Digital Music - Publications - Faculty & Research

November 2006 (Revised March 2007)
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eDonkey--Deciding the Future of File Sharing

Sam Yagan, CEO of the upstart MetaMachine, Inc., received a letter from the Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. (RIAA) asking him to shut down eDonkey, MetaMachine's popular file-sharing system. In September 2005, more than 30 million users relied on... View Details

Keywords: Applications and Software; Crisis Management; Music Entertainment; Legal Liability; Copyright; Music Industry; Music Industry; United States

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The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports

Summary Nowhere has the impact of digital technology been felt more keenly than in the entertainment world, where it has dramatically changed how products are developed and managed—and how talent connects with audiences. In this... View Details

Keywords: Media & Entertainment; Media & Entertainment

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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

Friday, November 8 Video Recording (login required) Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well 8:00–9:00 a.m. EST Speaker: Amy Edmondson (PHDOB 1996) , Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management Video Recording (login required) Leading Transformation with a... View Details

10 Nov 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again

groups of constituents and board members, using technology wisely, and planning for a future in the digital world. It also shows that there are alternative paths for a CEO to take—and that a strong organizational leader can make up for... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

08 Aug 2022
HBS Case

Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS

Push Through the Pain? Related reading from the Working Knowledge Archives Tracks of My Tears: Reconstructing Digital Music Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu.... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta; Music; Music

30 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

2019 HarperBusiness The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power By: Cusumano, Michael A., Annabelle Gawer, and David B. Yoffie Abstract—The Business of Platforms explores the strategic,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

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Hiring Organizations

AxmedRx Ayala Corporation Ayala Land, Inc. Azolla Ventures B B Capital Bain & Company Bain Capital Bain Capital Ventures Balance Rock Partners Bank of America Barry-Wehmiller BC Partners BCG Digital Ventures Beanstalk Benefits Beartown... View Details

07 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

Pursuing a Deadly Opportunity

organizational legitimacy and the kind of moral order we want to create as a society," Anteby explains. The same issues could help us come to grips with the murky legal and ethical areas surrounding the digital age, for example.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health

14 Dec 2016
HBS Seminar

Siobhan O'Mahony and Rebecca Karp, Boston University

November 2017
Teaching Note

Tencent

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth

Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-426. Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking... View Details

Keywords: Tencent; Tencent Holdings; WeChat; Social Networking; Social Networks; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Video Games; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Portals; Payments; Mobile Payments; O2O; Online-to-offline; E-commerce; Messaging; Subscription Model; Freemium; Mobile App Industry; Smartphone; PC; Monetization Strategy; Antitrust; Streaming; Cloud Computing; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Alibaba; Facebook; JD.com; Tesla; Bundling; Synergies; Digital Strategy; Imitation; Licensing; Agility; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Communication Technology; Blogs; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Price; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Media; Distribution Channels; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Opportunities; Social and Collaborative Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Value Creation; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Segmentation; Business Units; Communication; Profit; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Music Industry; Asia; China; Canton (province, China)

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

O'Neill Alcoa, 1987–1999 Anthony J. F. O'Reilly H. J. Heinz Company, 1979–1998 Adolph S. Ochs New York Times, 1896–1935 David M. Ogilvy Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, 1954–1975 Ransom E. Olds Reo Motor Car Company, 1904–1915 Kenneth H. Olsen View Details

29 Nov 2010
HBS Case

United Breaks Guitars

object lesson in what that means for big, recognizable companies and their brands. "United Breaks Guitars" documents the incredible viral power of social media, analyzing the reach and impact of a clever customer complaint music... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

the Board of Trustees for Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. Yat-Pang (MBA 2000) and Helina Au Fellowship The Yat-Pang and Helina Au Fellowship was established through the generosity of Yat-Pang Au (MBA 2000). Yat-Pang is founder,... View Details

21 Apr 2023
Research & Ideas

The $15 Billion Question: Have Loot Boxes Turned Video Gaming into Gambling?

a window into what data-driven regulation of digital platforms should look like in the future—deeply grounded both in the analysis of consumers behavior on the platform and complementing existing regulatory standards. “What’s fascinating... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis; Video Game; Media & Broadcasting

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Podcast - Business & Environment

Podcast Podcast Business and policy leaders join Harvard Business School faculty to discuss what businesses are doing, can do, and should do to confront climate change. Follow on Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify iHeart Pocket Casts Amazon View Details

26 Sep 2011
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

right. As revenues from recorded music steadily declined from 2004 to 2008, concert revenues steadily rose, according to data presented in the case. "Advances in digital technology have had a strong... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Music; Music

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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

look like? Fueled by advances in digital technology, will a select few superstars in media and sports come to have a bigger impact on popular culture than they do now, and how will they use their power? Will we see bigger bets on likely... View Details

12 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

New Research Explores Multi-Sided Markets

company that is vertically integrated to some extent into the content that runs on their devices. This can help in their current fight to establish the Blu-ray DVD standard, but has been a significant hindrance, because of internal conflicts of interest, in their... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Technology

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Partners - Case Method Project

Digital Arts Magnet Valley Glen, CA CA 52 of 65 Sean Reagan California High School Whittier, CA CA 53 of 65 Katy Rees The Harker School San Jose, CA CA 54 of 65 Jacob Reid Mission High School San Francisco, CA CA 55 of 65 Ricardo Reyes... View Details

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Kiran Gandhi

What’s the one thing you’re most excited about learning at HBS? The reason I’m here is to be in the classroom! In my previous job, I was the first digital analyst for Interscope Records. My boss had an MBA, and I realized that many people... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment/Media

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