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- June 1999 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
The National Hockey League's New Television Contract for 2004 and Beyond
By: Stephen A. Greyser and Elizabeth (Lisa) Smyth
The National Hockey League (NHL) has negotiated a new television contract at record rights-fee levels for hockey. The NHL will be shifting its principal television partner from Fox to ESPN/ABC. Students are asked to analyze the current and future contracts in terms of... View Details
- June 1999 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
NFL-Network Television Contracts, 1998-2005, The
The National Football League (NFL) is negotiating its next round of national television contracts with its broadcast and cable TV partners. The revenues from these contracts constitute a major source of income for the individual NFL teams. The case provides information... View Details
- February 1999 (Revised March 1999)
- Case
Sunbeam Television (C)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Howard Reitz
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- February 1999 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
Michael Brown: Negotiating Slots at Foxwoods (A)
The issues of the impending negotiation between the CEO of Foxwoods and the governor of Connecticut over lifting the ban on slot machines at Foxwoods are presented. Reviews the gaming business in the United States, the special history of Indian gaming, the Pequot... View Details
- February 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
Michael Brown: Negotiating Slots at Foxwoods (B)
The approach taken by Michael Brown and Governor Lowell Weicker and the means by which the agreement's sustainability was enhanced in the face of attacks by other gaming operators are detailed. View Details
- January 1999
- Case
Lark International Entertainment, Ltd. (Video)
By: Linda A. Hill
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- August 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Disney's "The Lion King" (A): The $2 Billion Movie
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In 1994, just 10 years after its filmed entertainment division lost $33 million, Disney's animated creation "The Lion King" became the second highest grossing film ever. In addition to drawing $740 million in worldwide box office sales, its merchandise sales exceeded... View Details
- August 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Disney's "The Lion King" (B): The Synergy Group
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In the late 1980s, Disney CEO Michael Eisner introduced a synergy group to the company's organizational structure. The synergy group was responsible for keeping all of Disney's divisions informed and updated on company projects and marketing strategies. View Details
- August 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Disney's "The Lion King" (C): Repeat Performance?
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
Three of Disney's animated films that followed "The Lion King"—"Pocahontas," "Toy Story," and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"—were significantly less successful at the box office and in retail sales. Meanwhile, Disney was focusing on developing live-action blockbusters. View Details
- August 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Lark International Entertainment Ltd. (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Two HBS MBA's leave McKinsey and Morgan Stanley to become entrepreneurs in Hong Kong. Together they start up a cinema chain throughout Asia. This case describes the experiences of managing a team in their Wuhan, China cinema. Looks at the challenges of managing growth... View Details
- August 1998
- Supplement
Lark International Entertainment Ltd. (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- August 1998
- Supplement
Lark International Entertainment Ltd. (C)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- June 1998 (Revised July 1998)
- Teaching Note
Viacom, Inc.-- Carpe Diem (Condensed) TN
By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note for (9-398-086) and (9-397-508). View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- June 1998 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Dixon Corporation: The Collinsville Plant
By: W. Carl Kester
Dixon Corp.faces the task of valuing a plant and an associated project that it is considering buying. The revisions are designed to enable the application of adjusted present value technique for valuation. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
- April 1998
- Case
E! Online (A): www.eonline.com
E! Online is the on-line brand extension of the cable-TV channel dedicated to entertainment news. E! Online must compete with other entertainment sites on the web, as well as create synergy between E! Online and E! Entertainment Television in order to build a... View Details
- March 1998
- Case
Launch
Launch has developed an entertainment publication on CD-ROM with 240,000 subscribers and has recently introduced an on-line entertainment product (www.mylaunch.com) to complement the CD-ROM. Deals with multiple-channel delivery and platform selection and branding on... View Details
- 1998
- Chapter
The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing and Entertainment
By: David J. Collis, Stephen P. Bradley and P. William Bane Jr.
- 1998
- Chapter
The Converging Worlds of Telecommunications, Computing, and Entertainment
By: P. W. Bane, S. P. Bradley and D. J. Collins
- January 1998 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Viacom, Inc.: Carpe Diem (Condensed)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Thomas R. Eisenmann
Viacom has built a powerful position in the global entertainment industry through skillful and bold acquisitions. Now its expansion is challenged by the moves of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Different businesses within Viacom have contradictory positions on how to deal... View Details
- November 1997 (Revised December 1999)
- Case
Cinemex
By: James L. Heskett
The founders of Cinemex, the largest capitalized venture start-up in Mexican history, are debating several issues concerning the operations of their new chain of motion picture theatres in Mexico City. The first concerns whether some seats should be left unsold to... View Details