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19 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

from the Negotiations That Wrested the NFL from CBS By: Sebenius, James K. Abstract—A remarkable 1993 negotiation rocked the world of American football with aftershocks that have directly shaped today’s entertainment View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

January 2011 (Revised December 2014)
Teaching Note

Aspen Skiing Company (A), (B), (C), and (D)

By: Michael W. Toffel and Stephanie van Sice

Teaching Note for 611002, 611003, 611018, and 611019. Associated with Video Supplement 615704 and PowerPoint Supplement 615042. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Tourism Industry

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26 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 26, 2019

broadcast and marketing strategy, with special focus on the very lucrative but highly competitive U.S. market. Its CEO Christian Seifert believed that a strong international position was vital to continued success in the global sports... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

14 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 14, 2017

context in which we’ll apply it, AR increases our ability to absorb and act on it. AR will become the new interface between humans and machines, say Michael E. Porter of Harvard View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

01 Apr 2000
News

A Place in the Sun

about vacationing and holiday merrymaking have been instrumental in shaping the modern travel and leisure industry. (Not the least of its contributions has been the... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons

May 2023
Supplement

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats Video Supplement Playlist

By: Boris Groysberg

Keywords: Entertainment; Music Entertainment; Personal Development and Career; Entrepreneurship; Goals and Objectives; Power and Influence; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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July 2017
Case

Centerbridge Partners and Great Wolf Resorts: Buying from a Highly Regarded Competitor

By: Josh Lerner, John D. Dionne and Amram Migdal

The case examines the March 2015 Centerbridge Partners investment decision regarding whether to acquire Great Wolf Resorts, a North American family-oriented indoor water parks and hotel operator, from a private equity (PE) competitor, Apollo Global Management. The case... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity Financing; Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities; CMBS; Secondary Buyouts; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Cost; Cost of Capital; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Debt Securities; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; North and Central America; United States

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16 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.

management and digital marketing tools for entertainment venues and sports teams (largely unused during the pandemic), switched to targeting small- View Details

Keywords: by Rohit Deshpandé, Ofer Mintz, and Imran S. Currim; Retail; Service

March 1998
Case

Launch

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport

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

Keywords: Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Distribution Channels; Information Publishing; Brands and Branding; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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04 Feb 2014
News

Reece Shearsmith; David Hockney prints; Blockbusters

15 Dec 2016
News

Research: Why Americans Are So Impressed by Busyness

June 2009 (Revised March 2011)
Module Note

The Creative Industries: Managing Products and Product Portfolios

By: Anita Elberse

This module note examines the way in which professional content producers in the creative industries approach product and product portfolio management, and explores the underlying reasons for their strategies. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment; Management Practices and Processes; Marketing; Product Development; Production; Creativity

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February 2012
Teaching Note

Walt Disney and the 1941 Animators' Strike (TN)

By: Anthony J. Mayo and Johnathan Cromwell

Keywords: Animation Entertainment

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Amber Wade

Amber is a marketing, brand and creative strategy vet with experiences spanning consumer tech (Microsoft), consumer packaged goods (Unilever) and most recently media and View Details

June 1995
Teaching Note

Total Fitness, Inc. (A) and (B) TN

By: William J. Bruns Jr.

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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19 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Podcast: Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal

done extensive research in the media and entertainment fields. In this podcast, Anand examines not only the proposed Dow Jones deal but also the state of the newspaper industry in general. To listen to this... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Journalism & News; Publishing

25 Feb 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Scholars and Students Unpack the Digital Business Revolution

in the music, news, and entertainment industries. The gathering will look at the emerging collaborative and sharing economies, explore organizational change in a digital... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education; Technology

16 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive

my life,” said RJ Melman, president of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises and creator and developer of more than 13 restaurant concepts. “I know a good chunk of those people,... View Details

Keywords: by Michael S. Kaufman, Lena G. Goldberg, and Jill Avery; Food & Beverage

01 Dec 2020
News

Two Truths and a Lie About 5G

enterprise side, the deployment of 5G is creating an influx of companies that are eager to explore products and services on a 5G playground—like Teale, a smart-building management company, and the AR/VR... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint