This chapter in The Media Student’s Book analyses how media activities are organised as business operations during a highly volatile period of technological and cultural changes that have prompted the development of new business models. The chapter is organised under these headings:

  • Studying business organisations
  • Ownership and control
  • The experience of conglomerates
  • New players in India and China
  • Public or private funding?
  • Public and private in filmed entertainment
  • The new digital environment
  • Business models

In addition, the book includes a Case Study on Music and movies – digital and available.

Case Studies linked to this chapter on this website:

Chapter Links

http://www.mpaa.org/

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/03/the-story-behind-hollywood-studio-logos/

http://www.imdb.com/

http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/01/better_than_fre.php

http://www.bertelsmann.com

http://www.newscorp.com/

http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/funding

http://www.cnc.fr/Site/Template/T3.aspx?SELECTID=3472&id=58&t=3

http://www.filmfrance.net/telechargement/FranceCoprodGuide09.pdf

http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/global-entertainment-media-outlook/index.jhtml

http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/microsoft-dismisses-cloud-gaming-analyst-predicts-apple-console-645066

http://en.novayagazeta.ru/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8287715.stm

http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2009.pdf

http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/230