Dr Hadida has created her own 'Bridge Video' to communicate her research and believes the industry should step away from box office-driven evaluation to take in wider dimensions of a movie's overall performance. She suggests that box office rec

Print and be damned! The libel debate rages

Jan 6th, 2011 7m 34s

Dr Simon Singh, TV director, author and science journalist, is heading a campaign to reform Britain's libel laws. But while journalists, newspapers, celebrities and citizens have signed up to www.libelreform.org, our reputation for libel touris

A sign of the times

Dec 16th, 2010 7m 22s

The Times's paid-for content is proving a success story that others may follow explains John Witherow, Editor of the Sunday Times. He argues that paid-for content is the future for the newspaper industry and that all newspapers will eventually

The secret to paid-for online content is quality

Dec 16th, 2010 4m 36s

Good quality journalism will win the battle for audiences in the new digital age, says Professor Mathias Döpfner of Axel Springer. He believes the newspaper industry is now moving in the right direction to charge for online content.

More news, more democracy or more superficiality?

Dec 16th, 2010 5m 53s

Free newspapers, more blogging, millions of text messages, but is the information losing its quality? Professor Natalie Fenton of Goldsmith's, London, on the casualties of the digital revolution.

What future for the media?

Dec 16th, 2010 12m 15s

From civil society in China, to new emerging markets in India. Three academics discuss our digital futures: Qiang Xiao of China Digital Times; Jaideep Prabhu of Cambridge Judge Business School, and Sir Martin Rees, President of the Royal Societ

Lights, camera, action!

Nov 24th, 2010 10m 49s

Clips from 'The Godfather' demonstrate diversification in a family business; 'Gladiator' shows the implementation of a functional strategy; and 'Jerry Maguire' illustrates the concept of values. However, films that bridge the gap between the bu

Media, arts and culture - what role for leaders?

Jun 15th, 2010 8m 55s

Media, arts and culture - what role for leaders? If success in the creative sector is crucially dependent on a combination of talent and popular response to it, what role is there for leaders and managers? Talented individuals are notoriously d

'And action'

Jun 15th, 2010 11m 15s

'And action' - The economic down turn is good for the cinema business, people want escapism at an affordable price and that fits in with Bollywood's plan to increase its global market share of the film industry. It might just be that "East" can

Soaring prices for Asian art

Jun 15th, 2010 6m 36s

Soaring prices for Asian art - The emerging art market, says Anuradha, is booming and likely to keep on going up. (Anuradha Gosh-Muzumdar, Assistant Vice President and Indian Art Specialist, Sotheby's New York)

Bombay mix

Jun 15th, 2010 12m 2s

Independent film director Partho Sen-Gupta talks about the new frontiers facing the Indian film industry as it engages with the West, and considers the exciting opportunities, technologies and challenges this blending of cultures will produce.

Shifting paradigms

Jun 15th, 2010 18m 40s

The film industry is moving from a Hollywood dominated culture to a peer-to-peer environment as more emerging countries structure global partnerships. Parminder Vir, OBE, Executive Producer and Media Consultant, believes this shift requires a r

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