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Understanding media economics / Gillian Doyle.

By: Publication details: Los Angeles, California ; London : SAGE, [2013]Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 216 pages : illustrations 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781412930772 (softcover)
  • 1412930774 (softcover)
  • 9781412930765 (hardcover)
  • 1412930766 (hardcover)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • P96.E25 D69 2013
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Convergence and Multi-platform -- 3. Corporate Growth and Concentration Strategies -- 4. Networks -- 5. Demand: Push to Pull -- 6. Economics of Content Supply -- 7. Copyright -- 8. Media and Advertising -- 9. Media Economics and Public Policy -- References -- Index.
Summary: "Understanding Media Economics provides a clear, precise introduction to the key economic concepts and issues affecting the media. The book: explains the fundamental concepts relevant to the study of media economics; considers the key industrial questions facing the media industries today; relates economic theory to business practice; covers a wide range of media activity - advertising, television, film, print media, and new media; and looks at the impact of economics on public policy. The Second Edition of Understanding Media Economics is has been fully updated, and offers a stimulating perspective on the contemporary media environment. This book remains an essential purchase for all students of the media and mass communication." -- Publisher website.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection P96.E25 D69 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5139352

Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-212) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Convergence and Multi-platform -- 3. Corporate Growth and Concentration Strategies -- 4. Networks -- 5. Demand: Push to Pull -- 6. Economics of Content Supply -- 7. Copyright -- 8. Media and Advertising -- 9. Media Economics and Public Policy -- References -- Index.

"Understanding Media Economics provides a clear, precise introduction to the key economic concepts and issues affecting the media. The book: explains the fundamental concepts relevant to the study of media economics; considers the key industrial questions facing the media industries today; relates economic theory to business practice; covers a wide range of media activity - advertising, television, film, print media, and new media; and looks at the impact of economics on public policy. The Second Edition of Understanding Media Economics is has been fully updated, and offers a stimulating perspective on the contemporary media environment. This book remains an essential purchase for all students of the media and mass communication." -- Publisher website.

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