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- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Media, VC Discussed at WSA Conference
The media and entertainment business can be a bit of a roller-coaster ride — particularly in today’s climate of tight margins and consolidation. But that state of flux creates opportunity, agreed panelists at the Women’s Student... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Don’t Mess with His Texas
WATERS: Betting the ranch on posterity. Lost Maples State Natural Area in the Hill Country of Texas is noted for its beautiful limestone canyons and native bigtooth maple trees. The park recently grew by 700 acres thanks to Lou Waters (MBA ’66), who, for a bargain... View Details
- 21 May 2021
- News
See Us Unite for Change
Courtesy Sheila Lirio Marcelo In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) month, MTV’s Entertainment brands are streaming a global television special, “See Us Unite for Change,” on May 21. Hosted by comedian Ken Jeong, the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Power Couple
Richard Sarnoff (MBA ’87), a group president at Random House, is one forward-looking media exec who has some impressive links to the industry’s past: His great-uncle, former RCA chairman David Sarnoff, was instrumental in developing the first commercial radio station... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Inside MTV’s Global Fame
Related Links Watch Bill Roedy describe his approach to taking MTV global In 1989, Bill Roedy (MBA ’79) was told to transform the American success story MTV into a global presence. Twenty years later, Roedy had built the largest View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Can't Knock the Hustle
POSEUR: A "living statue" mysteriously materialized A guerrilla-marketing campaign designed to promote a book about rapper and entertainment mogul Jay-Z became the subject of a recent EC case by HBS professor Anita Elberse. The... View Details
- 30 Aug 2018
- News
Sharing a Passion for Art
he notes. Sharing his love of art is a key motivation. While he sometimes arrives at Voorlinden before opening to enjoy a few moments alone in the quiet galleries, van Caldenborgh says an even better perk of his job is the chance to act as a tour guide. “It’s fun to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The State of Play
Meow Wolf is headed that way, too. A wildly popular arts and entertainment company with more than 2 million visitors a year, across three locations, Meow Wolf started in 2008 as decidedly offline. The founders were a group of artists who... View Details
- 26 Jul 2011
- News
An Entrepreneur of the Arts
children’s books about ballet based on The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella and held her first official book signing with the Joffrey Ballet in May. Efimova summarizes her work as “dedicated to sharing access to and enjoyment of the View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Up Side Story: HBS Show a Sold-Out Success
in love while entertaining the sold-out audience with humor, song, and dance. Each year since 1974, a group of hardworking students has pooled its writing, acting, and production skills to stage a Broadway-style performance that takes... View Details
- 28 Feb 2020
- News
Kelly Campbell Named President of Hulu
Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images Walt Disney Co. announced that it was promoting Kelly Campbell (MBA 2005) to president of the streaming service Hulu, the Los Angeles Times reports. With 30 million subscribers and a host of network television... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Busy…Very Busy
Courtesy Thriving Office Bill Freund (MBA ’96) was working out of his home when he realized his telephone calls might pack more punch if they sounded like they were coming from a busy office. So he put together a CD that includes ringing phones, the barely audible... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Pyramid Scheme
(MBA ’03) told the Boston Globe (September 22, 2004). DuPlessie, who studied mechanical engineering at MIT, launched TOMB after gaining experience working on projects at Disney and Universal Studios. Boston-based TOMB, the first project of the new View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Action Plan: Come as You Are
After HBS, at his first job with Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Basseches oversaw multiple aspects of the museum’s exhibitions, including financial and staff management, marketing, sponsorship, and negotiations. Before joining the Royal... View Details
- 10 Feb 2014
- News
King of His Castle
APPLING George Appling (MBA 1998) has become king of his castle. The Texas native turned an "enduring passion" for Renaissance fairs into a successful business owning one. "What sets our fair apart is that we didn't build it to make money first. We built it because we... View Details
- 24 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Beau D'Arcy (MBA 2010)
Series win with a Smashing Pumpkins concert at Breakwater Chicago. We may need to build a second vessel for that one, though!" Can you finish this statement? "A great entertainment experience is " "' ...one that never ends.' Patrons... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
An Emmy Award–winning television writer, Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) started out by taking a sitcom writing class at the UCLA Extension School while working as a senior business planner at Walt Disney Studios. Now an executive producer for The Good Wife, he has also... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Full Stream Ahead
David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Paul Simon, and John Legend made headlines for catalog sales in 2021, a year that was noteworthy both for the volume of deals and their valuations. When Sony Music Entertainment bought Bruce... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
- News
How Michael Sheresky Helped Hidden Figures See the Light
Photo via Vanity Fair Photo via Vanity Fair Talent agent Michael Sheresky (MBA 1997) is half of a Hollywood power duo that helped the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures become a box office success. A recent feature in Vanity Fair details how Sheresky and his longtime... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment