What ’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition 1 Stephen Bates and Anthony J. Ferri What’s Entertainment? Notes Toward a Definition Introduction Entertainment has been a part of all cultures‚ from the Chauvet Cave paintings to the iPad. For Rothman‚ it is “the storehouse of national values” (xviii). Perhaps nowhere is that observation more apt than in the United States‚ a nation that Gabler terms a “republic of entertainment” (11). Many Americans seem to feel entitled to high-quality
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MARKETING 461: CONSUMER BEHAVIOR DISNEY CONSUMER PRODUCTS: MARKETING NUTRITION TO KIDS CASE OVERVIEW: In September 2006 Disney Consumer Products (DCP)‚ the licensing arm of the Walt Disney Company‚ introduced a broad line of child-oriented “better for you” foods ranging from fresh fruits and vegetables to frozen meals through an exclusive partnership with Kroger supermarkets. “Disney Magic Selections” were designed to meet stringent nutritional requirements set by Disney and were supported by child-oriented
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(1) Why has Disney been successful so long? The Disney Company has been successful and they are a great example of a company that has been able to sustain superior performance. Disney has been able to ward off the competition and sustain a profitable business over the long haul‚ due to the inability to be imitated – they are protected by various barriers. Private Information - Disney has created characters and a brand that is unable to be duplicated. Walt Disney learned from his very first
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Case: Euro Disney opened in Paris in 1992‚ the standard model of Disney theme parks‚ long considered to be a formula for guaranteed financial success‚ soon ran into trouble. Tackling the many problems faced by Euro Disney operations has posed many new challenges to Disney‚ forcing them to reconsider their cookie-cutter standard model for success. For the Euro Disney theme park to survive‚ Disney must find ways to adapt their theme park model in a manner which preserves the best of Disney while more
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Cumberland Entertainment Summary of the case: Cumberland Entertainment is a Canadian-based company that had done very well for itself by finding and exploiting a niche market in North American music distribution. But major US clients had started producing their own titles‚ and were now direct competitors. What was worse‚ distributors had also started focusing on lower-end products from other suppliers and Cumberland’s modus operandi became unsustainable. CEO Tom Smith felt the only sensible course
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I. “I only hope we never lose sight of one thing- It was all started by a mouse‚” Walt Disney. The Walt Disney Company has grown dramatically since its start in 1923. Its financial statements show that the company is in a great financial situation and looks to be continuing in that direction. II. A) The top management team is made up of John E. Pepper Jr.‚ Robert A. Iger‚ and Thomas O. Staggs. Pepper‚ 69‚ is the chairman of the board while he is also the CEO of the National Railroad Freedom Center
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Disney’s Influence on American Culture How does one begin to describe a king? As generations change‚ society calls for new leaders and kings‚ that will continue to push the boundaries. Steven Watts describes it as: Hollywood’s leading fantasy factory… (187) Disney is much more prominent in society‚ its impact now lives in every household‚ as well as a place in everyone’s soul. Behind it all is a thriving business that will out live most humans now and in the future
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Entertainment Editorial Everyday life has had so many recent advancements. All the time new inventions are becoming available to the public. These inventions will help make the country be great and rise above all the others. Many of these new inventions are helping to make our country better because they make some things available in the homes that never were before. Once you would have to go out in the evening if you wanted to go out dancing with your wife. Well now dancing has been brought
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Strategic Analysis on HP-Disney Alliance Introduction On October 9th 2003‚ Walt Disney Company‚ an international entertainment and media enterprise‚ and global technology provider Hewlett-Packard (HP) declared a ten-year strategic alliance for the purpose of developing innovative technologies and promoting Disney consumers’ experiences. The arrangement was achieved by jointly disclosing “Mission: Space” ride‚ which had been collaboratively designed and developed by HP and Disney employees for several
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ndia’s Media and Entertainment: Introduction The Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in India. The industry primarily involves the creation‚ aggregation and distribution of content‚ products and services‚ news and information‚ advertising and entertainment through various channels and platforms such as Television‚ Print‚ Radio‚ and Films. Poised to grow at a compounded rate of 14 per cent to touch US$ 28 billion by 2015‚ the sector registered a growth
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