FIST 240 midterm
distribution in Film industry
- most crucial role in terms of control of the industry and securing most profits - manages what makes it on air and the scheduling of programming to produce the best output
What are Disney's business segments?
1. Media networks 2. Resorts and parks 3. Interactivity 4. Consumer products 5. Entertainment studios
Syndication
1. cable channels that run 24/7 use syndicators to fill up the full 24 hour schedule of the channel. 2. Are usually reruns, shows that already have been aired
Bug five major studios back then
20th Centry Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount, Radio-Kieth-Orpheum & Warner Brithers
the CW
CBS & Warner shut down their cable channels, UPN and the WB they formed the CW broadcast network as a 50% - 50% joint venture available in Canada and Mexico through CBS DC IP: Smallville, Arrow, Riverdale, Black Lightning, Dynasty
Big five studios now
Columbia, Paramount, Universal, Walt Disney, Warner Bros.
vMVPD- (virtual multichannel video programming distributor aka steaming TV services)
Dish Networks Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, PlayStation Vue, Direct TV Now - cables answer to cord-cutting
Disney's three part plan
Innovate content by expanding of news and sport networks, internationalization & produce new technology
mini-major film producers/distributors
MGM, Lionsgate, Amblin, STX, CBS films
Largest over-the-air broadcast stations in US: BIG three
NBC, CBS, ABC
largest over-the-air broadcast stations in US: Present
NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, the CW, PBS, Univision, MyNetworksTV
SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand)
Netflix, Amazon Prime, Crave
Distributors of Tv industry
Networks, syndicators & cable channels
Marvel cinematic universe during the middle 2000's
New execs convinced the board to stop licensing characters to other production companies and make the films them self- hence the first film Ironman
AVOD- ad supported
YouTube, the Roku Channel, Porcornflix
local stations
affiliate with networks and purchase syndicated programming to appeal to their audiences
cable channels
brand themselves to earn subscriptions from cable systems
multi-system cable operators
companies that own a large number of cable systems, each with an exclusive franchise contract with the regions municipalities
Producers maximize...
creative output for the goals of distributors and imagined audiences
IPTV (IP television)
delivers video content over private internet l network, accessible thru set-too boxes (Verizon FiOS, AT&T Uverse)
TVOD- transactional, per title cost
iTunes, Google Play, Youtube
Transmission (to home)
local stations- afliates local stations- indie cable systems/ DBs satellite
what time of day are syndicators used mainly?
mostly night time because those are the time slots reserved for advertisers for informercials and "unpopular" content
production side of TV industry
networks, film studios, independent production comp. cable channels local stations, Ad agencies
Disney+
offers back catalogue of movies/tv, on demand shows on Hulu, and live ESPN channels
Horizontal Integration
ownership across industries (Tv, radio, film, music, publishing), allows for synergy ie: mergers: time & Warner; AT&T and Warner media
Vertical integration
ownership of production, distributions & transmission
OTT (over the top)
streaming video over publicly accessible internet, via any devices( phone, tablets, smart TVs) (Netflix,Hulu, Crave)
cable systems
structure tier and packages to maximize subscription revenue
MVPD- multichannel video programming distributor-
technical term for traditional cable and broadcast tv operators (AT&T, Comcast, Direct TV)
Networks maximize...
their schedule to maximize viewership
