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- December 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
The Metropolitan Opera (A)
By: Anita Elberse and Crissy Perez
In April 2007, the New York City Metropolitan Opera's general manager Peter Gelb looks back on the first season of a daring experiment to broadcast performances live in high-definition to movie theaters across North America. While the "Live in HD" program has received... View Details
- Nov 2008
- Conference Presentation
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), United Artists, and Tom Cruise: A Case Study.
By: Anita Elberse
- July 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Betfair vs. UK Bookmakers
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Neil Campbell
Betting exchanges provide an electronic platform that allows ordinary consumers to not only back teams to win, but also to lay odds for other punters to back. This business model allows punters to cut out the middleman of the bookmaker and leads to a much more... View Details
- 2008
- Working Paper
Unraveling Yields Inefficient Matchings: Evidence from Post-season College Football Bowls
By: Guillaume R. Frechette, Alvin E. Roth and M. Utku Unver
Many markets have "unraveled" and experienced inefficient, early, dispersed transactions, and subsequently developed institutions to delay transaction timing. However, it has previously proved difficult to measure and identify the resulting efficiency gains. Prior to... View Details
- June 2008
- Case
Threadless: The Business of Community (Instructor's Version)
By: Karim R. Lakhani and Zahra Kanji
The instructor version of Threadless includes the Threadless student version multimedia case as well as four additional videos that can be used to enhance class discussion. The first video presents community reaction to the proposal from the large retailer. The next... View Details
- June 2008
- Supplement
Walt Disney Company's Sleeping Beauty Bonds - Duration Analysis - courseware
- May 2008
- Teaching Note
Hasbro Games -- POX (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Elie Ofek and David B. Godes
Teaching Note for [505046] and [505047]. View Details
- May 2008
- Supplement
Hasbro Games -- POX (A) and (B), Supporting Video
By: Elie Ofek
The video contains advertisements and media related clips regarding the launch of Hasbro's POX handheld game. View Details
- May 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Radiohead: Music at Your Own Price (A)
By: Anita Elberse and Jason Bergsman
In October 2007, the British band Radiohead caused a stir when it announced it would allow customers to decide how much to pay for its new album, released exclusively as a digital download and available only from the band's own website. The pricing plan represented a... View Details
- May 2008 (Revised June 2009)
- Supplement
Radiohead: Music at Your Own Price (B)
By: Anita Elberse and Jason Bergsman
- April 2008
- Background Note
Broadband and Video Games: Playing and Winning Together
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
This note examines the relationship between video gaming devices (console, handhelds, mobile and PC) and gaming software development. The impact of broadband, wireless technologies and other innovations are also presented. View Details
- April 2008
- Teaching Note
Sony PlayStation 3: Game Over? (TN)
By: Elie Ofek
Teaching Note for [508076]. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
- March 2008
- Background Note
Marketing Input and Innovation Strategy
By: Elie Ofek
This note develops a framework for considering the challenges of incorporating marketing input when setting innovation strategy. The framework lays out the possible innovation opportunities a firm can entertain and describes how the customer knowledge gained from... View Details
- March 2008 (Revised September 2008)
- Case
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By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Firas Alkhatib
Mohammed Harib placed his phone on the desk in front of him. As he sat back in his chair and looked out the window, he began to take stock of how his life had taken such a dramatic path over the last few years. Life was good for the founder and CEO of Lammtara... View Details
- March 2008 (Revised April 2008)
- Case
Sony PlayStation 3: Game Over?
By: Elie Ofek
Outlines the challenges faced by Sony with the launch of its PlayStation 3. Information on the 2006 and 2007 holiday seasons and the success of rival consoles is outlined. In addition, the case allows examining the costs and revenues associated with a business model... View Details
- March 2008 (Revised November 2008)
- Case
Sony Digital Entertainment, Japan
By: Anita Elberse
It is late 2007. So-called cell phone ("keitai") novels have turned into an extremely popular form of entertainment-on-the- go in Japan, in particular among young, female readers. In fact, consisting mostly of love stories written by amateurs in short sentences and... View Details
- January 2008
- Teaching Note
TiVo 2007: DVRs and Beyond (TN)
By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
Teaching Note for [708401]. View Details
- December 2007
- Background Note
The Music Recording Industry: Digital Rocks
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Nancy Bartlett
Digital and mobile technologies profoundly and forever changed the long-held value proposition for the recorded music industry--the 12-song physical CD selling at $15. By 2007, it was apparent that the music recording business had become a digital business, and... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Disruption; Music Entertainment; Distribution; Practice; Technology Adoption; Value; Music Industry
- December 2007 (Revised August 2014)
- Case
Xanadu on Broadway
By: Anita Elberse
Can one of Hollywood's biggest flops magically turn into a Broadway hit? Xanadu, an adaptation of a 1980 Olivia Newton-John roller-disco film described by one critic as "the epic failure to end all epic failures," opened on Broadway in July 2007. Producer Rob Ahrens,... View Details