PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CONGLOMERATES: a conglomerate is a collection of companies owned by a single institution. These need not be within the same industry. This diversification allows protection against a single part of the conglomerate failing.
Vertical Integration means they can control all stages of production, distribution and exhibition for a new film release.
Horizontal Integration means that they also own the institutions to produce the game based on the film and the promotional website.
6 major film conglomerates dominate UK film industry:
*Disney
*Warner Brothers
*Twentieth Century Fox
*Paramount
*Sony