The issues raised by media ownership in contemporary media practise.

There are many different issues raised by media ownership nowadays, from budgets to piracy in the exhibition,production, distribution and marketing process.

Dumb and Dumber To (2014)'s budget was $40 million, and grossed $86,208,010 which was from "Universal Pictures" which is a big multi-national company. "Street Dance 2" (2012) was produced by "Vertigo Films" and the estimated budget was £7,000,000. It grossed £2,000,000. It had a much smaller budget compared to Dumb and Dumber To, and because of the smaller cost it grossed less. Multinational companies are able to spend more and for consumers to watch, as they are well-known and have enough to market properly and efficiently.

This example also demonstrates oligopoly cases, where American films dominate over British companies, giving viewers little choice, and smaller companies less of a chance for their film to be screened, when there are only 120 cinema screens in the country.

Independent companies are reliant on the BFI for funding, as well as the National Lottery for the production process, as they have to be careful not to spend too much on the marketing, as they may not have enough money at the end to create the film, so the money goes to the production process the most. Independent company films are usually very contemporary and basic, as they can't afford great CGI or make a film look as if it was set in 1950's America as it makes the costs higher. This means that multi-national companies who can afford more can create more creative/exciting content due to their budgets being higher, so they can spend more for the marketing for consumers to get involved.