.5.4Representation

5.5.5Audience

5.5.6Industry

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End of Topic Test - Video Games & Films

Categories of Radio Station