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- 27 May 2021
- Video
2022 Hollywood IFC
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Hollywood Squared
others. “In Hollywood shorthand, Pascal’s the creative and Lynton’s the suit, but that shorthand suggests more conflict, and rigid boundaries, than exist for this pair,” Variety (September 10, 2007) asserted. Said Pascal of Lynton, “What... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 13 Sep 2019
- News
Hollywood Ending
best possible content.” The decision seems to be helping the company gain access to the A-list talent it needs to make good on its promise of premium entertainment. The Hollywood press is thick with ink about Quibi’s latest deals, such as... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Hollywood Story
Ruth Epstein (MBA ’88) never went to film school, but nine years at Goldman Sachs proved to be great training for her new career in Hollywood. With fifteen-hour workdays filled with legal and financial negotiations, and the uncertainty of each new venture, investment... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Hollywood Backstory
Armbruster Photo courtesy of Michael Armbruster While Hollywood is more than capable of glorifying the cardinal sins, it's also adroit at depicting our shortcomings as human beings. Good protagonists in stories (and in life) think,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Hollywood and Humility
WICZYK AND SATCHU: With Hollywood’s major studios increasingly risk-averse, a pair of HBS classmates finds a winning niche. Media Rights Capital (MRC) founders and co-CEOs Mordecai (“Modi”) Wiczyk and Asif Satchu (both MBA ’99) are among the hottest dealmakers in... View Details
- 12 Sep 2019
- News
Crowd Sourcing Is Helping Hollywood Reduce the Risk of Movie-Making
- October 2017
- Case
LeBron James: Building a Hollywood Empire
By: Anita Elberse
It is June 2016. Superstar basketball player LeBron James and his childhood friend and business partner Maverick Carter are celebrating James’ third NBA championship. The duo will soon have to decide on a strategy for their media businesses—their film and television... View Details
Keywords: Film; Motion Picutres; Superstar; Innovation; Creative Industries; Talent; General Management; Celebrities; Marketing; Entertainment; Sports; Media; Film Entertainment; Innovation Strategy; Talent and Talent Management; Strategy; Digital Strategy; Sports Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Elberse, Anita. "LeBron James: Building a Hollywood Empire." Harvard Business School Case 518-042, October 2017.
- 17 Nov 2015
- News
Hollywood on the Yellow Sea
- August 2019 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
Participant Media: Social Impact in Hollywood
By: Mark R. Kramer and Brooke D. Biederman
Kramer, Mark R., and Brooke D. Biederman. "Participant Media: Social Impact in Hollywood." Harvard Business School Case 720-364, August 2019. (Revised July 2020.)
- November 2010 (Revised February 2011)
- Case
Hollywood in India: Protecting Intellectual Property (A)
By: Lakshmi Iyer and Namrata Arora
In January 2010, Fox Star Studios is preparing to release the Bollywood film My Name is Khan in Indian and international markets. What strategies should the company adopt to protect their intellectual property? How much should the company invest in anti-piracy... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Copyright; Lawsuits and Litigation; Emerging Markets; Business Strategy; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; India
Iyer, Lakshmi, and Namrata Arora. "Hollywood in India: Protecting Intellectual Property (A)." Harvard Business School Case 711-017, November 2010. (Revised February 2011.)
- Article
Hollywood on the Yellow Sea
By: Willy C. Shih and Henry McGee
Wang Jianlin, one of China's richest men, is creating a rival to the American dream factory, from scratch. View Details
Keywords: Competition; Film Entertainment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; China; United States
Shih, Willy C., and Henry McGee. "Hollywood on the Yellow Sea." The Atlantic 316, no. 5 (December 2015): 44–51.
- 10 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Has #MeToo Changed How Hollywood Hires?
After sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein ignited the #MeToo movement on social media, Hollywood producers began hiring more female film writers than they did before the scandal, new research finds. What's more, producers... View Details
- July 2021
- Teaching Note
Participant Media: Social Impact in Hollywood
By: Mark R. Kramer
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-364. View Details
- November 2010 (Revised February 2011)
- Supplement
Hollywood in India: Protecting Intellectual Property (B)
By: Lakshmi Iyer and Namrata Arora
Iyer, Lakshmi, and Namrata Arora. "Hollywood in India: Protecting Intellectual Property (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 711-018, November 2010. (Revised February 2011.)
- July 2006
- Background Note
Out of Frame: The Coming Digital Disruption of Hollywood
By: Stephen P. Bradley, Brian DeLacey and Reed Martin
The record opening of the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, starring Johnny Depp, had finally provided the industry with incontrovertible proof that it was still possible to draw massive audiences to movie theaters. Grossing $136 million during its opening... View Details
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Scandal, Social Movement, and Change: Evidence from #MeToo in Hollywood
By: Hong Luo and Laurina Zhang
Social movements have the potential to effect change in firm decision-making. In this paper, we examine whether the #MeToo movement, spurred by the Harvey Weinstein scandal, led to changes in the likelihood of Hollywood producers working with female writers on new... View Details
Keywords: Gender Inequality; Social Movement; Scandal; Creative Industries; Project Selection; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Social Issues; Film Entertainment; Projects; Change
Luo, Hong, and Laurina Zhang. "Scandal, Social Movement, and Change: Evidence from #MeToo in Hollywood." Management Science 68, no. 2 (February 2022): 1278–1296.
- 27 Sep 2015
- News
Pharma gives drug development the Hollywood treatment
- March 2024
- Case
Ava DuVernay's Array: Disrupting the Hollywood Film Industry
By: Anita Elberse and Morgan Brewton-Johnson
In February 2023 acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay is filming her latest movie, Origin, a daring adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. With Origin, DuVernay is pioneering a method to finance the endeavor—through a combination of... View Details
Keywords: Financing and Loans; Intellectual Property; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Disruption; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Elberse, Anita, and Morgan Brewton-Johnson. "Ava DuVernay's Array: Disrupting the Hollywood Film Industry." Harvard Business School Case 524-071, March 2024.