Sure, selling music is much more complicated in the era of downloading, online buying and loss-leading conglomerate merchandising.

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All of the major studios are now owned by huge media conglomerate that include merchandising, TV, publishing and, sometimes, theme parks.

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She recently went to Dubai, where she gave seminars on merchandising for Liwa Trading Enterprise, a retail arm of the conglomerate Al Nasser Holdings.

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