Licensing and merchandising; spinning off profits
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Licensing is popular these days, but the broadcast market is becoming saturated as smaller players rush to join bigger companies like Disney and Warner Bros. It is difficult to convert a program into a successful licensing and merchandising property. Television is considered in the trade as one of the "media engines that drives the sale of merchandise." Although audiences are fragmented, television is still powerful, especially where properties targeted at children are concerned.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 1999
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Glum times for Scots?
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Scottish Media Group's decision to locate its production arm in London is being criticized as detrimental to Scotland's broadcasting infrastructure. The Scottish National Party has call for an abandonment of the plan.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 1999
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Breaking with tradition
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This article discusses different television programs with satirical drama in British television.
Publication Name: Broadcast
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0040-2788
Year: 2007
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