Unit 8 section A- understand the organisation of media industries

Unit 8 section A- understand the organisation of media industries

A1: Types of organisation

Understand the differences between the types of organisation, the role and the purpose of each, looking at the examples of each type of organisation, to include:

*public service broadcaster (state owned or commercial broadcasters)

*private companies

*regulatory organisations 

Unit 8-section A- understand the organisation of media industries

A1: Types of organisation

Types of organisation

broadcasters public service, commercial broadcaster, regulatory organisation, private companies, state-owned broadcaster

Broadcaster
To transmit (a programmer or some information) by radio or television.

Public service
A service which is provided by government to people living within its country.

The BBC is a public service organisation. Their five public purposes are central to them serving the public and help them achieve their core mission to inform, educate and entertain. The BBC's five public purposes are set out by the Royal Charter and Agreement, the constitutional basis for the BBC as presented to Parliament

To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them
 The BBC will provide accurate and impartial news, current affairs and factual programming of the highest editorial standards so that all audiences can engage fully with issues across the UK and the world.

To support learning for people of all agesEducational content will help support learning for children and teenagers across the UK, whilst audiences will be encouraged to explore inspiring and challenging new subjects and activities through a range of partnerships.

Private companies are run the same way as public companies, except that ownership in the company is limited to a relatively small number of investors. Some of the most famous companies in the world are private companies, including Facebook, Ikea, agriculture giant Cargill, and candy maker Mars.

In the United Kingdom, the term "public service broadcasting" refers to broadcasting intended for public benefit rather than to serve purely commercial interests. ... All of the BBC's television and radio stations have a public service remit, including those that broadcast digitally.

The role of public broadcasters. Public broadcasters in the Netherlands are required to provide a varied range of programmes for every group in society. The public broadcasting organisations are allocated airtime. They use radio, television, internet and mobile services.

A privately held company, private company, or close corporation is a business company owned either by non-governmental organizations or by a relatively small number of shareholders or company members which does not offer or trade its company stock (shares) to the general public on the stock market exchanges, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned and traded or exchanged privately.

Regulatory agency. A regulatory agency (also regulatory authority, regulatory body or regulator) is a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity. Regulatory bodies exercise a regulatory function, that is: imposing requirements, restrictions and conditions, setting standards in relation to any activity, and securing compliance, or enforcement.