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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham on September 11
the leaders of Wall Street firms to find out what their plans were for opening the markets again and getting workers into the area safely.” The Sunday night before the markets reopened, CNBC broadcast live from the floor of the NYSE. “We... View Details
- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Winners and Losers at the Olympics
There's much more at stake in the Olympics than medals. Giant corporations are eager to tie huge marketing and advertising campaigns to the Olympic rings and ideals. NBC spent more than $600 million to win the broadcast rights for the... View Details
- 04 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water
might be polluted. But 10 to 15 years ago, we began to test the water and became concerned that it might not be drinkable.” He now sees himself and his sisters as “stewards” of the historic acreage. Tim became even more worried last summer after seeing a Canadian View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
about broadcasting rights, the licensing of merchandise, sports apparel and equipment, product endorsements, and sponsorships of sports, teams, and sports-related events." It is only in recent decades that pro-fessional sports have... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 14 May 2020
- Blog Post
A PRIDE Farewell
Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming students, faculty, and staff. In partnership with HBS Operations, advised on a project to re-designate single use restrooms across campus as ‘All Gender’ (the first of which is updated in the student center of campus Spangler... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
Jeff Immelt’s night table—Railway Age, Aviation Week, Broadcasting & Cable—represents just a few of the industries encompassed by General Electric, the company founded by Thomas Edison where Immelt is entering his ninth year as chairman... View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices
traditional models of advertising, including video ads. Brown discussed his experience with Twitter Amplify, which lets broadcasters instantly replay video content on Twitter—sandwiched between brief clips from advertising sponsors. For... View Details
- Web
Classroom and Field Work: Methods of Instruction | Baker Library
world." (1) Students gained experience in business, industrial, government, and nonprofit organizations. More than one hundred firms across the country offered apprenticeships, including Sylvania Electric Products, General Electric, Bloomingdales, American Optical Co.,... View Details
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic
discussed during a live broadcast presented through the Bloomberg Harvard Initiative in April for 120 US mayors and 600 guests from around the world. Harvard Center Shanghai—In response to the pandemic, the center cohosted an online event... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Advanced Statistics Are the New Foam Fingers
package it in a way that’s consumable?” One easy way to do this: Measure the flashy stuff. A program called Statcast calculates hitters’ launch angles and exit velocities on batted balls, while capturing spin rates for pitchers. Those metrics are also fed to the View Details
- 07 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Can Brand Trump Win a Presidency?
In the marketplace, Brand Trump is authentic. It stands for aspiration and success, but more the ostentatious and flashy success that appeals to the newly wealthy, the entrepreneur, the outsider. For these consumers, brand Trump clearly delivers; Trump hotels, and... View Details
- March 1982 (Revised August 1988)
- Case
Duncan Field (A)
Duncan Field, having left employment in the cable television industry, is attempting to find and buy a cable system with a financial backer. Traces Duncan's career path preparing for this move, shows development of his financial backing, follows his search, and... View Details
Thurston, Philip H., Richard O. von Werssowetz, and H. Irving Grousbeck. "Duncan Field (A)." Harvard Business School Case 382-137, March 1982. (Revised August 1988.)
- July 1972 (Revised September 1985)
- Case
Saturday Evening Post (Revised)
Permits analysis of the need for adapting strategy to environmental change and for choosing among strategic alternatives in the light of new environmental opportunities. Management and board failures in these areas may be traced to some of the underlying causes,... View Details
Keywords: Journals and Magazines; Management Style; Values and Beliefs; Governing and Advisory Boards; Adaptation; Leadership Style; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Christensen, C. R., and John Wynne. "Saturday Evening Post (Revised)." Harvard Business School Case 373-009, July 1972. (Revised September 1985.)
- March 2025 (Revised April 2025)
- Case
Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News
The case examines the Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News defamation settlement based upon statements made on air in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. View Details
Keywords: (General) Management; Business Earnings; Financial Statements; Change Management; Disruption; Volatility; Transition; Crime and Corruption; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Demographics; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Corporate Finance; Cost; Governance; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Policy; Political Elections; Business History; Information; Law; Legal Liability; Laws and Statutes; Management; Marketing; Advertising; Media; Performance; Problems and Challenges; Society; Public Opinion; Social Issues; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
- June 2024
- Case
Metub: Scaling Influence beyond Vietnam
By: Paul A. Gompers and Shu Lin
Founded in 2014, Metub was a leading video and talent network in Vietnam. It managed over 3,000 channels on YouTube and more than 3,000 content creators. To expand creators’ income opportunities across multiple platforms, Metub had diversified beyond its original... View Details
Keywords: Intellectual Property; Business or Company Management; Brands and Branding; Competition; Diversification; Expansion; Recruitment; Entrepreneurship; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Viet Nam; Southeast Asia
Gompers, Paul A., and Shu Lin. "Metub: Scaling Influence beyond Vietnam." Harvard Business School Case 824-137, June 2024.
- 2016
- Chapter
Navigating Natural Monopolies: Market Strategy and Nonmarket Challenges in Radio and Television Audience Measurement Markets
By: Hillary Greene and Dennis Yao
This paper explores how firms within the audience measurement industry, specifically its radio and television markets, have navigated myriad market and nonmarket challenges. The market strategies and the nonmarket forces that constrain those strategies are largely... View Details
Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Monopoly; Television Entertainment; Public Opinion; Geographic Scope; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Greene, Hillary, and Dennis Yao. "Navigating Natural Monopolies: Market Strategy and Nonmarket Challenges in Radio and Television Audience Measurement Markets." In Strategy Beyond Markets. Vol. 34, edited by John de Figueiredo, Michael Lenox, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Rick Vanden Bergh, 367–411. Advances in Strategic Management. Emerald Group Publishing, 2016.
- 1960
- Other Unpublished Work
Radio Station WCMF - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox and J. Sterling Livingston
- 1961
- Other Unpublished Work
Radio Station WECB - HBS Analysis and Decision Case
By: J. Ronald Fox and J. Sterling Livingston
- December 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Teaching Note
Comcast Corporation
By: Anita Elberse
Teaching Note for 507080. View Details
Keywords: Media and Broadcasting Industry