BLACKPINK

CONTROVERSY OVER ELIGIBILITY FOR MTV VMA NOMINATION ALONGSIDE BTS

Pitchfork.

US charts success.

MVAs lipsync? Fans defend. Koreaboo.

2023 and beyond CSPs crossword!

Rather than simply read a list of the CSPs (the case studies we use for the 2 exam papers) have a go at this crossword - which uses a range of technical terms within the clues to give you a flavour of how your language will develop after a year or 2 of Media!!! (here's another - used for the 2023 taster lesson). Another site for making your own...

You will almost certainly need to do some googling for many of these...

INFLUENCERS popular metalheads, Instagram king and more

See Louder (e-zine) article.

The 2021 king of Instagram, commanding up to $1.6m per sponsored post, and taking in $40m from Instagram last year is ...

RADIO JINGLES

I've moved some content across from this earlier post.

DRAFT JINGLES

NEA 2020 RADIO brief

be Slothful...

See this post for useful examples/analysis to help inspire your ideas. I added a video/points on hiphop DJ Charlie Sloth on 29th Sept 2019 which I think you will find useful!

exam board detail on what audio ISN'T allowed

I asked the exam board to clarify some of the rules for your radio coursework which were ambiguous/unclear from the written instructions. ... this is the full reply: 

In response to question 1, the audio used must be original which means that clips from online videos or games cannot be used. Sound effects from sound libraries (question 2) with programmes may be used, providing they are really short, only 1-2 seconds at most. 
For question 3, as long as there are at least 2 minutes and 30 seconds of speech (if this were measured as a continuous sound source), any amount of other sounds can be used, including as music beds or sound effects under the speech. The gaps between the speech sections, whether these be for music, jingles or whatever, should not total more than 30 seconds.The key focus of the audio should be to convey representation through the voices, through tone, language, volume and pace.

here's the brief:

And further guidance on what to be thinking about:

breakdown of what to hand in for coursework:

here's a detailed breakdown of the marking criteria

NEA basics music radio brief 2020 from DB3igs

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TV Turkey 2nd only to USA in global distribution

How Turkish TV is taking over the world https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/13/turkish-tv-magnificent-century-dizi-taking-over-world?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger

UK MEDIA AUDIENCE GENERATION GAP OfCom reply

Young people in UK abandon TV news 'almost entirely' https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/24/young-people-uk-abandon-tv-news-almost-entirely-ofcom?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger

AUDIENCE The me me me generation myth

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/me-generation-time/315151/

GAMING FOR LEARNING

At A-Level games are used as part of the coursework evaluation, with some of the marks specifically for creative use of technology. For both GCSE + A-Level they can be really useful to create your own revision tools, and help embed some of the details, terms, theories and debates raised through your exam CSPs.

WWTBAMillionaire is one good example - the trick is in carefully choosing the 3 WRONG answers so that they'll remind you, whether playing it yourself or with classmates (great tool for collaborative revision!!).

There are multiple Ppt templates - try searching 'gameshow name powerpoint template' yourself to find, experiment with others. You can DL the Millionaire template we'll use in lessons here - the same site has more gameshow templates like Jeopardy and The Weakest Link you could try too. The Excel template is linked in the Ppt.

RADIO TRAILS plugging your show

A common feature of shows, including the 1967 R1 launch show with Tony Blackburn, is trails for other, upcoming shows. Radio stations are always hoping fans of 1 show/DJ might be persuaded to tune in for more, boosting ratings.

Like everything else, there are some recognisable conventions:

• state the name of the show and presenter/s
• usually incorporates the station name and frequency (eg 96.1 FM) or other means of access (eg listen now on the iPlayer; or catch up now on radio1.com)
• crucially, features short snippets of multiple bits of 1 or more shows - which means multiple voices (co-presenter/s; callers; interviews/studio guests) [some similarities to a film trailer - it uses clips from throughout the film]
• obviously you'll hear the DJ's voice too with these!
• use of music, and some wild tracks
• a clear sense of style and content/topics (music/wild tracks will reflect the brand)
• brisk pace; trails are rarely over 60secs

Here are some examples + useful guides:

Multiple examples of trails from a call-in talk show:

Radio 1 trails

RADIO jingle hells, essential branding

THE MEDIA LANGUAGE OF RADIO

A FAST WORD ON DJ SLOTH
I'm going to add this to the post, but please note: there is 1 bit of swearing just after 11mins, and more in the last few mins; some of the comments on vaping should be considered in the light of new evidence (the video is from 2017) that e-cigs/vaping are causing deaths through cancer. He moved recently from Radio 1xtra to Beats Radio.

WHY post this then?!?

• multiple examples of catchphrases/jingle slogans
• an illustration of the ongoing fame/celebrity status of music radio DJs
• ...so for any coursework you consider claiming a zeitgeisty, youth-friendly online celebrity like Sean Evans of Hot Ones as a guest (speaking about whatever topic you've been set)
• the DJ, Radio 1xtra's hiphop/grime king Charlie Sloth (so, kind of comparable to Beats Radio's Julie Adenuga - he moved to Beats in 2019!) is a stereotype: fat and jolly (he describes himself as morbidly obese) BUT directly urges viewers/listeners to embrace their body shape, celebrate it (as he does through his Insta vids and pics), so is arguably a countertype of the slim hipster? Simply using the word 'big' in a presenter's name brings up an area of representation, whether counter/stereotyped (or a bit of both)
• his accent and use of street slang likewise raise useful representation issues: stereotypically working-class, though also more commonly associated with BAME youth (this was central to the joke/satire of Ali G)
• at the very end when he gives his pitch, note how many platforms or modes of distribution he mentions - and that he explicitly states his show is accessible online to people outside of the UK

And here you can get a great example of the use of wild tracks, and branding a specific regular segment (NB: some limited strong language once the rapping begins), the autoplay vid on his channel when I looked it up (29.9.19):

DRAFT JINGLES

IN THIS POST:

• Satires (Smashie & Nicey; Alan Partridge; Frasier)
• Jingles: examples (Downtown Radio; 'legendary' comp; 80s Radio 1; Tommy Vance incl new UGC/fan-made; Partridge)
• jingles: conventions
• Intros + TV on the radio: learn techniques from Fluff + Vance
• Your suggestions

SMASHING STUFF - NOT 'ALF MUSIC LOVERS
As I note further down, this satire was based on actual DJs and their often bizarre patter, the self-aware, highly ironic Alan 'Fluff' Freeman being a key example...

See more Smashie and Nicey here.

Here's another legendary satire, Alan Partridge.

RADIO1 Breakfast Show

NOV 2020 OFCOM SAYS YOUNG IGNORE BBC IPLAYER

Lot of detail here, but that 1967  launch as BBC were failing to serve the youth audience; the disgrace of binning BBC3 on to online only (didn't help Class!!?); ... has ANYTHING really changed???

OfCom renewed their assault on the BBC's failure to properly serve the youth audience, noting a shocking 22% drop in the 16-34 audience in just 3 years. Guardian.

Thee BBC just can't win, with a right-wing press and government both keen to see it either privatised or so weakened (eg the government decriminalised licence fee non-payment which is now soaring) that scrapping the license fee seems inevitable. OfCom had attacked the BBC for failing to serve the youth audience ... Now it's investigating the Beeb for ... serving the youth audience!!!

The Sounds app brings together all BBC radio, and has proven a success, with a new Radio 1 Dance channel being launched through the app to further boost their youth appeal. But now commercial (ad-funded or subsidised like Times Radio and Beats/Apple Music 1 by conglomerates) companies are complaining that the BBC is taking their audience! Read more here.

The station increased its audience by more than 100,000 a week to 8.9 million at the end of March. The BBC says Radio 1 still remains relevant to a youth audience in the digital age, with 24 being the most common age of a listener. It pointed out that its YouTube and Vevo channels attracted more than 2 million views a day.----Zoe Ball's BBC Radio 2 show loses a million listeners

Toast and jams: the Radio 1 breakfast​ ​show through the ages https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/may/31/radio-1-breakfast-show-nick-grimshaw-bbc?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger




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Listen to the full 1967 launch show on Mixcloud. On BBC.
Rip from Mixcloud.

BBC radio history: 1967 launch. More.
BBC Radio 1 history.
BBC values.
BBC Reith.
BBC the pirate stations.

Dazed - history of pirate radio and why its still here.
Radio Luxembourg Wiki.
Fantazia - timeline of UK pirate scene [contains swearing]
UK pirate radio Wiki.

Radio 1 breakfast show Wiki.
Guardian history of the R1 breakfast show.

Needle time Wiki.

OfCom
- 2006 OfCom warn BBC over Chris Moyles swearing
- 2008 BBC radio fined record 400k for fake comps
- 2016 R1 apologises for Lady Gaga swearing ... and 5pm play of Flume song with swearing
- 2018 OfCom slam BBC's poor service for youth

Here's a very detailed Ppt which gives an overview of R1 from its history to the present day, focussing on the breakfast show...

Radio lessons 14 02 19 from Yvonne44

CSP online-games industry overview

In time I'll cut this down to shorter bullet points, and keep more detail on my mediareg blog, with annual hub posts, starting with 2019 (I'll sum up key changes/events, especially on regulation, which along with the linked topic of monetisation is the key factor for this area of the course.
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SOME FAQS/THEMES

Will there be statutory regulation?
Yes, its already happening: GDPR; Germany will enforce $20m fines if hate speech isn't removed within 24 hours, and it + France are leading the way on taxing the tax-dodging giants. Apple has already been forced by the EU to pay the Irish government €13bn in back-tax.

Will the FAANGS conglomerates be forced to break-up into smaller companies?
Probably, but the timescale is uncertain. EU pressure will be a factor, but it will be US regulators/politicians who ultimately decide if, like the film industry back in 1948 (Hollywood giants were forced to sell off their cinema holdings), they legally form monopolies and therefore competition + consumer protection law insists they must become smaller. The FAANGS are spending $millions to persuade US lawmakers that the EU are trying to undermine USA dominance, and that any attack on them is bad for the USA.

However, with deregulation being the long-term trend ever since Reagan back in 1980 (same for the UK from 1979 when Thatcher was elected, two very right-wing, 'free market' politicians), the film industry may actually see its anti-trust laws scrapped in 2019! Right-wing governments (eg Trump/Republicans, May/Tories) are reluctant to regulate the 'free market'.

The right-wing press may also be very free market, but they do frequently campaign for tighter regulation of other media (just not the press), which will add pressure to right-wing politicians to act.

Are children (+ how they are monetised) a factor?
Absolutely!!!
Protection of children, arguably even more than protection of democracy, is a (the?) key driver behind media regulation. The age rating system (film, games), TV watershed, multiple clauses in the press industry's Editors' Code, much of the ASA's policymaking, all are dominated or even defined by protection of children. The ASA's ruling that apps must not contain gambling if they're accessible to kids is just the start of what promises to be a tough EU-led fightback against the non-regulated, wild west approach of the 'digital gangsters' of new media.

Phone hacking was a scandal to Guardian readers until the Milly Dowler case broke, and within weeks the highest-selling Sunday paper was closed and a multi-year formal commission (Leveson) was set up to investigate newspaper malpractice, while the self-regulator, PCC, scrapped itself and announced IPSO would replace it.

Expect Facebook and Google/YouTube's lax age controls to become a major issue.

The non-regulated monetising of freemium apps (Lara Croft Go, Kim Kardashian's Hollywood) and vlogging social influencers like Zoella is already facing restrictions.




FACEBOOK + SOCIAL MEDIA TO GET STATUTORY REGULATION? UK MPs CALL FACEBOOK 'DIGITAL GANGSTERS'
Read more on the Feb 2019 'digital gangsters' statement + call for statutory regulation, which was quickly backed by the Labour party (but the Tories are unlikely to agree).

A 'digital gangster'? UK MPs are furious with Zuckerberg

Facebook (and Google/YouTube) are facing ever growing scrutiny over their (mis)use of user data and facilitation of anti-democratic forces (in US presidential election, Brexit vote, spreading of anti-vaccine ideas, etc). They have grown into vast global conglomerates with little or no formal regulation.

GDPR, laws passed within the EU to insist on minimal standards of privacy and registration of user data, was an early sign of this wild west era ending, though the lobbyists (PR, campaigners) employed by the FAANGS have successfully argued to US politicians that this is the EU trying to damage American business.

There remains the distinct possibility, though, that US regulators will get tough on them. Facebook is facing multi-billion fines for misuse of user data, which could lead to a re-think on regulation there.

CSP advertising marketing industry overview

tbc

ASA force I'm A Celebrity app maker to remove gambling ads for breaking rules on children.

CSP AD Omo

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CSP AD NHS

TBC

the ad itself on the NHS channel. One sign of success: its been viewed many times. 

a short guide from a Media student

NOV 2020 Ad industry creates environmental damage, needs regulation 

Guardian reports a study highlighting how the industry promotes consumption.

Tim Kasser, an emeritus professor of psychology at Knox College in Illinois, who co-authored the report, said there was a body of evidence to show that in order to make progress in addressing and reversing climate and ecological degradation, it would be prudent to rein in and change the practices of the advertising industry.

“This report argues that enough sound empirical evidence exists to support the conclusion that the advertising industry indirectly contributes to climate and ecological degradation through its encouragement of materialistic values and goals, the consumption-driving work and spend cycle, and the consumption of two illustrative products, namely beef and tobacco,” Kasser wrote.

The researchers examined several studies linking exposure to advertising with increased materialism. They say such exposure “heightens the priority people place on materialistic values and goals” and is associated with “negative ecological attitudes and unsustainable behaviours”.

Stephen Woodford, chief executive of the Advertising Association, said: “Banning advertising of certain parts of the economy is not the answer; applying pressure on systemic change in the way an industry operates is, and recognising that advertising itself will make the best contribution to climate action by helping promoting these critical changes to people and encourage rapid behaviour change.

“At the same time, our own industry needs to make sure its operations have a real net zero impact which is why we have launched Ad Net Zero to reduce the carbon impact of the development, production and distribution of advertising to real net zero by end 2030. This includes the goal of encouraging advertisers and agencies to measure the carbon impact of their campaigns which is a good and proven first step towards reduction.”

In August, it was revealed the government paid social media personalities to promote the NHS test and trace system; more than 7 million people were reached by posts from celebrities including former Love Island contestants, telling them how to book Covid-19 tests online.

The response, however, was not positive. Social media commenters called it “scandalous” that taxpayer money was spent on “wannabes” and “vacuous media whores”. (Guardian)

CSP AD Galaxy

tbc

Good example of how nostalgia is seen in ads beyond the Galaxy CSP: a decades old Hovis (bread) ad is being brought back. It poses the same question as the Galaxy ad - is part of the nostalgia for a period when the UK/US were mightier, and also whiter (absence of non-Caucasians)? As good today... Hovis brings back its 'boy on the bike' TV advert https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jun/03/hovis-boy-on-the-bike-tv-advert-as-good-today-ridley-scott?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

May 2020: junk food pre-watershed ban paused but public pressure, NOT ASA, sees Kellogg's cease pushing Pringles on Joe Wicks morning exercise videos (originally for adults but made for families throughout the pandemic).

CSP Lara Croft Go all KCs

tbc

CSP Kim Kardashian Hollywood game all KCs

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BBC on how KUWTK became a global phenomenon.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/nov/25/eggs-fakes-kim-kissing-kanye-decade-in-instagram-posts

CSP TV Dr Who 1963

BBC SIGNS WORLD (NOT UK, IRELAND) EXCLUSIVE DEAL WITH DIANEY+ FOR DR WHO OCT 2022 Guardian. 'The president of Disney+, Alisa Bowen, said the show would be introduced to the next generation of audiences in more than 150 markets.'

https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/sainsbury-s-brings-doctor-who-romana-and-k-9-to-vinyl
tbc

https://venturebeat.com/2019/06/29/doctor-who-the-edge-of-time-daleks-and-weeping-angels-come-to-life-in-vr/