Funding model

A way of financing media production and distribution, such as public funding, advertising income or not-for-profit support.

The way a media organisation obtains money to produce, distribute and circulate its products.

A funding model is the way a media organisation obtains the money needed to make its products and bring them to audiences. Television programmes need staff, equipment and production time; radio needs presenters and broadcasting facilities; films need both production funding and distribution. Income must cover these costs if the activity is to continue.

A way of financing media production, such as public funding, advertising, subscriptions or direct sales.

Explain the link between income, production choices and audiences: naming a funding model alone does not explain its importance.

For a one-mark naming question, give one precise answer, not a list of possible regulators or funding models.

The way a media organisation obtains money to support its activities, such as advertising, sponsorship, sales or public funding.

The way a media organisation obtains money to produce and distribute its products.

A funding model is the way a media organisation obtains the money needed to make and distribute its products. Funding pays for people, equipment, technology and promotion. It also influences what gets made: an organisation serving a public purpose may make different choices from a business that needs to earn a profit.

A way of financing media production and distribution, such as commercial income, government funding or a not-for-profit model.

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