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maintain Canadian ownership rules for broadcasting in Canada? Historically, the government has considered broadcasting an all-important part of Canadian national security and even "military defense strategy" (Armstrong, 2010, p. 207). For example, during wartime, foreign ownership of Canadian broadcasting could be used for propaganda purposes. In the present day, Canadian ownership rules are seen as important for protecting Canada's cultural sovereignty. By the Broadcasting Act of 1991, the…

Many people listen to the radio that is at least half of the population listens to the entertainment, to get music, to hear to news and get information concerning travels. This company generates lots of millions of cash to the government in the form of revenues starting from the year 2004 up to date. This industry is seen to have contributed lots of employment to the residents and hence providing lots of money through the direct and indirect means. Since the amounts of revenues have reduced the…

Almost two decades ago, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Intended to better the life of Americans economically and socially, the act unexpectedly did just the opposite. Cable and broadcast television as well as radio were the two media outlets most affected by this new bill. This is an example of what can happen when the public is not informed about policy decisions and when big corporations spend their money on political contributions while making promises they cannot keep.…

Prior to the invention of Television, studios depended on big stars, studio owned theaters and an contracted assembly line of movie production. Dark rooms with big screens drew crowds in the millions at the height of Hollywood. With Television’s inception, millions of viewers began tuning into these 12x12 inch boxes for an average five hours daily. Box office sales were hit hard by less movie attendees. Within a decade of the introduction of Television, box office sales are fractionalized.…

fear-inspiring words, such as ‘hurt’ and ‘agitation’, are also used to convince the reader of the harmful effects of television programs by the use of their negative connotations. With regards to his use of personification, Stossel writes: “The broadcasting industry slips quietly away, barely chastened.” Here as he demonstrates the cyclic disaffection to change, he exhibits the actions of the government and industry to the reader on an easy to understand level. While in conjunction with these…

advertising to the airwaves, which set a number of precedents upon which modern media, principally, television and the internet, receive funding create their programming. As expressed by Michele Hilmes in her work Only Connect: A Cultural History of Broadcasting in the United States and radio programs of the day, one major precedent set by radio was the goals and quality standards of advertising which resulted in indirect advertisements that maintained radio’s entertainment value. However,…

Advertisers make no mistakes or coincidences when designing their ads to sell their products or get viewers attentions and interest . They get paid a lot of money to target an audience, draw them in, and get them to make the switch to their product or service. In today’s day and age, ads are everywhere and for everything, including shoes, clothes, beer, perfumes, cars, and politicians, just to name a few. They cover the majority of magazine pages, a good portion of television time, freeways and…

In the 21st Century, we are continuously bombarded with countless advertisement. These modern ads, however, differ from our grandparents’ ads that were crystal and to the point. In this extreme capitalist era, advertisers have grown more cunning in the way they influence our emotions and understanding of the world. These modern ads have their explicit meaning for everyone to see and understand: to buy such products for such reasons. However, a much deeper implicit meaning is engraved in in our…

Rogers Description Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) is a diversified public Canadian telecommunication and media company (#1). The company operates in three principal segments: Rogers Wireless, Rogers Cable and Rogers Media (#2). The Wireless segment remains as Canada’s largest voice and data telecommunications services provider and only national carrier operating on combined world stand GSM/HSPA+/LTE technology platforms (1). Its network provides customers with advanced high-speed wireless…

In “The Language of Advertising” by Charles A. O’Neill he states, “At heart, advertising is nothing more than the delivery system for salesmanship, something that is woven into the fabric of our society.” (371) Businesses are always trying to make more money. O’Neill does this by having a deal to go with the product that is usually too good to be true, or upselling your already purchased item. The idea is to make the customer feel good about what they are buying. O’Neill would use marketing…