Bullet points identified from Curran and Seaton:

– The numerous radical press pamphlets and small scale newspapers of the Victorian Era, Curran argues, were engines for social and political change.

– Curran and Seaton suggest that a second and equally turbulent wave of ownership consolidation took place in the latter half of the 20th century

– Money wins, while both audience size and audience share determine content

– Peak time schedules are dominated by the lighter entertainment formats, whereas less popular minority interest products are sidelined to secondary channels or late night slots

– There was much to celebrate at the outset of the internet’s invention in terms of its potential to challenge the top down nature of traditional media.

– Radio 4 is only 1 of a few UK based radio stations that are dominated by spoken work broadcasting

– Commercial media has not been able to dominate UK television and radio markets completely

– Media formats that are successful are replicated to deliver to mass audiences. For example, the Great British Bake Off has morphed into the Great British Sewing Bee

– Curran and Seaton argue that the Uk government policy is responsible in part, for the widespread domination of the media landscape by huge conglomerates.