Charlie Cowan's Communications

Today, I will be talking about Media Economics. In the media and tech sectors, there are many horizontal and vertically integrated companies that exist. I will be talking about ESPN , one of the leading sports entertainment companies in the United States. Within the sports entertainment industries, there are multiple examples of vertical integration, which is when a parent company produces and creates all of it's original media through all of their channels. ESPN has multiple channels, including ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPNU and ESPNFC, which cover different content to feed the different demographics of sports fans. ESPN2 is geared towards providing non-traditional sports content, ESPN+ is an exclusive streaming service that provides exclusive content to its subscribers. ESPNU was created to give content to those who enjoy college sports, specifically college sports. Lastly, ESPNFC is created for all things soccer all year round. This market is very concentrated, especially with the addition...

Today, I will be talking about energy savings on my phone, the iPhone 7 Plus . The iPhone 7 Plus has various energy savings options. First, you can set auto-brightness which can adjust based on your location and the brightness of your surrounding area. This can be helpful, because it will save battery life and help preserve the energy on your phone. Secondly, there is a battery savings option on my phone that allows for saving energy by conserving your battery. However, I have noticed in the past that I have somewhat limited usage from enabling this feature. Next, closing your open windows after you are done using them helps save battery. Personally, I have closed over a dozen windows from apps I haven't used in days. These settings can be adjusted using the "Settings" app on your iPhone. Depending on which energy feature to use, these are somewhat difficult. If you don't know about the battery feature or closing the windows, you would have several windows opened up f...

I chose Vizio for my CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) report, because I have a Vizio TV in my apartment that is extremely reliable. Vizio uses an infographic to describe their recycling and waste programs. According to their infographic, Vizio reuses 100% of their recycled materials by sending them to third party recyclers and increasing their recycling production each year. They have also recycled over 238 million pounds of "collected electronic waste". They have also achieved the U.S. Environment Protection Agency's Silver Medal, which is awarded to the most reliable and environmentally friendly companies each year. To achieve a Silver Medal, a company needs to send at least 95% of all electronics by the end of the year to become eligible for the Silver Medal. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has strict requirements for recycling, which listing the names and locations of all recycling facilities used. Additionally, they also have an additional infographic ...