Media Studies A-Level
Integration and Consolidation
What Integration and Consolidation means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Integration and Consolidation
The structural growth of media organizations through vertical and horizontal integration to control the supply chain and eliminate market competition.
Topics that use Integration and Consolidation
- Media industries (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Concentration of Ownership
- Deregulation and the Free Market
- Economic Models and Funding
- Globalisation and Power
- Ownership and Control
- Profit over Pluralism
- Regulation and Policy
- Technological Convergence
Using Integration and Consolidation in the exam
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