BMG entertainment‚ the world’s fourth-largest media company‚ was a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG‚ a German media conglomerate. In 1999‚ it was a $4.6 billion music and entertainment company with more than 200 record labels and operations in 53 countries. Its revenue was derived from North America (51%)‚ Europe (32%)‚ Latin America (9%)‚ and Asia-Pacific (8%). Despite of this BMG Entertainment’s ability of generating huge revenue‚ and its operating strategies to make the company sound‚ the BMG Entertainment
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Case Summary #3: BMG Entertainment 2008310606 Ji Min Lee 1. Why have a handful of major record companies dominated the music industry through most of the last century? The world market of record music in 1990s was dominated by only five big corporations: BMG Entertainment‚ EMI‚ Sony Music Entertainment‚ Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. The majors could maintain their status thanks to patents and agreements‚ technological improvements and M&As. The majors had the complete
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SWOT Analysis and Recommendation if Music Industry Strengths: *First major record label to create websites branded towards different music genres. First major record label to use downloading technology to promote sales of CD’s and cassettes. *Merged with AOL--AOL has the largest internet service provider in the industry. *BMG was the largest music club in the world‚ and arguably the leader of the five major labels. *BMG set up a series of websites dedicated to specific genres of music. These
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Harrah’s Entertainment – Think Piece Organizational Assessment: Harrah’s Entertainment is one of the largest casino based entertainment companies in the US. They have invested a heavy amount of 100 million $ in information technology and they have moved away from “product centered” to “customer centered”. They use a strategy of “Database Marketing” where they utilize their collected data to make business decisions regarding marketing. They have an extensive rewards program where regular customers
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CASE STUDY IV.3 BMG(A) 2824309 Which geographic market areas should be chosen for closer analysis? Introduction Bertelsmann Music Group‚ (BMG)‚ is the global music division of Bertelsmann AG‚ a transnational media corporation founded in 1835‚ based in Gütersloh‚ Germany. Its headquarters are located in New York. BMG‚ established in 1987‚ is now one of the world’s biggest music companies with more than 200 record labels in 42 countries. It is also home to one of the industry’s
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment‚ the second largest record music company in the world. This study is about the Sony BMG’s Market Entry into Second Life‚ as Virtual World of Second Life becomes increasingly popular. It started as a little 3D online community in 2003 developed into a sophisticated virtual world with more than 4 million users from around the globe and with an economy larger than that of a small real-world country. As part of its search for new revenue streams in an industry that has frequently
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Thoma Bravo – Citect Corporation (HBS 9-209-022) Study Questions 1. Do you think TB or Schneider would create more value as the owner of Citect? 2. TB would assume what risks if they are the winning bidder? 3. Should TB continue to bid on Citect and at what price? Are the expected ROIs and IRRs to TB sufficient at your revised bid amount? (* note: a detailed evaluation model will be constructed during the class session *) Study Questions 1. Is Newell just another conglomerate? How
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Case: Land Securities Group (A): Choosing Cost or Fair Value on Adoption of IFRS Case Number: 9-105-014 Topic: Financial Reporting and Control Description: A U.K. real estate firm‚ required to adopt international accounting standards (IAS) by 2005‚ must change the reporting of its primary asset (investment property) from the revaluation model under U.K. GAAP to either the cost or fair-value model under IAS. This would have a number of effects on European investment property firms‚ including
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2010 [Type text] Emerging Company Finance FNCE 480 - Final Frank Kurupacheril [TRENDSETTER’S TWO ROADS] Trendsetter‚ Inc – a warehouse and distribution solution software company for clothing retailers is faced with the usual dilemma. They are running out of seed money that the founders contributed. Now they have received two term sheets from prospective VC’s. The ball is in the founders’ court who have to choose one after weighing pros and the cons. Contents Introduction .
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Case Analysis Saku Problem Synopsis of the Situation Saku offers products in six different product categories. Some of their products are doing well while sales of some products are declining. Certain segments are experiencing market growth while some others are close to stagnation. The company wants to determine a product portfolio for the next few years that will take advantage of opportunities for expansion without negatively impacting the current sales of its products. Key Issues
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