Media Studies A-Level
Public service remit
What Public service remit means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Public service remit
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Reference: AQA
An obligation placed on a broadcaster, which is not a funding source and must be kept separate from the money that funds it.
Topics that use Public service remit
- Media industries (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience maintenance
- Circulation
- Commercial funding
- Conglomerate ownership
- Constraints on individual creativity
- Digital disruption of regulation
- Distribution
- Diversification
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