Publications
Publications
- January 1995 (Revised September 1997)
- HBS Case Collection
TV Guide (B)
Abstract
TV Guide, the nation's most profitable and largest magazine, attempts entry into the world of electronic publishing. The crux of TV Guide's strategy is to transform the magazine's content into a centralized database that can be accessed by new businesses, like on-screen programming guides for television, online service companies, and cutting-edge Internet applications developers. The case covers the development issues TV Guide faced in each business and the problems it foresaw trying to manage such disparate businesses under one umbrella.
Keywords
Market Entry and Exit; Service Delivery; Information Technology; Marketing; Information Publishing; Service Industry; Publishing Industry
Citation
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Steven M. Salzinger. "TV Guide (B)." Harvard Business School Case 395-032, January 1995. (Revised September 1997.)