Define the Major Media Industry Sectors

Megan Robinson

Film IndustryFilm Industry is involved in producing and distributing films. The film industry has many different institutions such as film production companies, film studios, film production, actors and etc. They produce films to keep people entertained and to keep the media world updated. Some of examples are ‘DreamWorks Animation’, ’20th Century Fox’ and ‘Universal Studios’.

Radio IndustryThe Radio Industry consists of different types of radio these are commercial broadcasters and public service broadcasters.Commercial Broadcasters also known as Independent Local Radio in the UK Commercial stations are often quite local, and may have some public service commitments within their permit. They are largely funded through the sales of advertising spots on their radio station.

Public Service Broadcasters is BBC. BBC is the biggest employer in the radio industry employing almost 11,000 people to provide its portfolio of national and local services. The licences fee for radio is £2.11 per household per month. The BBC has ten radio stations serving the whole of the UK, a further six stations in the "national regions" (Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland), and 40 other local stations serving defined areas of England.

Television IndustryTelevision Industry is a way of transmitting and receiving moving images that can be black and white or coloured, Some may have sounds or some may not have sounds. In television it is broadcasted in two different ways. One is terrestrial broadcasters to transmit through transmitter that are on the ground. The second is cable and satellite broadcasters which is transmitted through either cables underground or satellite dishes and signals in the air. For example terrestrial broadcasters is BBC, ITV and Channel 4. An example of Cable and Satellite is Sky, Virgin Media. The TV Industry comprises of around 850 independent production companies who make many of the best know programmes on television such as the X Factor and Big Brother.

Print IndustryPrint Industry is a way of reproducing text and images, with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is a huge part of publishing in the media industry. The printing industry in UK employs about 140,000 staff across approximately 10,500 companies all over the country. Top five companies are DS Smith (UK Print, Paper & Packaging), Williams Lea Group, De La Rue, Chesapeake UK Holdings and British Polythene Industries.

Advertising and Marketing IndustryAdvertising Industry is a way to communicate for marketing and it is a way to engage audience and persuade them to buy something or changes their mind about something. Advertising is usually funded by sponsors and is viewed in media, for example newspaper, television advert and magazines etc. When the company can afford to advertise it may be able to reassure staff that the company is doing well.Some companies are Adidas, Samsung, Google, B&Q etc.

Press IndustryPress Industry is a printed document normally on low quality paper such as newsprint, it is normally not very expensive to print. They are printed on the regular schedule and talk about things are happening in the world, informative articles and advertise certain products. They are broadsheets which are big in size and tabloid which are smaller size and more popular. For example of broadsheets are Guardian, The Independent etc. An examples of tabloid are Sun, Mirror etc.