Wharton Media & Entertainment Club

Nominations for the 66th Annual Golden Globes Announced!

Communications — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:25:16 +0000

The Golden Globes are coming up on January 11th, here’s the list of nominees…

Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas – I’ve Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Rebecca Hall – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand – Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep – Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson – Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Javier Bardem – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell – In Bruges
James Franco – Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson – In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman – Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Kate Winslet – The Reader
Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tom Cruise – Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes – The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight

Creative Agents Agency (CAA) Seeking Wharton Students

Communications — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:57:59 +0000

CAA would like Wharton students to apply for their summer intern program and other full-time opportunities. For more information and to see position descriptions here

Potential Independent Study - Motion Picture & Cable Television

Communications — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:39:19 +0000

Nelson Gayton, a former adjunct faculty member at the Wharton School who now serves as an Adjunct Professor and the Executive Director of the UCLA Entertainment & Media Management Institute at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management is currently exploring arranging an independent study with Professor Joshua Eliashberg in the motion picture, cable television and new media space, and will be sponsoring this independent study with one of the entertainment industry’s most noted executives in film and cable television. Out of confidentiality, the name of this executive cannot yet be provided but engagement with him and me will be substantial and will, quite possibly, lead to an exciting career opportunity in a well-backed, entrepreneurial media and entertainment enterprise.

The independent study is likely to consist of 2 phases: the first, a research and fact finding phase and, the second, an execution phase. Ideally, we are looking for 2 candidates; one with television programming experience and the other with corporate or strategic development experience at a cable company, like Comcast. While these are ideal qualifications, we are open to candidates with creative and entrepreneurial abilities, but also with critical thinking and analytical skills who may “not” have come from the cable television space.

Please forward your resume ASAP to ngayton@wharton.upenn.edu if interested.

M&E Club LA Trek January 5-6, 2008

Communications — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:09:41 +0000

Save the date for the M&E Club Trek to LA! Sign-ups will begin the first week in December.

Warner Brothers Account Planning Manager Role

Communications — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:12:53 +0000

The Account Planning Manager is a unique role in the Sales Planning & Analysis department offering the opportunity to partner with the senior Account and Sales Executives to drive top-line volume and revenue across the largest national accounts. The role also offers the opportunity to work with and learn about consumer product goods in the media and entertainment industry. This role offers significant opportunity to introduce new ideas, define new procedures, and build collaborative relationships to influence change.
Details on job responsibilities and requirements can be viewed here. Timing is uncertain, but interested candidates can send their resumes to tracy.eng@warnerbros.com

Comcast Interactive Media Visit on Friday Dec 5

Communications — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:15:52 +0000

The M&E Club is co-sponsoring a visit to Comcast Interactive Media on Friday, Dec. 5. The visit will be from 1-3pm approximately. This will provide a great opportunity to meet more people from the division as well as check out the new office space, including CIM City. CIM is targeting this visit toward M&E students specifically, so you will get a chance to ask more in-depth industry questions. Sign-ups now closed.

NYC Trek Friday, November 14th 2008

Communications — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:09:01 +0000

Sign-ups now closed.

Visit NBC Universal, MTV, Time Inc. and other major media firms on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14. Learn from industry insiders while networking with executives and Wharton alumni!

An evening reception will be hosted at CNN’s New York headquarters and those who sign up early will have the opportunity to watch “Nancy Grace” tape live from CNN’s control room.

Please contact either Naomi Goldstein (ngold@wharton.upenn.edu) or Arie Barendrecht (abar@wharton.upenn.edu) with questions.

Two MBA Internship Opportunities

Communications — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:54:10 +0000

From Ed Rivera

PE Internship Opportunity
Acting Associate, PE Fund, New York City
A New York based PE fund is looking for an associate to study and invest in one of the following industries:
• Traditional Media and Entertainment
• New Media
• Communication
The ideal candidate will possess prior experience as an analyst with a PE firm or investment bank covering one of the above industries.

Requirements
• MBA student
• 2 to 3 years experience as an analyst in financial services
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Knowledge in Private Equity: Growth Equity Fund

About the PE Firm: The firm is a new PE venture based in New York City and focused on identifying attractive investments in middle-market companies with values between $50 million and $500 million. The firm targets to invest from $25 million to $75 million of equity per company either at the initial acquisition or over time through add-on investments.

Venture Capital / New Media / Entrepreneurship Internship Opportunity
Acting Associate, New York City
A New York based operator group is looking for an associate to support studying the traditional and Internet TV broadcasting market for a new network.
The ideal candidate will possess prior experience as an analyst with a top-tier venture capital or management consulting firm covering the media and entertainment industries.

Requirements
• MBA student
• Very knowledgeable about the current Internet content plays and consumer behavior programming trends across demos
• 2 to 3 years experience as an analyst
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Entrepreneurial, strategic thinker
• Must sign a confidentiality agreement

About Ed Rivera
Over 15 years of Media, Entertainment and Investment management experience and, most recently, an advisor to the CEO and President of SONY Music Entertainment (formerly SONY BMG Music Entertainment), several new ventures, venture capital and private equity firms. Previously, I was the Vice President of marketing and operations for RCA Music Group, responsible for operational oversight. Earlier in my career, I founded ArtandCulture.com in San Francisco and was a Director of Adelphia Capital in New York, and a board member of Latino.com. I began my career as a magazine publishing executive at Time, Inc. following my graduation from Ithaca College and hold an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Contact Information:
Ed Rivera
550 Madison Avenue
Rm. 15-14
New York, NY 10021
(212) 833-7881
Email resumes to EdRivera707@aim.com

New York Times Strategic Planning Internship Program

Communications — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:00:01 +0000

The Strategic Planning Department of the New York Times Media Group (The New York Times newspaper, NYTimes.com, The International Herald Tribune and WQXR radio) seeks two summer interns to provide analysis and modeling for print and online media projects. Candidates will be integral members of two to three project teams working closely with staff in the Strategic Planning Department and operations staff at the New York Times Media Group. We work closely with the senior management team to provide analysis and research that informs their decision-making in various capacities. Projects typically touch numerous functional teams, affording insights into the different dynamics and operations within the organization.

The Strategic Planning department assists The New York Times Media Group in creating overall strategy, evaluating new business opportunities, developing new products, and identifying potential partners and acquisition candidates. The summer interns will participate as integral members of Strategic Planning project teams and have these areas of responsibilities:

– Collect, analyze and synthesize information and data to develop strategies for a variety of online and print media products and businesses. Conduct in-depth analyses of economics, sales, financial and operating data from primary and secondary resources. Build analytical models and spreadsheets that aid in market analysis and decision-making. Draw conclusions from data and formulating actionable business solutions. Apply strategic frameworks to analyze and present data.

– Participate in strategy formulation.

– Work closely with internal clients and team members to identify and develop appropriate action plans and alternatives.

– Communicate ideas, objectives and results to team members and to internal clients, as appropriate.

– Some examples of past projects completed by our MBA interns include:

o Constructing P&L projections for proposed product enhancements to select verticals of the NYTimes.com website

o Examining the current revenue models in the marketplace for online video advertising

o Creating a competitive landscape of top competitor sites and their relevant performance metrics for various digital verticals

Please send your resume to Rohanna Thomas: rohanna.thomas@nytimes.com

We have received no firm deadline on applications, however by the end of December is advisable.

Wharton Interactive Media Initiative (WIMI)

Communications — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:00:08 +0000

The Wharton Interactive Media Initiative will be seen as the authoritative thought leader for issues related to interactive media and its impact on broader business matters. Working with world-class faculty and top business leaders, the initiative will provide an objective and rigorous focus on data-driven problems of significant managerial interest. These goals will be achieved through knowledge development and dissemination, industry collaboration, new courses and other student-related activities, and alumni networking. Faculty Co-Directors: Professors Eric T. Bradlow and Peter S. Fader
http://marketing.wharton.upenn.edu/ideas/wimi/wimi.cfm