Ownership and funding blogpost

Ownership Concepts:
Public Service Broadcasting (PSB): Public service broadcasting is a service that has their primary mission to inform the public of different events and happenings in the world. PSB usually get funded by the government. Such as the BBC

Commercial Broadcasting: commercial broadcasting is the broadcasting of television programs that are privately owned by corporate media. Commercial broadcasting is primarily based on the practice of airing radio advertisements and television advertisements for profit

Corporate and Private Ownership:Private ownership is funded simply by advertising. Therefore Private ownership's is more able satisfying the company shareholders rather than the public’s interest. as private ownership doesn't get funds from the TV licence they rely on other ways such as product placement, competitions, film and box office income. Many companies are corporate and privately owned.


Global Companies: Global companies are companies that oversee a vast series of products such as time Warner or Disney. they make massive amounts of money from all their films/shows/merchandise and other.

Vertical Integration (owning properties in different sectors):Vertical integration in the film industry is a process through which the various steps of film production are controlled by a single company. This is aimed at empowering the company in the industry. Disney is a good example for this as they have taken several properties.

Horizontal Integration / monopolization: horizontal integration is that it happens when two or more companies which produce the same or similar goods or provide the same/similar services merge together. When all the producers of goods/services merge, they create a monopoly. as well as Vertical integration, Disney have a very strong monopolization because they purchased Marvel as well as Star wars.

Funding Types:
The Licence Fee: the license fee is something you must pay for in order to watch or record live TV programmes on any channel download or watch any BBC programmes on iPlayer – live, catch up or on demand. costing £147 this licence funds new content and new ways of getting it delivered.

Subscription: a subscription is where you pay monthly or yearly for a service to view it unlimited times as the subscription is still running. Companies such as netflix and amazon prime use subscription service.

One-off payment to own product: one off payment to own is purchasing the likes of a DVD or magazine. since you've purchased that item you can watch/read over and over. Dvds exist for nearly every film and are sold.

Pay per View: pay per view is paying a fee in order to watch one specified event such as a sports match. this is better than subscription because you only pay for what you want.


Sponsorship:Sponsoring something (or someone) is the act of supporting an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services. The individual or group that provides the support is known as sponsor.

Advertising:Advertising is when a company shows off a product that has been or will be released in order to show off their product so people will purchase it.

Product Placement: Product placement is having certain products in a film/show that the company has paid for in order for it to be there. such as if a character was drinking a can of coca cola then coca cola has paid for that being shown.

Private Capital: Private capital is a broad lable applied to any private investment fund that invests in privately held companies such as real estate and other real assets.


Crowd-funding: crowdfunding is the method in which the general public decide to put money towards a film or series in order for it to be released, with more people funding the film or series can have a bigger budget. For example the rooster teeth crowd funded film "Lazer team" was one of the quickest funded crowd funding in history

Development Funds: Market development funds are used in an indirect sales channel where funds are made available by a manufacturer or brand to help affiliates, channel partners, re-sellers, or distributors, etc. Sell its products and create local awareness about the national brand.