A worldwide research network

Global Media & Internet Concentration Project

Tracking two-dozen communication, Internet and media markets in nearly 40 countries.

About the Project

A worldwide research network

Global Media & Internet Concentration Project

Tracking two-dozen communication, Internet and media markets in nearly 40 countries.

About the Project

The Global Media & Internet Concentration Project

Media Concentration Matters.

Research & Impact

Global Network

Our network includes more than 50 researchers from over 30 countries.

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Media & Internet Economy

We cover more than two dozen media and telecommunication sectors.

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Historical Data

Over 40 years of historical market data.

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Media Concentration

Who owns and controls the media?

The expanding role of planetary-scale Internet companies—Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, Baidu, and Tencent—has triggered a new round of concern about who owns and controls the media, and the structure of the firms and the markets they operate in.

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Methodology

A three-step ‘scaffolding’ methodological approach.

We collect revenue and market share data for 24 media sectors on a firm-by-firm and sector-by-sector basis. The data is pooled, analyzed, and assembled into a comprehensive, birds’ eye view of the whole media system.

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Collaboration

A network of world-class researchers from around the globe.

The project is grounded by a partnership between more than 50 of the world’s top communication researchers and almost a dozen policy, business and civil society bodies.