Ticket prices are rising but fewer people are going to the theaters. Most are bought by people under 30. There are 27,000 retail bookstores in the U.S. Acquisition trend. Most media part of conglomerates that are publicly traded. Beginning under Reagan Administration in the 1980s, broadcast industry was deregulated, making it easier to trade radio, TV stations like shoe stores.
Main trend is concentration of ownership.
Faster communications produce faster society. Today's electronic communication, using computers, satellites, CDs, the internet. Electronic developments will bring huge changes in communications in the next few years. The nature of work. Media and government, society and culture .