In the late 1970s and early 1980s two books were published that tracked the growing concentration of ownership in the media industries. The first, published in 1979 by Benjamin M. Compaine, was titled Who owns the media? The first edition of Benjamin H. Bagdikian’s book The media monopoly was published in 1983. Over the following
Mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances have become entrenched in the repertoire of contemporary business executives. Mergers and acquisitions have the potential to accelerate the execution of a business strategy by rapidly helping a firm expand its product or service mix, move into new regional or international markets, capture new customers, or even eliminate a competitor.