Media Clusters

Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Professor Emeritus of the Economics of Technological Change, Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University and Professor Emeritus of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden and Robert G. Picard, formerly Reuters Institute, University of Oxford, UK

‘Charlie Karlsson and Robert G. Picard have edited an impressive volume that addresses the efficacy and impact of media clusters on economic and regional development and on creativity and output of media products. Its focus on media clusters not only advances our understanding of the specific spatial and organizational dynamics of the media as compared to other industries, but also our understanding of the wide variety of media clusters characteristics, policies, and histories. . . All contributions are well written, and each makes a unique contribution to the overall theme of the book. They can be separate, stand-alone pieces, however they also build on each other, creating a captivating flow of information and analysis that makes the whole book a pleasure to read. . . This edited volume makes very important contributions to the academic literature of regional economic development and media clusters in particular. The book is relevant to scholars, students, media professionals, and policymakers. And while it is especially geared towards people interested in media clusters, it also offers interesting questions and information for anyone researching and learning about regional clusters in general and cultural industries clusters in particular.’

• Contents:PrefacePART I: CLUSTERS AND AGGLOMERATION1. Media Clusters: What Makes them Unique? Charlie Karlsson and Robert G. Picard2. Promotion of Company and Local Economic Growth through ClustersSören Eriksson3. Media Clusters: Development Paths and Core IssuesLeona Achtenhagen and Robert G. Picard4. Media Industry Clusters and Public PolicyCharles H. Davis PART II: MEDIA CLUSTER STUDIESSection A. Clusters Maintaining or Reinvigorating Media Leadership5. Back to Hilversum: Consolidation of the Dutch Broadcast ClusterErik Hitters6. Microclustering of the Media Industries in LondonAndy C. Pratt7. Munich’s Media Cluster at the CrossroadsHarold BatheltSection B: Clusters Expanding or Improving their Position8. The Transformation of Broadcasting and Film in Manchester and LiverpoolGary Cook and Jennifer Johns9. Sydney’s Media Cluster: Continuity and Change in Film and TelevisionTom O’Regan, Ben Goldsmith and Susan Ward10. The Toronto Media Cluster: Between Culture and CommerceCharles H. Davis11. Vancouver as Media Cluster: The Cases of Video Games and Film/TVTrevor Barnes and Neil M. CoeSection C: Start-up Clusters12. Dubai Media City: Creating Benefits from Foreign Media DevelopmentsRobert G. Picard and Leon Barkho13. Media Industry Clustering in South Africa: Prospects for Economic Development and Spatial ReconfigurationHarry Dugmore and Johanna Mavhungu14. Can Singapore Develop into a Global Media City? Sören Eriksson15. Creating a Film Production Cluster in Sweden’s West: The Cast of ‘Trollywood’Leona Achtenhagen PART III: CONCLUSION16. The Challenges of Media ClustersCharlie Karlsson and Robert G. PicardIndex