Downloads - having a physical copy of the product, example in Netflix you can download films or TV content to you device, this gives you convinces to access the content offline. disadvantage: storage, time consuming.
Streams - does require an internet connection, accessing it via a web platform example: YouTube. disadvantage: need a stable internet signal otherwise it affects quality. benefit: doesn't effect storage, its on demand.
Simulcast - (simultanious broad casting) - TV, Radio. one event streamed and broadcasted on different platforms at the same time. targets different audience so they can get more profit. choice as an audience more. Example- shitsngigs podcast live on YouTube and Spotify same time.
VOD - (video on demand), accessioning video content 247, 7 days a week.you can stream and download. examples: Sky Go, BBC iplayer, Netflix- film tv games, Disney+ - TV film, amazon prime.
Time shifting - watching recorded content that has already been recorded, fast forwarding/rewinding TV content, ability to control how you watch/ access TV content.
Debate - "fragmented audiences" (Livingstone 2002) - due to web 2 the fact that we now access content on black box devices audiences have become fragmented (less communal) also called: death of the schedule.
LO2 distribution in the online age
TV
traditional: BBC1, BBC2 , ITV, channel4. thought tv set - analog.
modern day: multiple platforms YouTube, Netflix, iplayer e.c.t. Through an internet connection, multiple devises smartphone, laptop.
Film
traditional: ITT video player they had 8 hour VHS tapes, you could rent VHS tapes from a rental such as black busters this made watching film allot easier and faster as you didn't have to weight to record it on the TV. You could also see the latest releases shown in cinemas.
modern day: streaming, downloading, allot more choice.
Video games
traditional: you could get games such as 'Acorn electron' on VHS the down side of VHS games were how long it took to load, how loud the machine was and how unreliable it was. you could use a spectrum+2 to play your VHS games. a spectrum+3 game console allowed you to use a floppy disc. you could also go to an arcades as it would be cheaper than buying the games and devise yourself.
modern day: multiple devices can run games, downloadable games (don't need a game card), play station, X-box, Nintendo.
Magazines/ newspapers
traditional: print magazines such as NME, Computing weekly and angling times. print newspapers such ass : the sun, daily mail, times, Guardian.
modern day: news and magazine content can be found online
Impact of technological convergence essay
no more than 300 words: impact on 3 of those sectors - video games, film, TV
fragmented audience
death of the scheduled Sonya living stone
How has it impacted the video games sector: technological convergence has made video games more exsesable, reliable and faster. with video games being able to go online i believe gaming became more sociable as you can talk to people all over the world through chat or with mikes. technological convergence has cause better quality graphics, more advanced game play. It has combined multiple consoles into one for example a PlayStation 5 is multi functional.
How has it impacted the film sector: due to technological convergence film is allot more easily accessible by streaming content it has become allot less of an event to go out and watch a film in cinema as you can watch it at home in your own time by yourself, with friends or family making the experience less social. streaming sometimes does cause the exclusion of digital immigrants as they find it too difficult or 'strange' to watch a film on something other than a TV (on a TV channel) or watch a movie in cinema.
How has it impacted the TV sector: TV is no longer a communal or family event as you can pick what and were you want to watch more easily. So instead of watching the scheduled show only shown on Friday on your only devise (TV) on the only four channels broadcaster's (BBC1, BBC2 , ITV, channel4) with 'the hole family', a family can chose to watch what they want when they want on their own devices for example the kids can stream what they want to watch on their own devises and the parent can watch their favorite recorded show on TV. TV has also adapted so shows can be pre-recorded so that you can watch content on your own time and skip the adds by fast forwarding. The main change to TV content is streaming content on platforms such as Disney+, Netflix, amazon, HBO max.
- less social
- exclusion of digital immigrants
- more choice
- people can choose to have more niche interests
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