Originally, the internet was anticipated to be a vast space full of endless information and content available for all users. Perhaps that was the intention but as laws and regulations within countries update and change, it also has an affect on the internet usage of countries. Various types of content policing has been attempted, within this has been many attempts at censoring the internet by government officials and more times than not they have been overruled my the public. But in the area of media content, (i.e movies and television) internet users have started using more underground and (usually) illegal routes to obtaining the content not easily accessible within their country. In this essay I will be examining the critical engineering behind obtaining content not accessible within our country, the concentration of media ownership and the censorship of internet content overall in relation to the media object known as Netflix.
American media content can take a very long time for it to migrate into Canada and usually, once it does arrive, we still do not obtain even half of what they have initially. Canadian Netflix is by no means any different. Canadians were thrilled to be able to use Netflix at long last because of the highly reviewed American Netflix. Canadians were under the impression not only would they finally have Netflix but it would be with the same American content, including current popular American broadcasts. However, this was not the case. Canadian content was considerably less than American, with very little new releases within movies, and television shows were extremely lacking in comparison to its American counterpart. This is important to note as this lack of popular American content is one of the primary r...
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Netflix Inc. incorporated in 1997 and made its first public offering in 2002. Netflix is an online movie rental service which provides its 3,000,000 subscribers access to over 40,000 DVD titles. Although Netflix stocks nearly every title available on DVD, it does not stock titles containing adult content. The Netflix program allows subscribers to rent as many DVD’s as they want, and keep them for as long as they want. Three DVD’s can be out at a time, as soon as one is returned the next DVD on the subscriber generated movie list is shipped out. The DVD’s are delivered for free by the United States Postal Service from regional distribution centers located throughout the United States. Netflix can have most titles delivered to 90% of its subscribers within one business day of the shipping date.
S. W. O. T. Analysis Strengths:.. ? Netflix provides a subscription-style e-commerce service. Over 95% of customers pay at least $17.99 a month, which includes unlimited rentals with up to three titles at a time. A comparably low monthly fee, allows Netflix to lead the market share of online DVD rentals while competing with traditional brick and mortar rental stores. Meanwhile, Netflix might keep the customers who try the service and happy with it continue paying the monthly fee.
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One of the fundamental roles of the media in a liberal democracy is to critically scrutinise governmental affairs: that is to act as a watchdog of government to ensure that the government can be held accountable by the public. However, the systematic deregulation of media systems worldwide is diminishing the ability of citizens to meaningfully participate in policymaking process governing the media (McChesney, 2003, p. 126). The relaxation of ownership rules and control, has resulted in a move away from diversity of production to a situation where media ownership is becoming increasing concentrated by just a few predominantly western global conglomerates (M...
The media kingpin I selected is Oprah Winfrey because of her brilliant media ownership. Oprah is one massive achievement. In 2003, Oprah broke a record and a barrier by becoming the 1st African American woman to reach a billionaire standing. As quoted by Josh Nichols “OPRAH CAN DO ANYTHING!!!” Oprah Winfrey, made history on daytime TV, captivating the hearts and minds of people worldwide.
Society today tends to fixate on and gravitate to television shows. Certain people even believe some of the families depicted on these shows are what a normal family should be. There are two types of television networks, broadcast and cable. Broadcast television stations are the channels that air for free, while cable you pay a subscription for. While television is a great platform for various issues and ideas, I believe that most broadcast television stations’ depictions do not accurately represent families are or what they go through. For example, while soap operas tend to be exceedingly sensational and over the top, most comedies gloss over the terrible things that may befall a family. Gritty crime shows and other dramas try to portray families more accurately, but still must follow certain rules. For this reason, dramas still tend to be unrealistic. The recent rise of popular cable television programs highlight key content regulations that contribute heavily to inaccurate family portrayals and ultimately, the broadcast networks’ decline. I believe these regulations on content are outdated.
1) Netflix’s currently does not have a user-friendly method for customers to stream videos onto television sets. Netflix is entering agreements with the manufacturers of game systems, Blu-ray disc players, and televisions to include software capable of streaming Netflix videos. 2) There is strong competition with other companies that offer video streaming at no extra charge. Additionally, Netflix and its competitors are attempting to enter the digital world.