Media Management and Economics Series
About the Book Series
The purpose of the Media Management and Economics book series is to provide a central resource on topics related to the areas of media management and economics. Books in this series will cover a range of topics involving industry studies, research, edited volumes, and theoretical/methodological contributions, and include both textbooks for upper level undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as scholarly and professional works and some reference volumes.
Media Engagement: Connecting with Audiences in Media Markets
1st Edition
Edited
By Mercedes Medina, David Kimber
August 25, 2025
This book outlines the need for media companies to embrace an audience-centric approach to thrive in today’s fiercely competitive global market. Chapters in this book cover different media sectors such as audiovisual, news and user-generated content (UGC), media branding and reputation, and include...
Digital Media and Innovation: Management and Design Strategies in Communication
2nd Edition
By Richard A. Gershon
March 26, 2024
This fully updated second edition explores the importance of innovation and innovative thinking for the long-term success of today’s leading media, telecommunications, and information technology companies. The book takes an in-depth look at how smart, creative companies have transformed today's ...
The Media Economy
3rd Edition
By Alan B. Albarran
November 30, 2023
This fully updated third edition analyzes the media industries and their activities from macro to micro levels, using concepts and theories to demonstrate the role the media plays in the economy as a whole. This textbook breaks new ground through its analysis of the rapidly changing and evolving ...
Media Management Matters: Challenges and Opportunities for Bridging Theory and Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Ulrike Rohn, Tom Evens
March 31, 2020
This edited volume explores media management as engaged scholarship, building a bridge between theory and practice and discussing research collaboration between academia, policymakers and the media industry. In addition to advancing the scholarly discipline, it also questions, investigates and ...
Handbook of Media Management and Economics
2nd Edition
Edited
By Alan Albarran, Bozena Mierzejewska, Jaemin Jung
April 20, 2018
Winner of the 2019 Robert Picard Book Award The Handbook of Media Management and Economics has become a required reference for students, professors, policy makers and industry practitioners. The volume was developed around two primary objectives: assessing the state of knowledge for the key topics ...
The Social Media Industries
1st Edition
Edited
By Alan B. Albarran
February 26, 2013
This volume examines how social media is evolving as an industry—it is an extension of traditional media industries, yet it is distinctly different in its nature and ability to build relationships among users. Examining social media in both descriptive and analytical ways, the chapters included ...
Webcasting Worldwide: Business Models of an Emerging Global Medium
1st Edition
Edited
By Louisa S. Ha, Richard J. Ganahl
November 13, 2006
Webcasting Worldwide tackles one of the most timely topics in mass communication today—the delivery of audio and video content via the Web, or webcasting—employing a global perspective to explore the subject. It is unique in providing a theoretical framework by which to analyze business models of ...