World According to Google, The & 50 Cent Money Machine

Synopsis: Two programmes on business diversification and marketing, made in a collaboration between the BBC’s MONEY PROGRAMME and the Open University’s Open Business School.
Series: Money Programme, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2006
Year of production: 2006
Availability: Out of distribution
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 20/1/2006 and 17/03/2006 respectively
Subjects: Business studies
Keywords: business firms; marketing

Title: World According to Google, The
Synopsis: Internet search engine Google is the fastest growing company in history. Now the company is attempting to expand into other areas such as publishing and video distribution. But Google is more than a story about one of the world’s most successful businesses. It is one of the few companies that can genuinely boast of having changed the world. The programme talks to the many people who claim that google has altered their lives sometimes in surprising ways. However, Google is also having to struggle with issues of privacy, copyright and clickfraud.
Duration: 30 mins
Title: 50 Cent Money Machine
Synopsis: Max Flint looks at the booming worldwide business of hip hop and the headaches it’s causing big name companies as they try to get in on the act. The programme looks at 50 Cent - rapper, cultural icon, successful entrepreneur, and most famous for the number of times he’s been shot at. He has his own gun-based video game, Bulletproof, and his deal with multi-national sports brand Reebok created a stir when their first TV advert with him was pulled because of claims it glorified violence
Duration: 30 mins

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