Part One: Publishing
With ad-dependency causing the downfall of a swathe of newspapers, owners are looking to new business models to survive
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A radical change in advertising models and an explosion of new technologies has changed media considerably. How will media companies cope in this maelstrom and what changes will we see to media delivery in the future
Flurry of new deals changes the mood
Even as media bankruptcies continue, sufficient confidence has returned for groups such as McGraw-Hill and News Corp to invite offers on assets such as Business Week and Dow Jones Indexes
Prisa expands via in-store broadcasting
Grupo Prisa, a dominant force in Spanish media thanks to market-leading assets such as the El País newspaper, has struck a deal that highlights how media companies can use legacy assets to expand into faster-growing business areas
Brazilian companies tune in to the power of branding
Branding is huge in Brazil. Football commentators frequently plug lists of sponsors in the middle of games. During one of last year’s episodes of Big Brother, contestants sang a song in praise of the flip-flop maker sponsoring the reality show
Video games industry still holds the controls
While digital media and the internet have proved to be threats for other media sectors, video game publishers are excited at the possibility of full console games being served online, which could help cut costs and protect revenues
Transition to digital tests Warner Bros
Developers should use technology “to augment packaged media” with downloadable add-ons, staying a step ahead of free games online or the second-hand games market, says the head of Warner Bros’ home entertainment group
Ubisoft gains from ‘trial and error’ approach
Canadian provinces have used subsidies and tax breaks to lure gaming companies – including France’s Ubisoft – making the country the world’s third largest home of game developers, after Japan and the US
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Part Three: Social networking
The explosion of social media is affecting how traditional media are being consumed. Different groups are discovering a more personal filter to the infinite world of the internet
Part Two: Television
What happened to newspaper is now happening to moving images. Will TV recover or is this the demise of free-to-air?
Part Four: Games
It is the one media sector not declining because of digital but, it is still seeing profound shifts from the old console model
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