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- May 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Case
STAR TV (A)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and J. Peter Williamson
Concerns the decision whether or not to launch a satellite television service in Asia in the 1990-1991 period. STAR TV was a joint venture between Hutchison Whampoa and Li-Ka Shing and was established to launch such a service. Li-Ka Shing's son, Richard, was CEO.... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Decisions; Product Launch; Service Delivery; Adaptation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Asia; Europe; United States
Yoshino, Michael Y., and J. Peter Williamson. "STAR TV (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-212, May 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
Russell Simmons
Simmons was principally responsible for bringing rap and hip hop music into the cultural mainstream of America. His formation of Def Jam Records in the early eighties marked the beginning of rap as a dominant music form. By the end of the century, rap music had... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
Amos Hostetter, Jr.
With a few thousand dollars, Hostetter and a partner embarked on the development of a small cable company in the early sixties. Beginning with two small towns in Ohio, Continental Cablevision grew by providing better reception to rural communities. Over a three decade... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
Leonard H. Goldenson
As head of the merged American Broadcasting Company and Paramount Pictures, Goldenson became known as the man who “wed television to the movies.” Goldenson was able to convince Disney Studios and Warner Brothers to produce TV shows for ABC, such as series “Maverick,”... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- 18 May 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Impact of Mass Shootings on Gun Policy
- 12 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Crowds and Experts Kickstart the Arts
Philosophers have talked by turns about both the "wisdom" and "madness" of crowds. But when it comes to assessing and funding the arts, just how wise are crowds—and how does their wisdom compare to that of art experts? HBS Associate Professor Ramana Nanda sought to... View Details
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
When Reynold Levy took over as president of New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 2002, he faced a classic challenge for any nonprofit leader navigating a complex environment: staying relevant to the next generation. Levy knew that 18- to 44-year-olds... View Details
- 04 Dec 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Dynamics of Platform Competition: Exploring the Role of Installed Base, Platform Quality and Consumer Expectations
- 31 Aug 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Exclusivity and Control
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
In the Spotlight
Because the New York City Opera’s new general manager and artistic director, Gérard Mortier, won’t take over full-time until 2009, a distinguished stand-in has stepped into that role: NYCO board chair Susan Baker (MBA ’76). After a highly successful career in finance,... View Details
- 03 Apr 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Learning or Playing? The Effect of Gamified Training on Performance
- 27 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship in the Music Industry
structured summer project plan for me, and they wondered whether they “needed” an MBA level intern. Not to mention, budgets are tight. With some great advice from Harvard friends and faculty, as well as the incredible HBS Media & View Details
- Profile
Jackie Burgos
desire to see more diverse characters and story lines on Television. At HBS, the Career Services office has been especially supportive of Jackie’s ambition to further continue her success in the Media and Entertainment industry. “I use... View Details
- Web
It Takes a Village: Global Field Courses at Harvard Business School - MBA
Sciences Partners & Families Peek SVMP Social Enterprise Student Life Student Loans Student Profile Sustainability Video Blog Industries Industries Architecture Construction Consulting Consumer Packaged Goods Education Energy Engineering View Details
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Jonathan Bailey
experience, "that they were quite delighted and amused to get their tour from a Brit." Giving tours was the entertaining side of the serious Senate business of, "writing memos," Jonathan says, "for senior staff on... View Details
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Considerations of Fairness and Strategy: Experimental Data from Sequential Games
By: V. Prasnikar and A. E. Roth
Prasnikar, V., and A. E. Roth. "Considerations of Fairness and Strategy: Experimental Data from Sequential Games." Quarterly Journal of Economics 107, no. 3 (August 1992): 865–888.
- 06 Jul 2020
- News
Madame Gandhi is Running Her Music Career Just Like a Startup
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Aug 2017
- News
When Art Met Finance
Jeffrey Deitch, Jeff Koons, and Dakis Joannou at the opening of the exhibition “Everything That’s Interesting Is New,” The Dakis Joannou Collection, The Factory, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, 1996. (Photo via Artsy) Jeffrey Deitch, Jeff Koons, and Dakis Joannou... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment