The Ownership of Time Warner

As techno capitalism moves into a dazzling and seductive information/entertainment society, mergers between the media giants are proliferating, competition is

In the world today, when you hear the words AT&T, Cox Cable, DirectTV and Comcast the first thing that would typically come to mind is enjoying sports and family television. Often time’s customers don’t really know into the weeds of a company until something goes wrong. A consumer may find interest in the event they have bought stocks into a company and they see it all fall. Companies such as this service millions and millions of people all over the world. It is sad to know that some of these organizations while looking squared away on the inside have such serious ethical issues going on or that went on within their organization. The last thing a customer wants to do is tune into the t.v. and find out that one of their providers was

Media corporations have been merging into fewer (and larger) entities which are better able to control the flow of information to the public. Because of their size and power, they can prevent unfavorable coverage of their activities in the media outlets they own. In 1983, 50 corporations controlled the vast majority of all news media in the U.S. In 1992, fewer than two dozen of these corporations owned and operated 90% of the mass media; controlling almost all of America's newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations, books, records, movies, videos, wire services and photo agencies. Now only 5 huge corporations - Time Warner, Disney, Murdoch's News Corporation, Bertelsmann of Germany, and Viacom (formerly CBS) - now control most of the media industry in the U.S. General Electric's NBC is a close sixth. Democracy can't exist without an informed public. We rely on unbiased news from independent

The media industry in the United States of America (US) is one such industry. As a powerful communication tool, the media has attracted many companies but only a handful has grown big. These media giants have dominated the local market and are currently seeking to conquer the global media industry in search of better profits.

Are you aware that six corporations control 90% of the media In America? The Media Industry is changing everyday, companies must continually change the way they deliver products to the public. Some of the best examples of how companies are using new media to distribute products are Carnival Films, and Youtube. Carnival Film is the production company behind Downton Abbey. You Tube is a video sharing sight that started out as a place for John Q. Public to post his home movies. YouTube has become an internet phenomenon and a distribution point for features film, music videos and TV shows. It is important to understand how the companies use the internet to air the products. More important to us the consumer is to understand who owns

Today’s media is far too consolidated. In 1983, fifty companies owned 90% of the media, but in 2011, that same 90% was owned by just 5 (1). This is why I propose that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lower the limit on the amount of market share that an organization can own; moving us closer to an ‘ideal democracy’. I also add the stipulation that if media was struggling to find a foot hold in the market, the FCC could grant all media outlets non-profit status; however, this stipulation is simply a clause in case breaking up outlets had unintended consequences and this will not be explored through this paper.

Although the presence of competition between the various media providers is good, America’s media industry is faced with a major concern of oligopoly. There are special interest groups that have a grip on the country’s media companies such as major television channels and broadcasting. Statistics show that a large part of what Americans view, hear, or read is controlled by a few corporations that own major television and radio stations, as well as newspapers (Bennett, 2004). For instance, there are six big corporations that dominate the American media industry. First, News Corp, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, an Australian-born media tycoon, owns the wall Street Journal, DirecTV, and Fox Television, among others (London, 2015). Second, General electric owns Universal Vivendi and the National Broadcasting Corporation (London, 2015). Third, the Cable News Network is owned by Time

A significant number of theories have been suggested to clarify the concentration of media ownership and the effects it’s had on the government and democracy. Convergence is the process, which changes the relations between audiences, technologies, markets and industries. This process has transformed the traditional extents of newspapers and publishing: “which has now subordinated towards the needs of corporations.” (Jenkins 2004) (Buckley 2008) Whilst previous literature has covered an extensive range of models and theories on convergence, this literature review will explore the idea of the effect of mediatisation on the public sphere, additionally the review will analyse the endeavors at regulation to control the aforementioned notion. By concentrating on the sector of publishing, the ideas to be investigated inquire whether the plurality of media, in other words the diversity of media can be attained without the compromise of the independence of the media industry.

Also adding to the idea of threats to democracy are the threats to the other corporations that do not control the flow of information but would still like to be part of the larger media corporation. One of the primary ways businesses are able to survive is if they thrive or excel within their own field, or they become part of a larger system which can give them a boost into their success. Ted Turner writes in “My Beef with Big Media” his personal opinion and journey with the success of his own media corporations. As the founder of CNN, he went through adversaries not only from within his own business administration but from the “media moguls” that did not want to deal with the type of small owner that Turner was perceived to be. Recounting

Over the centuries, the media has played a significant role in the shaping of societies across the globe. This is especially true of developed nations where media access is readily available to the average citizen. The media has contributed to the creation of ideologies and ideals within a society. The media has such an effect on social life, that a simple as a news story has the power to shake a nation. Because of this, governments around the world have made it their duty to be active in the regulation and control of media access in their countries. The media however, has quickly become dominated by major mega companies who own numerous television, radio and movie companies both nationally and

In the recent years, media, especially news outlets had been accused of being severely influenced by political party’s establishments due to their content. For example, in the United States, some had accused media companies of being biased towards a political party while they clearly support the other. It is a fact that this accusation, no matter how ridiculous they may sound, still holds some elements of truth in it. Since it is undeniable that the media industry is in one way or another affected by external factors, this essay will discuss the various ways of how movies and TV shows are affected by the political and economic factor. The essay focuses on movies and TV shows because they generally capture a larger scale of audience, causing

Until the 1980s, the control of the media was in the hands of the national government. From then, the control shifted to private outlets and by the 1990’s, there were more than fifty multinational companies who controlled it (“Mass Media”). Today, only about six major companies control the larger fraction of media in America (Williams, Par. 1). Norman Solomon wrote in the New Political Science Journal that most reporters and editors work for just a few huge companies. These journalists and editors are on the payroll for “mega-media institutions”, of which, only about six exist (Solomon 297). How much will the public learn if these companies generally control the output of information?

I consider myself an old-fashioned kind of guy in the age of broadcasting TV shows from the Internet or hooking up with internet services to get exclusive content or special programs via the World Wide Web. I consider myself an old-fashioned kind of guy because my family still has a cable package with your basic HDTV and none of these interactive TVs that you can touch or come with apps. So one of the biggest mergers in recent memory for me personally was when Charter Communications merged with Time Warner Cable and Bright House. Now all three of those companies are cable television companies. And the dictionary definition of cable television is a system of delivering television programming to paying subscribers video of radio frequency signals transmitted through coaxial cables

This influence can take on many different forms, from picking and choosing the editors, to establishing the political or ideological slant of the programs being broadcast, to direct meddling in the content of specific news stories. It may not even be on purpose, but if you closely examine and compare news articles against each other you will be able to see the subtle differences in both stories. The owners personal and political beliefs can influence the type of producers and editors hired and their personal and political values also impacts the final slant of the story that gets

There are two different theories that help us to analyse the consequences of privatised media the first theory is the public interest theory, in which governments maximise the welfare of consumers. According to that theory, state ownership of the media, even as a monopoly, is a positive step for multiple reasons. First, information is a consumer product, once it is supplied to some consumers, it