Introduction -- Part I: Convergence and Strategic Management -- Part II: Convergence and Advertising and Marketing -- Part III: Convergence and Consumer Behavior -- Part IV: Convergence and Technology -- Part V: Convergence and Journalism -- Part VI: Future Outlook

Media industries are important drivers of popular culture. A large fraction of leisure time is devoted to radio, magazines, newspapers, the Internet, and television (the illustrative example henceforth). Most advertising expenditures are incurred for these media. They are also mainly supported...