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Media convergence is the tendency for different types of media to become more similar with time. It is a long term economic, technology and social trend that has several components:Enthusiasts vs ProfessionalsA blurring of the line between professionally produced media and media produced by enthusiasts. For example, a fan produced music video may become more popular than the official music video for a particular song.
Technology ConvergenceThe convergence of media access technologies and formats. For example, people may view the same videos on their phone or their television using the same software and wifi connection. GamificationIn the long term, news, music videos and movies might become interactive to the point that they resemble games.Medium ConvergenceRadio and television began to converge with the popularity of music videos in the 1980s. In recent years, games, news, content, music, entertainment and film are increasingly accessed by internet.
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