‘New’ Global Media: Knowledge Economy and Competition

Global Media Industries

Session 6 Lecture

One of these things…

‘Disneyfication?’

‘Disneyfication?’

‘To me, becoming “Disneyfied” is not a bad thing… Disney knows how to make movies.’

- Stan Lee

How much money?

•US$1 billlion+ at US Box

Office & DVD sales

•US$188 million in licensing

fees

•Sony’s share approx 25%

Are you asking these questions?

•Is it all just about money?

•What’s going on?

•So what?

‘New’ competition?

‘New’ competition?

‘New’ competition?

‘New’ competition?

Sustainable competitive advantage

EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship

Collective learningCollective learning

Knowledge sharingKnowledge sharing

Collaborative learningCollaborative learning

Interfirm networkingInterfirm networking

Knowledge Economy

Intangible capitalIntangible capital

Explicit knowledgeExplicit knowledge Tacit knowledgeTacit knowledge

Cultural Imperialism

Cultural Imperialism

Cultural Imperialism

Why import content?

On that note…

Go for lunch…!