key concepts V2

1) What are the key conventions of music video?

The most general codes and conventions within music videos include: The style (performance, concept, narrativeT)

2) What is intertextuality

The relationship between texts, especially literary ones.

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3) When did music videos first become a major part of the music industry? 
The 1980s


4) What launched in 1981 and why were music videos an important part of the music industry in the 1980s and 1990s?

August 1, 1981

At 12:01am on August 1, 1981, history was made when MTV, the first 24-hour video music channel, launched onto our television sets and literally changed our lives with the birth of the music video. The first video ever played on the network was quite ironic — “Video Killed The Radio Star” by The Buggles.

5) How are music videos distributed and watched in the digital age?


7) What digital services did the  music industry set up to combat the threat of piracy and illegal downloading?  Give examples.

music piracy is the copying and distributing of recordings of a piece of music for which the rights ... The invention of the internet and digital media created music piracy in its ... The websites were set up so that the site itself did not host any of the illegal. 
8) What is digital convergence?
 "digital convergence" means the ability to view the same multimedia content from different types devices and thanks to the digitization of content