Media Taxonomy

Media Taxonomy

Classification of medium used to produce, transmit and receive music-related content with the content themselves as basic units

L1

EM-1MT

Media Types

Starting point for your searches inlist of media services in EML and external overviews.

L2

EM-2FO

Media Formats

Different media distinct from the actions taken to transmit the content and the nature of the medium itself.

L3

EM-3MA

Media Activities

List of music-related media services and operators.Extract from ELL Subcategories.

L4

EM-4MC

Media Contents

List of music-related type of contents or supports filtered by media services

The EMC Media Taxonomy is a classification of music-related media content, services and formats.

For example,this system includes : music media contents (intended as support) as type of records, entertainment products, video-clips, music books, sheet music, and the services or activities that provides this types of content.

Currently there is no international standard systems [1] that classify specifically elements of the so-called Content Industry [2] [3] [4]

The meaning of this term is so vast and so quickly updated in its elements by progress of the digital technologies that probably should need more than a one versions per year. Plus, most of the items span in more than one category or class and a standard classification would have too much ambiguity to be considered valid and unambiguous.

As the other systems E.L.L. has  four hierarchical sets.

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You can start using the Media Taxonomy Levels starting from:

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• Level 1 Media Types five main types of media whose use is limited to music industry (Sound Recording, Digital Media, Print Media, Broadcast Media, and Edutainment)

• Level 2 Media Formats  around 30-50 sublevels of the five main types of music media types, and the most standard and well-knewn terms as streaming platform, broadcast television services, recording studio etc..;

• Level 4 Media Activities the different types of economic activities that are originated by the Level 2 Formats (eg. from L2 Streaming platform to  >> L3 On Line Music Streaming Service, or On Line Video Streaming, Music Streaming Companies etc..;

• Level 4 Media Contents the main content of the services included in the Level 3 Media Activities (e.g from L3 -On Line Music Streaming Service to >>> Audio streaming, Video Streaming, Podcast etc..

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The case of EMC Media classification is quite different because, as the other systems, is a music-related taxonomy. Thus the the elements, even if have more than one purpose, are classified for the most relevant to the actions as producing or duplicating record masters, listening to music, get informations [5] classified as "music-related", learning music discipline, practice with musical instrument.etc..

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As the other systems E.L.L. has  four hierarchical sets:  five L1 Types of media , around fifty F2 Formats, around one hundred L3 Level "Media Activities" (extract from E.L.L. industry classification) and a not specified number of L4 Media Content (in Test Version around six hundred).

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[1] OECD iLibrary -Defining and measuring cultural and creative sectors.

[2] Definitions of Media Industry in Statista.

[3] OECD iLibrary - Employment and business statistics of cultural and creative employment.

[4] Wikipedia- Content industry.

[5] Wikipedia - Information industry.