Sylvia Chan-Olmsted
professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida
chanolmsted@jou.ufl.edu
Sylvia Chan-Olmsted is a professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, and focuses on research in comparative studies of world media markets, mergers and acquisitions and alliances of media firms, expansions of global media conglomerates, new media audience, and strategic management in emerging media industries. Her current research projects involve the development and marketing of mobile television/video in various countries around the world. She is the author of the book, Competitive Strategy for Media Firms and co-editor of two books, Media Management and Economics Handbookand Global Media Economics. Her book won the prestigious Most Significant Contribution to Media Management and Economics Award in 2006 from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. She has published over 40 refereed articles in Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Telecommunications Policy, New Media and Society, Journal of Media Economics, and International Journal on Media Management. The recipient of over 15 national research awards, Chan-Olmsted held the University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship from 2002 to 2004. She currently holds the Al and Effie Flanagan Professorship in the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida. In addition to serving as the Associate Dean for Research in the College, Chan-Olmsted is Senior Research Associate with the Communications Competitiveness Research Initiative in the Public Utility Research Center at Warrington College of Business Administration at the University of Florida. Chan-Olmsted has received grants from sources such as the Magness Institute of the Cable Center, National Association of Broadcasters, and U.S. Department of Education (Center for International Business Education and Research) on research projects that examined the patterns and drivers of entry in world media market, global media access and development studies, U.S. firm competitiveness in global wireless market, and new media business models. She has served as a consultant and accreditation member for various graduate programs in media management in Asia and Europe. She received her Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University with an emphasis in media economics and marketing.
KDMC Sessions
The Mobile World: The Potential of the Ubiquitous Platform
December 06, 2007,4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
TV Comes to the Mobile Phone
Determinants of Adoption of Third Generation Mobile Multimedia Services
Content Development for the Third Screen
2007: The year of mobile TV
Video: The Mobile World: The Potential of the Ubiquitous Platform (172 MB)
Mobile-Television: The Emergence of a Personal-Mass Media Platform
SEMINAR: Total Community Coverage in Cyberspace
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