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February 21

Structure of the Entertainment Industry


 

WEEK 3 - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Session I (~ 120 Minutes)
Structure of the Entertainment Industry
A closer look at the impact of horizontal integration on the entertainment industry -- how do media conglomerates operate, how do we explain the tension between media concentration and the lowering of barriers of entry into the media market place, what role does entrepreneurship play within the media industry, how do media companies decide what properties to promote, why is Broadcast Standards always separate from the corporation?

" "The Business of New Media" John Caldwell
" Harold Vogel, Introduction, Conclusion, Entertainment Industry Economics
" Nick Gillespie, "All Culture, All the Time," Reason, April 1999,
http://reason.com/9904/fe.ng.all.html

Session II (~60 Minutes)
Guest Speaker: TBA