Picard, Robert G.

The economics and financing of media companies / Robert G. Picard. - 2nd ed. - New York : Fordham University Press, 2011. - ix, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Media firms as economic and business entities -- Business models, workflows, and value chains in media firms -- Distribution and retail sales of media -- Economic forces affecting media -- The influence of the general economy on media -- Audiences and consumers -- Media, advertisers, and advertising -- Competition in media markets -- Concepts in media financing and financial management -- Capital markets and media firms -- The development of large media companies -- Trade and globalization in media products and services -- Indicators of financial and economic health of media firms.

9780823232567 (hbk.) 9780823232574 (pbk.)


Mass media--Economic aspects.
Mass media--Finance.

338.4730223 / PIC 2011