Thinking Question # 6

One of the biggest media industries in the world is the movie industry, valued at $65 billion. This is the reason why we are concentrating our attention on Hollywood and Bollywood. Since nobody is watching an Indian movie this semester,  I chose to focus our blog on Bollywood.
Please look at slides 16-21 in the Imports_Exports PPT. You are also strongly encouraged to watch the Hello Bollywood documentary (30 minutes; here is the link) before answering the first question. You have a choice between two questions:

1. Discuss at least three ways in which Indian movies are different from Hollywood movies? 
2. Read the article on slide 21 - Can Bollywood go global? - and provide an answer to the question. What kind of a message was Bollywood sending when it held its annual awards in Tampa (see slide 20). 

Thinking Question # 5

This week I wanted to give you choices. Your blog only needs to answer ONE of the questions:

1. Go to the corporate web site for Univision, which, as we said in class, was linked to Mexico's Azcarraga family, and is now the 5th largest network in the US behind CBS, Fox Broadcasting, ABC and NBC.  Spend some time researching the company and its Hispanic market. In particular, you can explore the Hispanic Consumer and Local Media links. Then write a post about your observations.
2. Read the following article on Disney embracing telenovelas and write a post linking it to issues we've discussed in class (globalization, culture, counterflow, media giants)
3. The topic of narcotics caught your attention so let's continue it online. Here is a link to an interactive map of Mexican cartels http://www.americaabroadmedia.org/multimedia/mexico-map/index.html. At the bottom of the map you can find a link to an audio report talking about NAFTA, Mexico and the US. Examine those links and share your personal observations. This is not a strictly media-related report, but it provides an excellent overview of broader economic and political issues.