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This analysis explores the dynamic evolution of mass media industries, examining critical phases such as innovation, penetration, peak, adaptation, and decline. From the emergence of newspapers in the 1500s, through the transformative impact of film, radio, and television, to the explosion of the internet in the late 20th century, each stage depicts the adoption and adaptation of new technologies responding to societal needs. Understanding this media lifecycle sheds light on the ongoing shifts within the media landscape, including emerging trends that signal the potential decline of traditional media.
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Media Development Evolution of the Mass Media Industries
Technology Adoption Diffusion of Innovations
Peak Adaptation Decline Penetration Innovation Media Lifecycle
Peak Decline Penetration Adaptation Innovation Media Lifecycle
Peak Decline Penetration Adaptation Innovation Medium Penetration Supervening Social Necessity
Peak Decline Penetration Adaptation Innovation Medium Peak Observation, Trial, Price
Peak Decline Penetration Adaptation Innovation Medium Decline New Media, Changing Needs
Peak Decline Penetration Adaptation Innovation Medium Adaptation Complement, Re-Focus
Peak Decline Penetration Adaptation Innovation Medium Innovation New Media Eat Old Media
Peak Penetration Decline Adaptation Innovation Newspapers • Innovation • 1500s, colonial U.S., • Penetration • cheap paper, rotary press, 1870s • Peak • 1920, advertising, cheap news • Decline • 1930s, radio, magazines, speed & richness • Adaptation • localized, consolidated, integrated
Peak Penetration Decline Adaptation Innovation Film • Innovation • 1890s, alternative to live entertainment • Penetration • early 1900s, star system, small theatres • Peak • 1930s-’40s, talkies, vertical integration, color • Decline • 1950s, TV, studio divestment, suburbanization • Adaptation • TV films, exports, blockbuster
Peak Penetration Decline Adaptation Innovation Radio • Innovation • 1900s, Marconi, ship-to-shore • Penetration • 1920s, commercial broadcasting, 500 stations • Peak • 1940s, WWII, immediacy, music & culture • Decline • 1950s, TV, hi-fi, Cold War expansion • Adaptation • car radio, specialization, local, automated
Peak Penetration Decline Adaptation Innovation Television • Innovation • 1930s, 1940s VHF • Penetration • 1950s, adaptation of NTSC, commercial broadcasting • Peak • 1960s, color, 1980=99.5%, “reality,” pop culture • Decline • late 1990s? cable, Internet, video games, distrust & fatigue • Adaptation • sports & spectacle, integrated media
Peak Penetration Decline Adaptation Innovation Internet • Innovation • late 1960s, ARPANet, DOD, accessible, sharing, • Penetration • early 1990s, email, WWW, commercial infrastructure • Peak • 2010?, e-commerce, global communication, new social structures • Decline • ??? • Adaptation