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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Local Hero
he increasingly saw sports as a subset of the entertainment industry, and in 1983 he left the Giants to study at HBS to prepare for a career in that broader arena. After a summer internship with Columbia Pictures, Baer’s first post-HBS... View Details
- 29 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Super Bowl Ads for Multitaskers
Are you sure you have everything you need to watch the Super Bowl this weekend? Beer? Check. Nachos? Check. Friends? Check. What about your smartphone, tablet, or laptop? When most people sit down to watch the "big game" this Sunday, the View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
crashes. All we did was bring the entertainment level of television and movies to the issue of safety, which is a tough story to tell in a compelling way. Those commercials have really helped people take... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, March 6, 2018
Carter are celebrating James’ third NBA championship. The duo will soon have to decide on a strategy for their media businesses—their film and television production company SpringHill Entertainment as well... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 29
ambitions. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/novartis-leading-a-global-enterprise/an/413096-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-028 Man Jit Singh at Sony Entertainment Television (A) Explores... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Meet the Team | Information Technology
Before joining HBS, she ran a successful video production and media management company for many years, serving a range of corporate, nonprofit, and educational clients. Ruth also has a background in journalism, having served as a reporter and anchor for a nightly cable... View Details
- 18 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 18, 2007
management of the two funds. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208036 The CW: Launching a Television Network Harvard Business School Case 507-050 In May 2006, Dawn Ostroff, president of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
Brown and Company) Beginning in 1979 as a cable channel televising sporting events in Connecticut, ESPN is arguably now the most successful network in TV history. The authors tell the inside story of this amazing rise, drawing on over 500... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Conference Brings Global Perspective to Cape Town
thoughtful and entertaining talk on "Prospects for Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa." Slabbert, one of the architects of the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994, is a former leader of the opposition in the old South African... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 15 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Be Unapologetically Yourself: Interview with Singer-Songwriter and Banking Strategist Andrea Mendoza
getting to know one of her classmates, Mendoza offered a fun fact about herself; she had made it to the finals of a televised singing competition. Mendoza shared this “off resume” fact not imagining it would be one her classmate would... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Explore Tanzania
it is also surprisingly tiring. At the end of the day, it is a relief to get to our hotel and be greeted with damp facecloths and a cold glass of juice. The accommodations offer a combination of slower-paced, relaxed African atmosphere with amenities such as private... View Details
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
editor while gaining a firsthand education in storytelling-widget management. “A television show like The West Wing is really a company that is in the business of making 22 episodes a year,” Singer says. “John Wells is an amazing producer... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
state-of-the-art graphics, to target the right audience, and to measure responses instantly. But many experts contend that Internet advertising is still in its infancy. There is a widely held belief that in the future we will compare today's Web ads with the first... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 20 Nov 2007
- First Look
First Look: November 20, 2007
September 2007, that strategy was due for a major test. TiVo was a maker of digital video recorder (DVR) products and a distributor of DVR technology. Rogers believed that macro-trends in the home entertainment industry—the convergence of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Managing the Business of Life
Her Ambitions Margaret Glover—In the Right Environment Karla (Rose) Middlebrooks—Keeping to the Middle Lane Gwen Shuster-Haynes—The Write Stuff John Weber—Newly Energized Monica Dodi Entertaining Her Ambitions On the "stresses-of-life"... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
2016 Alumni Achievement Awards
doing. I had no interest, association, or connection to the entertainment industry, nothing—until I met a mentor who took a chance on me.” “When Norman Lear asked me to take over the creative direction of his View Details
- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
welfare of many consumers, critics of a globalized information and entertainment industry claim that transnational media undermine civic engagement, transforming locally engaged citizens into viewers consuming programming from distant... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 04 Mar 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar
you want to do next? We could do anything next!" The possibilities seemed limitless for wireless entertainment and information systems, and the potential pitfalls were unforeseen. Had Huber decided to offer hundreds of fun... View Details
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS
turn radio, an innovation originally intended to transmit messages, into a platform for entertainment and advertising. While NBC was building lots of radio stations, a slew of individuals, mostly amateur radio aficionados, were also... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
technologically innovative company away from specialty glass, television tubes, and fiberglass production into newer, faster-growing profit-making areas. At the time, the economy is plagued by recession, worker morale is flagging, and the... View Details
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