Ownership

• What is the concentration of ownership for national newspapers?


  3 companies dominate 90% of the UKs national newspaper market
• What 3 companies dominate the UKs national newspaper market 


  DMG Media

  News UK

  Reach
• What is the concentration of ownership for local newspapers in the UK ?


  71% of local newspapers owned by 6 companies
• What is the concentration of ownership for online news platforms? 


  10 of top 15 owned by Meta, Google & X Corp
• How much of the UK’s national newspaper market does Viscount Rothermere own? 


  Sole owner of Daily Mail

  Control 40% of the UK’s national newspaper market
• How much of the online news audience does Mark Zuckerberg control?


  72%
• What does Bagdikian say about the concentration of media ownership? 


  A handful of global media companies & moguls dominate the world mass media & control every step of the information process
• Define a Media Mogul 


  A person who dominate or controls a large media enterprise
• What are the main features of Media ownership?

  1. Concentration of Ownership
  2. Vertical integration
  3. Horizontal integration
  4. Global ownership
  5. Conglomeration and diversification
  6. Global conglomeration
  7. Synergy
  8. Technological convergence
• What is the concentration of ownership in media?

  Most media is concentrated in the hands of a few large companies.
• What percentage of UK video-on-demand subscriptions do Netflix, Prime, and Disney+ account for?

  80%
• What is horizontal integration in media ownership?

  It refers to media owners having interests in a range of media types.
• Which company owns a third of the UK's national newspaper market?

  Murdoch's News Corp
• What is vertical integration in media ownership?

  It is a concentration of ownership within a single medium.
• Which media outlets does Daily Mail & General Trust own?

  Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, and Metro.
• What does global ownership in media imply?

  Media ownership is international with owners having global empires.
• What are conglomerates in the context of media companies?

  They are companies with diverse interests in various products beyond media.
• What is global conglomeration in media ownership?

  It combines global ownership and conglomeration, producing various products.
• What is synergy in media companies?

  It is when companies produce, promote, and sell a product through different subsidiaries.
• How does synergy enable greater sales?

  By producing products in different forms and promoting them together.
• What is technological convergence in media?

  It is when companies maximize sales by promoting products in various formats on a single device.