Global media giants

"Global Media Giants takes an in-depth look at how media corporate power works globally, regionally, and nationally, investigating the ways in which the largest and most powerful media corporations in the world wield power. Case studies examine not only some of the largest media corporations (News Corp., The Microsoft Corporation) in terms of revenues, but also media corporations that hold considerable power within national, regional, or geolinguistic contexts (Televisa, The Bertelsmann Group, Sony Corporation). Each chapter approaches a different corporation through the lens of economy, politics, and culture, giving students and scholars a thoughtful and data-driven guide with which to interrogate contemporary media industry power."--Publisher's website

The Walt Disney Company / Janet Wasko -- National Amusements / Eileen R. Meehan -- Time Warner / Scott Fitzgerald -- Comcast Corporation / Lee McGuigan and Victor Pickard -- News Corporation / Graham Murdock -- Grupo Televisa / Rodrigo Gómez -- América Móvil / Gabriel Sosa Plata -- Bertelsmann SE & Co. / Jörg Becker -- Vivendi / Philippe Bouquillion -- Mediaset (Gruppo Mediaset) / Benedetta Brevini and Lukasz Swiatek -- Telefónica / Gabriela Martínez -- Grupo Prisa / Luis A. Albornoz -- Grupo Globo / Joseph D. Straubhaar -- Sony Corporation / William Kunz -- South America / Guillermo Mastrini and Martin Becerra -- The Middle East / Gholam Khiabany -- Sub-Saharan Africa / Téwodros W. Workneh -- Eastern Europe / Sandra Bašić Hrvatin and Brankica Petković -- South Asia / Pradip Ninan Thomas -- East Asia and China / Yu Hong -- Australia and New Zealand / Martin Hirst, Wayne Hope, and Peter Thompson -- Apple / Toby Miller and Richard Maxwell -- Microsoft Corporation / Benjamin J. Birkinbine -- Google: information organizer / Micky Lee -- Amazon.com / Andrew Calabrese and Tyler Rollins -- Facebook / Christian Fuchs -- Nielsen holdings / Daniel Biltereyst and Lennart Soberon -- Interpubl…