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Make a point of reading this over the break; do it in chunks, make notes identifying key points. Put the notes into the "WIDER READING" document so we can see them: Power to the people The future of entertainment Media giants are battling for viewers’ attention. There will be blood Print edition | Briefing Nov 14th 2019 | LOS ANGELES I n hollywood lingo , Disney+ launched hot. On blitz day, as Disney called the eve of its television-streaming service’s debut on November 12th, a massive marketing campaign reached a climax. Buses in its theme parks were wrapped in ads, employees in Disney shops wore  qr  codes for people to sign up with smartphones and  abc ’s “Dancing with the Stars” trailed the excitement to come. By the end of the first day, 10m people had signed up—beyond Disney’s highest expectations, it said. Its servers struggled to cope. The company rushed to fix the glitches, as viewers devoured “The Mandalorian”, a specially made ...
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Which topic - inorganic growth, economies of scale, push factors?

Cuts across different topics, but which do you think is the main driver? Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot in $50bn merger talks A merged company would be worth about $50bn (£39bn)     Michael O'Dwyer     Alan Tovey ,  industry editor 30 OCTOBER 2019 • 7:39AM Fiat Chrysler has confirmed talks with Vauxhall owner PSA Group over a   tie-up   that would create one of the world’s biggest carmakers.  The Italian-American company said on Wednesday that "ongoing discussions" were underway with PSA, the Peugeot owner, but did not give further details. The French company made a similar statement.  A merger would create Europe’s second-biggest car company after VW Group worth about $50bn (£39bn). The talks come just months after Fiat’s efforts to merge with PSA’s French rival Renault   fell apart   following resistance from the French government, which owns a stake in Renault. The t...
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How do high street retailers adapt?

Next signs deal to host O2 outlets in its shops Save Next has defied tough conditions on the UK high street   CREDIT:  SIMON DAWSON/REUTERS   Laura Onita 25 OCTOBER 2019 • 6:00AM Follow   N ext shoppers will be able to buy a mobile phone or renew their O2 contracts while shopping for clothes and homeware.  The high street bellwether, which has around 500 stores, has opened two O2 stores on Friday in Next shops in Warrington and Southampton, with two more to follow next month in Swindon and Nottingham. The tie-up with the network provider comes as a string of retailers strive to find the best use for their space and attract more shoppers to their sites.  Next   already has similar tie-ups with coffee chains Costa and Cafe Nero, stationery firm Paperchase, travel agents Virgin Holidays and Tui, furniture maker Hammonds, make up seller Inglot and pasta bar Gino D'Acampo. In Manchester...
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Mergers & Takeovers - Just Eat

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JUST EAT The Tencent bet that turned into billions A big gamble on China changed the game for company behind hostile takeover Ben Martin,  Dominic Walsh October 23 2019, 12:01am,  The Times Food and drink Asia China Energy Naspers invested $34 million in the Chinese internet messaging company Tencent 18 years ago. Its market value has swelled to about $400 billion and Naspers, still owns 31 per cent INTERNET Tencent was an obscure Chinese internet messaging company when Koos Bekker took a $34 million punt on the business 18 years ago. At the time Mr Bekker was chief executive of Naspers, a South African media business and newspaper publisher known for its nationalist stance in the apartheid era. But that bet, which handed Naspers a 46.5 per cent stake in Tencent, would change everything.  It made a billionaire of Mr Bekker, 66, who remains Naspers’ chairman, and helped to transform the Cape Town-based company into the sprawling, intern...
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