· BARB The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) is the organisation that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in the United Kingdom
· WEBCASTING LICENSE PPL licenses many different uses of recorded music on the internet, from simulcasts of AM/FM broadcasts to customised radio streaming services.
· TECHNOLOGICAL CONVERGENCE Technological convergence is the tendency that as technology changes, different technological system sometimes evolve toward performing similar tasks
· WEB 3.O OR SEMANTIC WEB Web 3.0 could be defined as: “Web 3.0, a phrase coined by John Markoff of the New York Times in 2006, refers to a supposed third generation of Internet-based services that collectively comprise what might be called 'the intelligent Web'
· INTERNET OF THINGS
· BINGE-VIEWING watch multiple episodes of (a television programme) in rapid succession, typically by means of DVDs or digital streaming.
· DAB
· TRADITIONAL MEDIA Traditional Media - television, radio, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, tax press and other print publications.
· GOOGLE ANALYTICS Google Analytics is a freemium web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic.
· RAJAR RAJAR stands for Radio Joint Audience Research and is the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK. It is jointly owned by the BBC and the Radiocentre on behalf of the commercial sector
· NRS The NRS social grades are a system of demographic classification used in the United Kingdom. They were originally developed by the National Readership Survey (NRS) to classify readers, but are now used by many other organisations for wider applications and have become a standard for market research.
· MIDAS Midas definition. In classical mythology, a king who was granted one wish by the god Dionysus. Greedy for riches, Midas wished that everything he touched would turn to gold.
· CULTURAL IMPERIALISM Cultural imperialism comprises the cultural aspects of imperialism. Imperialism here refers to the creation and maintenance of unequal relationships between civilizations, favouring the more powerful civilization. ... The term is employed especially in the fields of history, cultural studies, and postcolonial theory.
· DEMOCRATISATION OF THE MASS MEDIA a transition from an authoritarian political system to a semi-democracy or transition from a semi-authoritarian political system to a democratic political system.
· EFFECTS OF PIRACY
· HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION Horizontal integration is the process of a company increasing production of goods or services at the same part of the supply chain.
· VERTICAL INTEGRATION the combination in one firm of two or more stages of production normally operated by separate firms.
· DIVERSIFICATION the process of a company enlarging or varying its range of products or field of operation.
· ALTERNATIVE MEDIA AND INDEPENDENT MEDIA Independent media refers to any form of media, such as radio, television, newspapers or the Internet, that is free of influence by government or corporate interests.
· CONGLOMERATE a thing consisting of a number of different and distinct parts or items that are grouped together
· GRA
· PEGI The age rating does not take into account the difficulty level or skills required to play a game. PEGI 3. The content of games given this rating is considered suitable for all age groups.
· MEDIAWATCH UK is a UK pressure group established by Mary Whitehouse to campaign against the publication or broadcast of material its members find offensive.
· IPSO The Independent Press Standards Organisation
· WATERSHED The watershed means the time when TV programmes which might be unsuitable for children can be broadcast.
· OFCOM is the UK government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.
· MEDIAWATCH When media refers to the mass media, it is sometimes treated as a singular form, as in: the media has shown great interest in these events. Many people think this use is incorrect and that media should always be treated as a plural form: the media have shown great interest in these events
· BBC CHARTER
· SYNERGY is the term used to describe a situation where different entities cooperate advantageously for a final outcome.
· PSB public service broadcasting" refers to broadcasting intended for public benefit rather than to serve purely commercial interests.
· BROADCAST CODE to draw up a code for television and radio, covering standards in programmes, sponsorship, product placement in television programmes, fairness and privacy
· IWF IWF is an abbreviation with multiple uses: Independent Women's Forum, a conservative non-profit organization
