The curse of the mogul : what's wrong with the world's leading media companies / Jonathan A. Knee, Bruce C. Greenwald, and Ava Seave.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The media landscape -- The landscape of competitive advantage -- The structure of media industries -- Debunking media myths -- The Internet is not your friend -- Content is not king : movies, music, and books -- Efficient operations in media : do you think I'm sexy? -- Putting it all together : networks and databases -- Managing competition in media : can't we all just get along? -- All (profitable) media is local : newspapers, theaters, and communications -- Reinforcing competitive advantage in media -- Bad mogul : media mergers and acquisitions -- Media M&A that works : one that happened and one that didn't -- Good mogul : the outperformers.