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  • October 1990 (Revised March 1993)
  • Background Note

Note on Cable Television Regulation

By: Willis M. Emmons III
Examines the evolution of the U.S. cable television industry since its inception in the early 1950s. Particular emphasis is given to the roles played by technology, consumer demand, and regulation at both the local and federal level. Designed to facilitate a conceptual... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Demand and Consumers; Government Legislation; Business Growth and Maturation; Monopoly; Television Entertainment; Telecommunications Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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Emmons, Willis M., III. "Note on Cable Television Regulation." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-022, October 1990. (Revised March 1993.)
  • April 1993
  • Teaching Note

Note on Cable Television Regulation TN

By: Willis M. Emmons III
Teaching Note for (9-391-022). View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
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Emmons, Willis M., III. "Note on Cable Television Regulation TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 793-024, April 1993.
  • April 1990
  • Background Note

Note on the Cable Television Industry--1989

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Rosenbloom, Richard S. "Note on the Cable Television Industry--1989." Harvard Business School Background Note 390-175, April 1990.
  • 1998
  • Working Paper

Governance and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
Keywords: Governance; Risk Management; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Governance and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 98-111, June 1998.
  • Book Review

Review of "Blue Skies: A History of Cable Television

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
Keywords: History; Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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Eisenmann, Thomas R. Review of "Blue Skies: A History of Cable Television." Business History Review 83, no. 2 (Summer 2009).
  • October 1993 (Revised October 1996)
  • Case

Paragould City Cable

By: Willis M. Emmons III
Unhappy with the prices provided by the local, privately owned cable television operator, the city of Paragould, Arkansas constructs a competing municipally owned cable system. Once in operation, Paragould City Cable faces vigorous competition from the incumbent... View Details
Keywords: Business Strategy; Television Entertainment; Competitive Strategy; Distribution Channels; Media; Public Sector; Programs; Growth and Development Strategy; Cost; Performance Improvement; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Arkansas
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Emmons, Willis M., III. "Paragould City Cable." Harvard Business School Case 794-030, October 1993. (Revised October 1996.)
  • 1998
  • Working Paper

The U.S. Cable Television Industry, 1948-1995: Managerial Capitalism in Eclipse

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
Keywords: Management Systems; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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Eisenmann, Thomas R. "The U.S. Cable Television Industry, 1948-1995: Managerial Capitalism in Eclipse." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 99-050, October 1998.
  • 1998
  • Article

Governance and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry

By: T. R. Eisenmann
Keywords: Governance; Risk and Uncertainty; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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Eisenmann, T. R. "Governance and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry." Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (1998).
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The U.S. Cable Television Industry, 1948-1995: Managerial Capitalism in Eclipse

By: T. R. Eisenmann
Keywords: Management Systems; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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Eisenmann, T. R. "The U.S. Cable Television Industry, 1948-1995: Managerial Capitalism in Eclipse." Business History Review 74, no. 1 (Spring 2000).
  • 1998
  • Working Paper

Diversification and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
Keywords: Risk Management; Diversification; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Diversification and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 99-003, July 1998.
  • April 2015 (Revised June 2020)
  • Case

Comcast Corporation (A)

By: Sunil Gupta, Henry McGee, Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Margaret L. Rodriguez
In March 2015, the U.S. television industry received a major wake-up call. HBO, a premium cable channel with over 30 million subscribers, had announced it would begin offering a standalone streaming service. This new service would allow customers to bypass the cable... View Details
Keywords: Cable Television; HBO; Industry Evolution; Television Entertainment; Disruption; Business Model; Competitive Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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Gupta, Sunil, Henry McGee, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Comcast Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 715-457, April 2015. (Revised June 2020.)
  • 1998
  • Working Paper

Organizational Form and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry

By: Thomas R. Eisenmann
Keywords: Risk Management; Organizational Design; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United States
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Eisenmann, Thomas R. "Organizational Form and Risk Taking in the U.S. Cable Television Industry." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 99-004, July 1998.
  • June 1999 (Revised August 2004)
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NFL-Network Television Contracts, 1998-2005, The

By: Stephen A. Greyser
The National Football League (NFL) is negotiating its next round of national television contracts with its broadcast and cable TV partners. The revenues from these contracts constitute a major source of income for the individual NFL teams. The case provides information... View Details
Keywords: History; Rights; Contracts; Business Earnings; Negotiation; Partners and Partnerships; Budgets and Budgeting; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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Greyser, Stephen A. "NFL-Network Television Contracts, 1998-2005, The." Harvard Business School Case 599-039, June 1999. (Revised August 2004.)
  • June 2020
  • Supplement

Comcast Corporation (B)

By: Sunil Gupta, Henry McGee and Felix Oberholzer-Gee
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
Keywords: Cable Television; Industry Evolution; Television Entertainment; Disruption; Business Model; Competitive Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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Gupta, Sunil, Henry McGee, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee. "Comcast Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 720-481, June 2020.
  • 1979
  • Chapter

The Impact of the Cable Converter on Television Viewing Patterns: A Pilot Study

By: K. Hardy, J. Quelch, I. Spencer and H. Munro
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Hardy, K., J. Quelch, I. Spencer, and H. Munro. "The Impact of the Cable Converter on Television Viewing Patterns: A Pilot Study." In Developments in Marketing Science. Vol. 2, edited by H. Gitlow and E. Wheatley, 114–118. Miami, FL: Academy of Marketing Science, 1979.
  • 10 Jul 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Cable TV: From Community Antennas to Wired Cities

John Walson launched the first commercial cable television system in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, an Appalachian town eighty-six miles from Philadelphia. 1,2 Walson worked as a lineman for Pennsylvania Power... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Media & Broadcasting; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation
  • winter 1997
  • Article

The Effects of Market Structure and Ownership on Prices and Service Offerings in the Cable Television Industry

By: Willis Emmons and Robin A. Prager
Keywords: Markets; Ownership; Price; Service Delivery; Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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Emmons, Willis, and Robin A. Prager. "The Effects of Market Structure and Ownership on Prices and Service Offerings in the Cable Television Industry." RAND Journal of Economics 28, no. 4 (winter 1997): 732–750.
  • September 2017 (Revised December 2017)
  • Case

Hulu: Redefining the Way People Experience TV

By: Henry W. McGee and Christine Snively
In May 2017, Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins announced the launch of Hulu Live TV, a new offering that would "change the way people experience TV." The new service would allow consumers to bypass traditional cable and satellite delivery and use the Internet to access live... View Details
Keywords: Television Industry; Internet; Television Entertainment; Internet and the Web; Disruptive Innovation; Competitive Strategy; Price; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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McGee, Henry W., and Christine Snively. "Hulu: Redefining the Way People Experience TV." Harvard Business School Case 318-002, September 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
  • October 2015 (Revised February 2016)
  • Teaching Note

Comcast Corporation

By: Sunil Gupta, Henry McGee and Felix Oberholzer-Gee
In March 2015, Richard Plepler, the CEO of Home Box Office (HBO) announced the company's new 'over the top,' or OTT service, HBO Now, that consumers could stream online for a monthly fee of $14.99 without paying for a cable subscription. Soon, CBS followed and... View Details
Keywords: Television Industry; Television; Marketing; Television Entertainment; Telecommunications Industry
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Gupta, Sunil, Henry McGee, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee. "Comcast Corporation." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 516-048, October 2015. (Revised February 2016.)
  • August 2014 (Revised June 2019)
  • Case

MRC's House of Cards

By: Anita Elberse
In March 2011, Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk, co-chairmen and co-chief executive officers at independent production company Media Rights Capital (MRC), are debating whether to accept a licensing offer from Netflix for their most ambitious project to date, a new... View Details
Keywords: Television; House Of Cards; Asif Satchu; Modi Wiczyk; Netflix; Media Rights Capital; Information Technology; Change Management; Marketing; Television Entertainment; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
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Elberse, Anita. "MRC's House of Cards." Harvard Business School Case 515-003, August 2014. (Revised June 2019.)
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