Media Studies A-Level
Technological convergence
What Technological convergence means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Technological convergence
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The merging of previously separate media technologies and platforms, which should be distinguished from the way audiences use media across platforms.
Topics that use Technological convergence
- 'End of audience' theories (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- 'End of audience'
- Audience participation
- Citizen journalism
- Convergence
- Cross-platform audience behaviour
- Gatekeeping and platform power
- Producer–audience boundary
- Prosumer
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