• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Thematic Introduction
  • 1.2. Research Questions and Thematic Definition
  • 1.3. Overview of Chapters
  • 2. Media Companies as Economic Institutions Engaged in Television Business
  • 2.1. Television as a Mass Medium
  • 2.2. Media Companies as Economic Institutions
  • 2.3. Television as a Transmitter of Culture
  • 2.4. The Television Industry as an Avenue for Media Venture
  • 2.5. Television Programming
  • 2.6. Economic Forces Affecting Media Companies Engaged in Television
  • 3. Strategies in Foreign Television Markets
  • 3.1. Motives for Entering Foreign Television Markets
  • 3.2. Entry Modes for Foreign Markets
  • 3.3. Factors Influencing the Choice of Entry Mode
  • 3.4. Variations of International Strategies
  • 3.5. Factors Supporting Entry Strategies Into Foreign Television Markets
  • 4. Strategies in Foreign Television Markets in Light of the Media Imperialism Approach
  • 4.1. Programming Flow Studies and Dominance of U.S. Programming Suppliers
  • 4.2. Media Imperialism Approach
  • 4.3. Media Imperialism Approach Revisited
  • 4.4. Cultural Proximity Through Local Adaptation
  • 5. The Top Six Media Companies and their Strategies in Foreign Television Markets
  • 5.1. The Top Six Media Companies and their Statements Regarding Their International Operations
  • 5.2. Time Warner
  • 5.3. Walt Disney Company
  • 5.4. Viacom
  • 5.5. Vivendi Universal
  • 5.6. Bertelsmann
  • 5.7. News Corporation
  • 5.8. Comparative Conclusion
  • 6. Conclusion
  • 6.1. Summary
  • 6.2. Discussion
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