Media Outlook: Ownership

This is one of a series of U.S. media reviews published in March 1988 looking back to the previous year, and looking forward to the next.

1998 Media Outlook: Ownership

Mike DrexlerTN Media

When most people predict the future of media, they focus on convergence or new media technologies.

But I think about a day when we in the media business are going to be a lot smarter than we are today. I know we should be.

The 'we' I am talking about includes all of us involved in media strategy, planning and buying. Plus our friends who own the media. I'm especially talking about the large, consolidated media-buying organizations and the huge, integrated multi-media companies.

What do I mean by smarter?

First, I predict...

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