Media Studies A-Level
Platform affordances and distribution
What Platform affordances and distribution means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Platform affordances and distribution
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Features such as sharing, commenting, algorithmic distribution and user-generated content shape production, distribution and consumption.
Topics that use Platform affordances and distribution
- Subject content (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience readings
- Audience reception
- Audience targeting and reception
- Audiences and distribution in a digital age
- Distribution
- Formal and technical choices
- Funding models and public service
- Magazine industries, ownership and funding
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