Task #3.1 - Industry research
My Record Label
Domino Recording Company also known as Domino Records, is a British independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in Brooklyn, that handles releases in the United States, as well as a German division called Domino Deutschland and a French division called Domino France. In addition, in 2011 the company announced that it was beginning a book publishing division, The Domino Press.
Founded in 1993 by Laurence Bell and Jacqui Rice, the record label is home to artists such as Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys.
Founded in 1993 by Laurence Bell and Jacqui Rice, the record label is home to artists such as Franz Ferdinand and Arctic Monkeys.
The history of the music video
In the late 1960's film technology and 16mm film became more easily accessible and so the growth of broadcasting emerged along with the rise of pop culture, the first music video to be broadcast on television was a live performance of 'We can work it out' by The Beatles in 1965. From 1968 to 1974 many artists such as (but not limited to) Pink Floyd and David Bowie experimented with how music and film worked together, after 1974 radio had been essentially killed off due to the rise in popularity of film, Queen released the song Bohemian Rhapsody in 1974 along with an accompanying music video which was “widely credited as the first global hit single for which an accompanying video was central to the marketing strategy”(Fowles, Paul (2009).
In 1981 MTV launched and aired its first music video, 'Video killed the radio star' by The Buggles, 1992 came as the rise of the directors such as Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze brounght the idea of music videos to life and began to structure videos for songs.
By the mid 2000's MTV began showing less music videos and more reality TV shows, as a result of this in 2005 YouTube launched and became the new platform for viewing music videos, this practically bring us to present day, with main youtube channels such as VEVO controlling alot of the distribution of music videos on the YouTube.
In 1981 MTV launched and aired its first music video, 'Video killed the radio star' by The Buggles, 1992 came as the rise of the directors such as Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze brounght the idea of music videos to life and began to structure videos for songs.
By the mid 2000's MTV began showing less music videos and more reality TV shows, as a result of this in 2005 YouTube launched and became the new platform for viewing music videos, this practically bring us to present day, with main youtube channels such as VEVO controlling alot of the distribution of music videos on the YouTube.
Music industry regulation
The music industry is largely self-regulated, many different parties have an aspect of control from the individual artist to the corporate companies. Media regulation involves the control of media by the government, this could be for multiple reasons including protecting 'public interests'. Regulation is mainly focused on the press, radio and television however most forms of media will be governed by some kind of regulation.
In the UK (2016) there are two regulatory bodies which govern regulation in the newspaper and magazine industry, The independent press standards organization (IPSO) which is the largest independent regulator of the newspaper and magazine industry, the second regulatory body is IMPRESS which is a much smaller organization, members include mainly local newspapers with small circulation. TV, radio, on demand, telecommunications and the postal service are all regulated by Ofcom.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution forbids the government from abridging freedom of speech or freedom of the press. However, there are certain exceptions to free speech. For example, there are regulations on public broadcasters: the Federal Communications Commission forbids the broadcast of "indecent" material on the public airwaves. The accidental exposure of Janet Jackson's nipple during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII led to the passage of the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 which increased the maximum fine that the FCC could level for indecent broadcasts from $32,500 to $325,000—with a maximum liability of $3 million. This is to shield younger individuals from expressions and ideas that are deemed offensive. The Supreme Court of the United States has yet to touch the internet, but that could change if net neutrality comes into play.
In the UK (2016) there are two regulatory bodies which govern regulation in the newspaper and magazine industry, The independent press standards organization (IPSO) which is the largest independent regulator of the newspaper and magazine industry, the second regulatory body is IMPRESS which is a much smaller organization, members include mainly local newspapers with small circulation. TV, radio, on demand, telecommunications and the postal service are all regulated by Ofcom.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution forbids the government from abridging freedom of speech or freedom of the press. However, there are certain exceptions to free speech. For example, there are regulations on public broadcasters: the Federal Communications Commission forbids the broadcast of "indecent" material on the public airwaves. The accidental exposure of Janet Jackson's nipple during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII led to the passage of the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 which increased the maximum fine that the FCC could level for indecent broadcasts from $32,500 to $325,000—with a maximum liability of $3 million. This is to shield younger individuals from expressions and ideas that are deemed offensive. The Supreme Court of the United States has yet to touch the internet, but that could change if net neutrality comes into play.
Digital Convergence
The term "digital convergence" means the ability to view the same multimedia content from different types devices, the combination of multiple features and abilities from multiple electronic systems into a simplified, converged and computer-mediated communication system enables individuals to interact, play, communicate, collaborate and share information in many new and different ways.
Regulation theory applied to the music industry
Regulation – Sonia Livingstone and Peter Lunt
In the UK the main regulation body is the IPSO, the company does well in terms of furthering the interests of citizens, this is evident as one of the main features on their home page is the ability to make a complaint (https://www.ipso.co.uk/), the company also clearly lays out its rules for regulation under the 'Editors code of practice' section making it clear as to what is tolerated and what is not (https://www.ipso.co.uk/editors-code-of-practice/).
In terms of furthering the interests of consumers the company has a board of 12 members, of which the majority (7) are independent (have no ties to the newspaper industry), the other 5 members represent the newspaper and magazine industry, this shows that the IPSO has a somewhat balanced board.
The IPSO has a large list of news sources of which are regulated by their standards (https://www.ipso.co.uk/about-ipso/who-ipso-regulates/), this ensures variety, value for money and market competition.
Traditional approaches to regulation have been developed as we have created new forms of media, the IPSO is increasing in power and is already a large media corporation, due to this the company has developed their regulation policies in order to satisfy public demand and the demand of the government (protection of the public) and so as a result of this traditional approaches to regulation have had to of been updated to keep with the times, however this is not putting regulation at risk but instead is improving regulation.
- The idea that there is an underlying struggle in recent UK regulation policy between the need to further the interests of citizens (by offering protection from harmful or offensive material), and the need to further the interests of consumers (by ensuring choice, value for money, and market competition).
In the UK the main regulation body is the IPSO, the company does well in terms of furthering the interests of citizens, this is evident as one of the main features on their home page is the ability to make a complaint (https://www.ipso.co.uk/), the company also clearly lays out its rules for regulation under the 'Editors code of practice' section making it clear as to what is tolerated and what is not (https://www.ipso.co.uk/editors-code-of-practice/).
In terms of furthering the interests of consumers the company has a board of 12 members, of which the majority (7) are independent (have no ties to the newspaper industry), the other 5 members represent the newspaper and magazine industry, this shows that the IPSO has a somewhat balanced board.
The IPSO has a large list of news sources of which are regulated by their standards (https://www.ipso.co.uk/about-ipso/who-ipso-regulates/), this ensures variety, value for money and market competition.
- The idea that the increasing power of global media corporations, together with the rise of convergent media technologies and transformations in the production, distribution and marketing of digital media, have placed traditional approaches to media regulation at risk.
Traditional approaches to regulation have been developed as we have created new forms of media, the IPSO is increasing in power and is already a large media corporation, due to this the company has developed their regulation policies in order to satisfy public demand and the demand of the government (protection of the public) and so as a result of this traditional approaches to regulation have had to of been updated to keep with the times, however this is not putting regulation at risk but instead is improving regulation.