Brand Bollywood a new global entertainment order - Bose, Derek (Sage Publications, 2006)
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Convenient coincidences and glycerine tears, star-crossed lovers and happy endings, mindless songs and energetic dances ... These elements, and more, have sustained the Bollywood brand of cinema for nearly a century, so much so that it has now found acceptance across continents. This book is a road map for the fast-changing entertainment landscape of India. It succinctly outlines how film entertainment in India is no longer just an artistic or creative enterprise. This is due to the rapid convergence of various media-home video, satellite television, radio, Internet, animation and gaming-which det
First Day First Show: Perishable Commodity -- Delivery Platforms -- Integrated Solutions -- One Size Fits All: Vanishing Formulas -- Market Research -- Missing Links -- Distribution Is God: Growth Drivers -- Distributors' Dilemma -- Video Boom -- Riding the Air Waves: Tuning In -- Niche Channels -- Digital Migration -- Battle of the Screens: Personal Computers -- Animation and Gaming -- Mobile Telephony -- Let the Music Play On: Signposts -- Partnering Progress -- Music Theft -- Crime and Punishment: Government Intervention -- Borderless Crime -- Content Regulation -- Rise of Consuming Classes: Consumption Patterns -- Technology Effects -- Big Picture -- Reviving Lost Mojo: Shifting Paradigms -- Regulatory Intervention -- Last Mile Environment -- Back to the Future: Portfolio Management -- Global Powerhouse -- Road Map Ahead