Mediatization is a process whereby the mass media are influencing other sectors of society, including politics, business, culture, entertainment, sport, religion, education, etc.

What is Mediatised?

transitive verb. 1 : to bring (a prince or state) down to the rank of mediate vassal from that of immediate vassal of the Holy Roman Empire : annex (a state) to another a mediatized prince— Cyril Connolly. 2 : to put into a middle or intermediate position : make instrumental or subordinate.

What is Mediatisation theory?

The materialist school of mediatization theory is studying how society to an increasing degree becomes dependent on the media and their logic. The studies are combining results from different areas of science to describe how changes in the media and changes in society are interrelated.