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- March 2002 (Revised July 2002)
- Case
TiVo in 2002: Consumer Behavior
Brodie Keast is anxious to understand the sharp contrast between the inertia of prospects and the deep emotional response shown by converted users of TiVo. After an overview of the company's situation and problems, the case focuses on different kinds of data (sales... View Details
Wathieu, Luc R., and Michael A. Zoglio. "TiVo in 2002: Consumer Behavior." Harvard Business School Case 502-062, March 2002. (Revised July 2002.)
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Change Channel
background as an example of the diversity of the gay experience in America. “Advertisers and cable servers seem to understand that this is one of the last great underserved market segments,” Graden noted. “If you’re gay or lesbian, you have seen yourself represented on... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- Career Coach
Jim Warner
Television Network. He joined Avenue A, a pioneering digital media start-up, in 2000 and led the company’s East coast operations through the ups and downs and ups of the decade. Avenue A acquired Razorfish and together they became the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Going Down Easy
show (Sundays at 4:30 p.m.) shuns an “overheated” approach. “It doesn’t constantly remind people what a good idea it is to be watching this television show.” View Details
Lew R. Wasserman
When Wasserman joined MCA, it was a talent agency, and he rose to the rank of president by attracting and being a strong advocate for a growing list of clients. Seeing the potential of the television industry, however, Wasserman set MCA... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- Profile
Monica Dodi
As a cofounder and managing director of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF), Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) backs female-led, early-stage ventures in digital media and sustainable products and services. Dodi says these emerging consumer markets for women and families will... View Details
- Portrait Project
Ron Babalakin
desperately wished that I could bring the world to Nigeria to show it how I lived. I will bring African stories and storytellers to global audiences. I will feed these audiences diverse film and television stories about the multifaceted... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
The Message and the Media: Advertising's Brave New World
companies strengthening themselves across several media activities. Thus Disney, which began as an entertainment provider before adding network and cable television companies, now owns a 43 percent stake in Infoseek, the Internet search... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- Web
Skilled fingers required for Philcos - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Chapter Images The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next Skilled fingers required for Philcos ca. 1926 Phico Radio and Television Corporation Chas P. Mills Skilled fingers deftly assemble... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Stealth Mogul
purchased and revived Wired magazine before selling it at a sizable profit to CondŽ Nast. Last year, Providence led a consortium that bought the largest cable television company in Europe. A native of Providence and a graduate of Brown... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A business career comes full circle
Henry McGee (AB 1974, MBA 1979) spent 34 years at Home Box Office, helping to develop the television company into an international powerhouse. As president of HBO Home Entertainment, the DVD and digital program distribution division, he... View Details
L. Lowry Mays
Beginning with one small radio station in 1972, Mays went on to create a massive media empire under the name Clear Channel Communications. Mays was particularly aggressive in acquiring new entities as deregulation spread to the radio and telecommunications industries.... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
John W. Kluge
sale of substantial and wide ranging assets ranging from his television and radio broadcasting interests to outdoor advertising, paging, cellular telephone and entertainment businesses. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Running Up the Score
industry as another catalyst was gathering critical mass: the dynamic pairing of television and sports. Neil R. Austrian (MBA '68), president of the National Football League, explains: "The 1958 Colts-Giants overtime game was the NFL's... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
The Play's the Thing
Baron, the first non-European to win the prestigious award. "I think it's a well-made story, and it's funny," said Baron, a former executive with American Express and Coca-Cola who later became a television and movie writer. "It's really... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Faculty Research Online
business case on the icon of daytime television and chairman of a major media empire was challenge enough for Professor Nancy Koehn and colleagues. Oprah Winfrey’s visit to the HBS campus in spring 2005 to talk with graduating students... View Details
Michael R. Bloomberg
expansive financial coverage. He parlayed his initial success on Wall Street into a full-service financial news media empire including radio stations, television programs, and Internet coverage before becoming the Mayor of New York City. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
An Excerpt from The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care
changes. As an illustration, when color television was invented, nobody would buy color TVs because no network was broadcasting in color. And networks would not broadcast in color because nobody owned color televisions. It took David... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- March 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Time Warner Inc. vs. The Walt Disney Company (A): Pulling the Plug
Describes negotiation impasse between Time Warner, Inc. and The Walt Disney Co. over the retransmission of the ABC Network over Time Warner's cable systems. More broadly, the case depicts the shifting balance of power between content creators and distributors in the... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Process; Internet and the Web; Television Entertainment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Telecommunications Industry
Watkins, Michael D., and Cate Reavis. "Time Warner Inc. vs. The Walt Disney Company (A): Pulling the Plug." Harvard Business School Case 801-186, March 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
John C. Malone
formed joint partnerships to build a combined cable telephone system in Britain. Under Malone’s leadership, TCI became the #2 cable television operation in the United States and grew into a media powerhouse that he eventually sold to... View Details
Keywords: Communications