1st Edition

Entrepreneurship in Media and Entertainment Hits and Value Creation

By Alex Connock Copyright 2026
288 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Where do ideas like Pokemon or Harry Potter come from? How do hit artists like Charlie XCX happen? How are stars like MrBeast created? How are high-value entrepreneurial exits created? Entrepreneurship in Media and Entertainment: Hits and Value Creation is the detailed, global, go-to guide to the journey of a startup in the fast-evolving, global creative industries. Written by Oxford... Read more

Introduction

1. Startups: The Theory

2. Startups: The Reality

3. Ideas: The Theory

4. Ideas: The Reality

5. Talent: The Theory

6. Talent: The Reality

7. Technology: The Theory

8. Technology: The Reality

9.Engagement: The Theory

10. Engagement: The Reality

11.Scaleup: The Theory

12.Scaleup: The Reality

13. Exit: The Theory

14. Exit: The Valuation

15. Exit: The Decision

Biography

Alex Connock is Senior Fellow at the Said Business School, University of Oxford, UK. At Exeter University he is Professor in Media & AI. Alex has also worked extensively in the media industry in the UK and US – in TV production, digital/social content marketing, magazine writing, and music and advertising production. He has been shortlisted six times in Entrepreneur of the Year awards in the UK. His prior books, Media Management and Artificial Intelligence and Media Management and Live Experience are also available from Routledge.

'Entrepreneurship in Media and Entertainment is a balanced and well-informed text that combines strong academic research with a pragmatic view of enterprise and the challenges of start-up across a variety of media and entertainment sectors. The book is timely, addressing a gap in existing literature, where both innovation and environment create a permanently shifting landscape across these evolving industries.’ Stuart Moss, Senior Lecturer in Music Industries Management, Leeds Beckett University, UK