Thursday, September 10, 2020

Researching Media Institutions

 Netflix

In 1997, Netflix was founded under the name of Kibble by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolf. However it only started streaming in April 1998. Back then it only had 925 titles available to watch whereas now there are 13,941 titles available to stream. As of 2019 there are 151 million paying subscribers and it generates 15% of the worlds internet traffic.  


Bauer Media

It is one of the largest magazine publishers in Poland, Germany, USA and the UK. They publish over 400 magazines and employ over 12,000 staff. It is currently headed by Yvonne Bauer in the fifth generation of the family. The company was started in 1875 and they printed business cards.


Disney

The Walt Disney company started in 1923 when they started making comics and animations. In 1937, Disney's first full length film was created, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. They went on to release another 425 movies to date and that figure is still climbing. In addition to this, Disney created their own streaming service, Disney Plus, in November 2019.


Radio 1

The radio station was launched in 1967 by the BBC to reach 20-20 year olds. This was when the average age of the population was 27. Currently the target audience is 15-29 and the average listener is 30 years old. In 1991, Radio one started 24 hour streaming. 



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