TY - BOOK AU - Picard,Robert G. TI - The economics and financing of media companies SN - 9780823232567 (hbk.) U1 - 338.4730223 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Fordham University Press KW - Mass media KW - Economic aspects KW - Finance N1 - 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 ER -