December 2005

Posted on December 15, 2005 at 7:30 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Cover Story | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: acquire , acquisitions , acquisitive , digital , Dow Jones , E.W. Scripps , Fox , integrate , IP , M&A , media , MySpace.com , new media , New York Times , News Corp. , old media , Rupert Murdoch , Viacom , Washington Post

Memo to media moguls: Get over it. Get over your need for control. Get over the fear and fealty you've instilled in your subordinates for all those years. And get over the top-down decision-making process that has characterized mass media companies since they first arose in the 19th century....  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 7:15 PM
Filed under: Best Practices | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: convergence , entertainment , Grupa Onet , Internet , ITI Holdings , Kostrzewa , Legia Warszawa , market share , media , Multikino , new media , Poland , strategic alliances , television , TVN , Wechert

Poland's ITI Holdings combines a leading Internet portal with choice properties in television broadcasting and entertainment.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 7:05 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine | Trends
Tagged: deal structure , EMI , ESPN , licensing , Marvel Entertainment , media , new media , Spider Man , Tim Rothwell , TV , Walt Disney , wireless , X-Men

When you're moving content into a new space, deal structure and business model can be big challenges. But companies like Marvel Entertainment and ESPN are getting it done.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:50 PM
Filed under: Job Description | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Barbara Levy Landes , nonprofit , partnerships , PBS , strategic alliances , television

Attention, parents of sleepless tots: Barney, Bob the Builder and Big Bird are now available 24/7 to distract, instruct or lull your little one to sleep. Launched in September, PBS Kids Sprout is a 24-hour digital preschool channel now playing in 16 million homes. The all-hours access to the...  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:44 PM
Filed under: Deal International | Legal Brief | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: China , fixed assets , labor , M&A , rules , verification

The lure of China's vast market and inexpensive labor is proving irresistible to foreign companies, despite continued regulatory uncertainty and bureaucratic red tape. China now sees approximately 200 cross-border M&A deals a year, a number that is expected to rise as foreign companies angle for a share of China's...  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:37 PM
Filed under: Intellectual property | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: Beyers , HP , IBM , IP management , money managers

Some money managers say they do. ALSO: Judges talk about IP litigation; and an emblematic case.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:28 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Integration | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: acquisitions , alliances , business intelligence , deals , due diligence , Irving Tyler , joint ventures , M&A , partners , Quaker Chemical , specialty chemical maker , supply-chain , trends

Business-intelligence software is proving useful for operational tasks, including due diligence, post-merger integration and the monitoring of supply-chain partners.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:20 PM
Filed under: Case Studies | Growth Strategy | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | The Magazine
Tagged: business development , business model , corporate venturing , growth strategy

What's wrong with trying to step up the flow of new ideas and initiatives? Plenty, according to the authors of a new book.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:12 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | People | The Magazine
Tagged: China , employment , James Liu , multinationals , Novartis , Ogilvy , Procter & Gamble , talent , UPS , Wahaha

To sustain their rapid growth in China, big foreign companies are having to work hard at attracting, training and retaining managers.  Continue reading

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Posted on December 15, 2005 at 6:03 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances | Nov.-Dec. 2005 | Research and development | The Magazine
Tagged: autos , batteries , hybrid , Johnson Controls , joint venture , medical equipment , Mumby , Prius , R&D , Toyota , Varta

With a new joint venture and some other nimble moves, Johnson Controls moves into batteries for hybrid autos.  Continue reading

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