Professor Glenn Walters 1 Global Mass Media

Professor Glenn Walters 2 An old idea, really 1938: The Reader’s Digest started a British edition. 1938: The Reader’s Digest started a British edition. Also in the 1930’s: American movie producers started making non-U.S. prints with subtitles and/or dubbed language tracks. Also in the 1930’s: American movie producers started making non-U.S. prints with subtitles and/or dubbed language tracks.

Professor Glenn Walters 3 Global media companies Bertelsmann – Germany Bertelsmann – Germany RCA & Arista RecordsRCA & Arista Records 14 New York Times women’s magazines14 New York Times women’s magazines Random House, Bantum, Dell (publ.), DoubledayRandom House, Bantum, Dell (publ.), Doubleday 200 operating units in 25 countries200 operating units in 25 countries 44,000 employees44,000 employees

Professor Glenn Walters 4 Global media companies Rupert Murdock – Australia Rupert Murdock – Australia News CorporationNews Corporation Sky Global NetworksSky Global Networks StarTVStarTV B-Sky-BB-Sky-B 20 th Century Fox20 th Century Fox Fox cable television networkFox cable television network And numerous othersAnd numerous others

Professor Glenn Walters 5 Global media companies Hachette: France Hachette: France Filapacchi: Italy Filapacchi: Italy Sony: Japan Sony: Japan Columbia PicturesColumbia Pictures CBS RecordsCBS Records

Professor Glenn Walters 6 Global media companies TV Globo: Brazil TV Globo: Brazil Televisa: Mexico Televisa: Mexico TV Azteca: Mexico TV Azteca: Mexico Omnivision: Venezuela Omnivision: Venezuela

Professor Glenn Walters 7 U.S. Companies with Overseas Operations MTV MTV ESPN ESPN CNN CNN HBO HBO NBC NBC ABC ABC CBS CBS

Professor Glenn Walters 8 Associated Press 8,500 subscribers in 112 countries 8,500 subscribers in 112 countries 93 foreign bureaus in 72 countries 93 foreign bureaus in 72 countries 130 foreign employees 130 foreign employees 400 stringers & freelancers 400 stringers & freelancers

Professor Glenn Walters 9 Reuters 6,500 subscribers 6,500 subscribers 120 bureaus in 80 countries 120 bureaus in 80 countries Its service is offered in 11 languages. Its service is offered in 11 languages.

Professor Glenn Walters 10 Agence France-Presse Founded in 1835 in Paris Founded in 1835 in Paris 2000 employees in 150 bureaus 2000 employees in 150 bureaus

Professor Glenn Walters 11 INTERFAX Moscow-based Moscow-based Founded in 1925 Founded in 1925

Professor Glenn Walters 12 UPI Founded in 1907 by Scripps Founded in 1907 by Scripps Financially unsuccessful Financially unsuccessful Purchased by News World, operated by the Unification Church Purchased by News World, operated by the Unification Church