A distribution channel is the network of businesses or intermediaries through which a good or service passes until it reaches the final buyer or the end consumer. Distribution channels can include wholesalers, retailers, distributors, and even the internet.
Channels of Distribution
Mass Media
The main means of mass communication, such as broadcasting, publishing, and the internet, considered collectively.
A high-capacity transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies, which enables a large number of messages to be communicated simultaneously.
Broadband
Platforms
A raised level surface on which people or things can stand.
The sport does not produce revenue for the school
Nonrevenue sports
A person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator.
Intermediaries
Disruptive Technologies
Disruptive technology is an innovation that significantly alters the way that consumers, industries, or businesses operate.
The principle that internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites.
Net neutrality
Vertical Integration
The combination in one company of two or more stages of production normally operated by separate companies.
An association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition.
Cartel
The detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or supplies.
Logistics
Predictive Analytics
The use of statistics and modeling techniques to make predictions about future outcomes and performance.
A digital audio file made available on the internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new installments of which can be received by subscribers automatically.
Podcasts
Vertical Merger
A union between two companies in the same industry but at different stages of the production process.
A collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for a particular purpose, typically mutual protection or cooperation. And, Harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling; a position or result of agreeing.
League and Agreement
An open-air, oval or round building with tiers of seats around a central open area
Amphitheaters
Predictive Search
An online search approach that aims at anticipating the search needs of a user, by making suggestions related to their queries as they type in a search bar.
The practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
Cloud Computing
Wide Release
A film released in more than 600 theaters.
Involving or having many different television stations.
Multichannel Video
The place where something happens, especially an organized event such as a concert, conference, or sports event.
Venue
Situation Comedy
A television or radio series in which the same set of characters are involved in various amusing situations.
A film that showcases a live performance from the perspective of a concert goer,
In-concert movie
Art-house Movies
Strays from the mainstream commercial path to create a unique artistic expression.
A distributor is often referred to as a “Disti”, and they play an important role in how software/hardware is brought to market.
Programming Distributor