CMST 1A03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Apple Tv, Technological Convergence, Digital Divide

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMST 1A03
• Professor: Terence Flynn

Document Summary

Intent of the author and dynamics of publication can be focused on to get a more accurate interpretation of the meaning of types of communication. Larger dimensions of media and communications: policy (or law and policy, ownership and control of communication institutions, the role and actions of professionals. In face of cheap us media, ownership and content regulations have been used to create an economics of canadian production and to prevent canadian media companies from being simple extensions of their american counterparts. Imposes limits on foreign ownership: no media industry in canada is governed exclusively by free market economics. Little is being done to protect cultural producers. Ict is normally a key vehicle for addressing problems of spatialization. Issues and policy trends: new issues continue to be presented and old concerns are taking new form, over-the-top video e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ples of this are netfli(cid:454), google, a(cid:374)d apple tv.