Industry and audience power essay

“The internet has given audiences much more power than ever before.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?

INTRODUCTION
In my opinion the audience have power on the internet to an extent as the internet is more advanced than it was before and the audience can have choice on what they want to do such as using social media, research, watching videos or playing music (YouTube) and doing homework.

MUSIC INDUSTRY 

As there are things such as YouTube, spotify, sound cloud and audio mac. Also some people illegally download music. This is an advantage for some people as it is convenient for them because it loads instantly. Also the audience can find new artists or post their own music and the could possibly get famous and it is easier to access. But because now days people don't buy albums, CD 's or other apps that you have to pay for, the Artists don't get paid enough and they eventually could stop singing but if they do carry on singing and do concerts the ticket prices for the audience rises which is disadvantage for the audience but an advantage for the artists. 

FILM AND TELEVISION

Due to changes in the internet  you can stream movies online, on mobile devices and also if you miss out a show you can go on catch-up TV or go on I-player. Advantages for the audience is that you have a wide range of choices, it is exciting to sequels, it is also convenient, technology gives different screens to watch on, its easier to access and  also binge-watching. Disadvantages for the industries are that the traditional companies are not making enough money so they can get bankrupted but that's why some companies have a horizontal integration so they can widen their audience in an another way, and also the audience get bored of watching re-boots.   

PRINT (NEWSPAPERS)

As there are changes in the internet there is a thing such as citizen journalism where citizens can post things on the internet and those stories can become big news stories.

Also people can get there news sources digitally such as the social media. Advantages are that it instantly goes online, its convenient, its also free to the audience and it is easier to access. Disadvantages are that if we don't pay for the news then who will pay the journalists, we cant tell if the news if the news is telling the truth or not so we cant trust it, we cant tell if its accurate enough and sometimes it can be biased.   

CONCLUSION

In conclusion the internet has given power to the audience than before as they have a wide range of things to do but not as much as there are certain things that are restricted such as age restrictions on YouTube and also on kids YouTube there are certain things you cant see but it is normal for anyone to watch and also when you can not find an answer to something, sometimes the internet does not give the correct answer which is a bit annoying. Therefore the internet has given the audience much power than before.