2007年以来,英国传媒业发生了巨大变化,呈现全新图景。2017年和2018年上半年,相对于总人口,英国网络用户已趋饱和,年龄较大的人群在网络利用方面增长比例较大。2017年,传统媒体广播、纸质图书,报刊和电视的收入下滑严重,但数字领域却继续呈现迅速发展的态势。2018年一季度,广告领域(包括传统媒体)的广告投放出现了历史最好情形。2017年实施的《2017数字经济法》加强了对电子媒体领域色情信息的监管,而通信领域的监管机构通讯办公室的功能也在加强。与此同时,报刊自律机构的作用日益凸显,机制不断完善。2018年5月实施的《数据保护法》,对传媒业的调查报道、自媒体的内容和信息传播都带来一定的影响。
<<Great changes have taken place in British media since 2007. This article has provided an introduction to the developments and the key issues regarding British media between 2017 and the first half of 2018,with special reference to books,newspapers and magazines,broadcasting,internet,and advertising. UK network users have become saturated,and older people have a larger proportion of network utilization growth during this period. Total revenue has slumped for traditional media broadcasting,books(using paper)and newspapers,which is in stark contrast to the continued high growth in digital sector. However,the first quarter of 2018 has seen the best days in history for the whole of advertising,including traditional media advertising. In regard to the media regulation,the Parliament passed the Digital Economy Act in 2017 which reinforces the regulation on online pornography. The functions of the regulatory body in the field of communications,Ofcom,are also strengthening,while the role of self-regulatory bodies in newspapers and magazines has become increasingly prominent and the mechanism has been continuously improved. The implementation of the Digital Protection Act 2018 has brought certain impacts on the investigatory report of the media industry and the contents and information dissemination of social media. This Report has also offered explanations to the changes of the UK media industry as well as some worrisome issues since 2007.
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