C1 - Disney, Marvel & Media industries quiz

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  • Created on: 20-03-23 12:15

1. What is vertical integration?

  • when a company buys or merges with another company that operates at a different stage in the production/distribution process or supply chain
  • When a company buys or merges with another company that operates at the same stage in the production/distribution process (same sector of the market)
  • a large company that owns many other smaller companies.
  • when subsidiaries work together
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2. Is Disney horizontally or vertically integrated?

  • Both - essentially Disney own every part of the supply chain needed to make a successful film.
  • Horizontally - they acquired other production companies such as Marvel
  • Vertically - they acquired companies in different stages of the production/distribution process

3. what are Hesmondhalgh's formatting strategies aimed at doing

  • attracting investors
  • reducing commercial risk
  • making more profit

4. what is a global profit bounty?

  • a term used by Curran and Seaton to describe the extreme profit increase that can be achieved if products are distributed globally
  • a group of media products that all relate to the same original product
  • when a product is made accessible/attractive to other nations in order to reach a wider audience.
  • an order sent out by conglomerates to eliminate other competition.

5. A conglomerate is

  • a company that owns other companies that produce and sell similar products, in order to increase profit.
  • a company controlled by a much larger company
  • the owner of a business
  • a market structure where a market or industry is dominated by a small number of companies.

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