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June 2005
Teaching Note

The Walt Disney Co.: The Entertainment King (TN)

By: David J. Collis

Teaching Note to (9-701-035). View Details

Keywords: History; Business or Company Management; Creativity; Boundaries; Business Strategy; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry

27 Mar 2019
Blog Post

From SNL to Showtime: Pursuing a Career in Entertainment

thought an MBA would help me with that transition. I'd been working in investment banking, and I knew I wanted to shift into entertainment. HBS has amazing entertainment classes/clubs/alumni, so it felt like... View Details

11 Sep 2012
News

Harvard conducts case study on Farhan's Excel Entertainment

April 2003 (Revised November 2005)
Teaching Note

Sony AIBO: The World's First Entertainment Robot (TN)

By: Youngme E. Moon

Teaching Note for (9-502-010). View Details

Keywords: Technology Industry; Japan; United States

15 May 2013
News

Third Point Said to Urge Sony for Entertainment IPO

March 1989
Teaching Note

Philips In-Car Entertainment (A), (B), & (C), and Industry Note: In-Car Entertainment, Teaching Note

By: F. Warren McFarlan and H. Jeff Smith

Keywords: Media; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry

March 2014
Case

Milk Baths and Charm Necklaces: Had Randy Weiner (Finally) Gone Too Far?

By: Mukti Khaire and Hannah Catzen

The case on Randy Weiner explores the tensions between artistic and financial imperatives in a for-profit immersive theater venture. In order to revive the dormant Manhattan nightclub "The Diamond Horseshoe," theater-impresario Randy Weiner created "The Queen of the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Theater Entertainment; New York (city, NY)

28 Nov 2022

Life at HBS Chat with the Entertainment & Media Club

Join us for a Life at HBS Chat with the Entertainment & Media Club. This event is a unique opportunity to hear straight from current HBS students about entertainment and media... View Details

December 2019
Supplement

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (B): Doing Right by Do-Rite Donuts

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman

July 2020 (Revised July 2023)
Case

Live Nation and Pharrell Williams

By: Anita Elberse and Kate Christensen

“We’re in business together, and whether we lose a few million dollars or make a few million dollars, let’s do this. If you think you can pull it off, I’m behind you.” Michael Rapino, chief executive officer of Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment... View Details

Keywords: Music; Entertainment; Superstars; Talent; Labor Economics; General Management; Music Entertainment; Media; Talent and Talent Management; Joint Ventures; Marketing; Strategy; Music Industry

07 May 2016
News

Harvard’s Anita Elberse Teaches Entertainment Ropes To Execs (And Celebrities)

Oct 2010
Keynote Speech

Technology's Impact on the Entertainment Industry: Will Blockbuster Strategies Survive?

By: Anita Elberse

Keywords: Information Technology; Entertainment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

January 2019 (Revised December 2019)
Case

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (A): Turning Over a New Leaf?

By: Lena G. Goldberg, Michael S. Kaufman, Zach Addy, Michelle Lee, Cordelia Shackleton and Tara Tomimoto

May 2017
Supplement

Betfair (B), (C), and (D) Case Slides

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and John Heilbron

Contains slides related to the Betfair B, C, and D cases.
Abstracts:
B) Buoyed by success in the market for gambling contracts, Betfair attempts to enter the market for financial products using its exchange model.
C) Prompted by a takeover bid from... View Details

Keywords: Betfair; Exchange; Betting; Leisure Industry; Betting Markets; Market Design; Digital Platforms; Diversification; Business Model; Laws and Statutes; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Europe

September 2020
Case

Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network

By: Anita Elberse and Julia McNicholas

Chip and Joanna Gaines, who have shot to fame as stars of the hit television show Fixer Upper, are preparing to launch their own television network. It is April 2019, a year since the home-renovation show Fixer Upper’s fifth season on cable channel HGTV ended, and more... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment; Television; Superstars; Innovation; Creative Industries; Talent; General Management; Celebrities; Television Entertainment; Entrepreneurship; Joint Ventures; Innovation and Invention; Marketing; Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

December 2018 (Revised September 2019)
Case

Brand Activism: Nike and Colin Kaepernick

By: Jill Avery and Koen Pauwels

Nike's selection of politically polarizing Colin Kaepernick as the spokesperson for the 30th anniversary of its iconic "Just Do It" campaign catapulted the brand into the media spotlight and made it a political flashpoint for consumers across America. Would the choice... View Details

Keywords: Digital Marketing; Entertainment; Politics; Activism; Brand Equity; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Communications; Sports; Advertising; Social Media; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; North America

2011
Book

Oprah, Leading With Heart

By: Nancy F. Koehn

Harvard Business School professor Nancy F. Koehn provides an inspiring example of a leader who leads not just from the head but the heart. Her name: Oprah Winfrey. Here, in this brief eBook, is how she built a media empire and the lessons you can apply to your own work... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment; Leadership