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Beggars Group, Sky, The Economist, Plus more Speakers at the Access vs Ownership Industry Event

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Dara Jegede
MIDiA is back with another exclusive industry event, bringing together experts, decision makers, innovators and entrepreneurs from all across the digital entertainment spectrum. This event will explore the transition in music and video from linear consumption to streaming and subscription, examining the impact of the access-over-ownership shift and what to expect of its denouement.
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If Amazon Swallows Retail, Could Facebook Do the Same with Media?

Zach Fuller
Former President and CEO of Netscape James L. Barksdale once said he knew of two ways to make money, ‘Bundling and Unbundling’. Whilst much of the focus has been on the unbundling factor of media, with consumers increasingly opting for more affordable SVOD services over cumbersome and expensive Pay-TV offerings, we could soon see another re-bundling factor occur.
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Bertelsmann and Penguin Random House: A Strategy Based on Extremes

Zach Fuller
Having created a next-gen music publisher in BMG, German media giant Bertlesmann are applying a similar strategy to their publishing division. Consistent with BMG’s tactic of investing heavily in legacy music publishing assets as well as niche Indie labels, Bertlesmann are doubling down on their most valuable publishing asset by moving to acquire an increased stake in Penguin Random House.
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