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- 2024
- Working Paper
What Is Newsworthy? Theory and Evidence
By: Luis Armona, Matthew Gentzkow, Emir Kamenica and Jesse M. Shapiro
We study newsworthiness in theory and practice. We focus on situations in which a news outlet observes the realization of a state of the world and must decide whether to report the realization to a consumer who pays an opportunity cost to consume the report. The... View Details
Armona, Luis, Matthew Gentzkow, Emir Kamenica, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "What Is Newsworthy? Theory and Evidence." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 32512, May 2024.
- June 2024
- Teaching Note
Roku 2021
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 721-480. This case is used to explore the strategic concept of "look forward, reason back." Roku in 2021 is trying to figure out the future of television and streaming media. Students are asked to provide a vision for television and... View Details
- February 1982 (Revised December 1991)
- Teaching Note
Quabbin Cablevision Co., Teaching Note
By: Henry B. Reiling
Teaching Note for (9-282-003). View Details
- June 2020
- Supplement
Comcast Corporation (B)
The (B) case, set in the summer of 2020, highlights the concern of Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, as the streaming war intensifies. In a short period of time several new streaming services, such as Disney+, Apple TV+, Quibi, and HBO Max were launched and cable subscription... View Details
- April 2014
- Supplement
Interview: Man Jit Singh at Sony Entertainment Television
By: Linda A. Hill and Allison J. Wigen
Contains excerpts from an interview with Man Jit Singh. Singh discusses the results of events covered in the case "Man Jit Singh at Sony Entertainment Television," including his decision to begin evaluating employees on values as well as performance.
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Keywords: Performance Appraisals; Leading Change; Leadership; Emerging Markets; Organizational Culture; Performance Evaluation; Groups and Teams; Change Management; Media and Broadcasting Industry; India
Hill, Linda A., and Allison J. Wigen. "Interview: Man Jit Singh at Sony Entertainment Television." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 414-708, April 2014.
- April 2013
- Case
Grupo RBS (A)
By: John A. Davis and Courtney Collette
This case reviews the two-generation history of the Brazilian media company, RBS, and examines how the second generation family CEO manages through a crisis facing the company. View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Family Ownership; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Brazil
Davis, John A., and Courtney Collette. "Grupo RBS (A)." Harvard Business School Case 813-164, April 2013.
- May 1993 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
ABC Company
Herzlinger, Regina E. "ABC Company." Harvard Business School Case 193-169, May 1993. (Revised June 1993.)
- May 1993
- Teaching Note
WJAC (A)—The Birth of a Radio Station TN
- May 1991 (Revised March 1992)
- Teaching Note
USA Today, Teaching Note
By: Robert L. Simons
Teaching Note for (9-191-004). View Details
Keywords: Media and Broadcasting Industry
- June 2007 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Opening Pandora's Box
By: Willy C. Shih, Stephen P. Kaufman, Melissa Marie Blakeley and Marissa Wairy Dent
Pandora.com provided a highly customizable online radio service tailored to listeners' musical preferences and had registered explosive growth since its September 2005 launch. But proposed changes in royalty rates threatened to kill off many Internet radio sites,... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Entrepreneurship; Disruptive Innovation; Intellectual Property; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Operations; Internet; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Shih, Willy C., Stephen P. Kaufman, Melissa Marie Blakeley, and Marissa Wairy Dent. "Opening Pandora's Box." Harvard Business School Case 607-135, June 2007. (Revised April 2009.)
- April 2007
- Case
Schibsted
By: Bharat N. Anand and Sophie Hood
In 2006, newspaper firms in developed markets were severely threatened on three fronts: the growth of online news, online classified advertising, and free newspapers. Schibsted, however, had managed to cope with these challenges successfully, and had become something... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Product Launch; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Adaptation; Competitive Advantage; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Scandinavia
Anand, Bharat N., and Sophie Hood. "Schibsted." Harvard Business School Case 707-474, April 2007.
- March 2007
- Teaching Note
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (TN)
Teaching note to 707523. View Details
- May 2006
- Teaching Note
Activision: The 'Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer' Project (TN)
Keywords: Media and Broadcasting Industry
- March 2006 (Revised June 2006)
- Case
The Speedway That Won't Slow Down
Dick Berggren, well-known FOXTV announcer for NASCAR races and executive editor of Speedway Illustrated magazine, considers how to grow the business he founded and balance his time, energy, and commitments to his wife. Explores the explosive growth of media businesses... View Details
Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Business Plan; Media; Sports; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
Nash, Laura L., and Reed Martin. "The Speedway That Won't Slow Down." Harvard Business School Case 806-124, March 2006. (Revised June 2006.)
- December 2003 (Revised July 2005)
- Module Note
Making Sense of Media Conglomerates
By: Bharat N. Anand
The media and entertainment sector has been characterized by the persistence of conglomeration over long periods of time, on the one hand, and several recent visible failures, on the other. Examines these phenomena in an attempt to make sense of each. View Details
- June 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
WorldSpace: Digital Radio for the Developing World
By: Debora L. Spar
Describes the evolution of WorldSpace, the world's first major provider of digital radio service to the developing world. The brainchild of Noah Samara, an African-born, American-trained lawyer, WorldSpace has a dual commercial and social mission. Samara wants to... View Details
Keywords: Information; Social Entrepreneurship; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Developing Countries and Economies; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Asia; Latin America; Africa
Spar, Debora L., Allison Morhaim, and Bharesh Patel. "WorldSpace: Digital Radio for the Developing World." Harvard Business School Case 702-034, June 2002. (Revised August 2002.)
- October 1998
- Case
Star TV in India--1998
By: Tarun Khanna, Geetu S Karnani and Tanya Z Haider
Khanna, Tarun, Geetu S Karnani, and Tanya Z Haider. "Star TV in India--1998." Harvard Business School Case 799-049, October 1998.
- August 1991 (Revised February 1992)
- Case
Gain Sharing at Star Cablevision Group
By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and Sarah Ann Greene
Describes Star's experiment with gain sharing over a three-year period. Background on the industry and company's history are provided to establish the context for the shift to pay-for-performance. Describes the three different gain sharing programs, the resulting... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Service Delivery; Performance Productivity; Television Entertainment; Compensation and Benefits; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Schlesinger, Leonard A., and Sarah Ann Greene. "Gain Sharing at Star Cablevision Group." Harvard Business School Case 692-012, August 1991. (Revised February 1992.)
- 2005
- Chapter
The Entrepreneurial M-Form: A Case Study of Strategic Integration in a Global Media Company
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Joseph L. Bower
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Integration; Globalized Firms and Management; Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Joseph L. Bower. "The Entrepreneurial M-Form: A Case Study of Strategic Integration in a Global Media Company." Chap. 13 in From Resource Allocation to Strategy, edited by Joseph L. Bower and Clark Gilbert. U.K.: Oxford University Press, 2005.