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New Club Officers Elected

It is our pleasure to announce the new MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT BOARD MEMBERS. This highly accomplished team is poised and excited to lead the club. To find out more, you can read their platforms here.



Co-Presidents: Monica Gupta and Meg Maro

VP Events: Jessica Tait

Treasurer: Sarah Walsh

VP Social: Jeff Henretig, Craig Elbert

VP Career Development: Marina Segal

VP Academic: Rivka Golomb

VP Alumni: Sarah Weintraub

VP Conference: Jarah Euston

VP Communications: Siddhartha Gupta

Add comment March 5th, 2008

NBCU’s Jeff Zucker at HBS M&E Conference

Read the full round-up of Zucker’s talk at NewTeeVee here.

Add comment March 2nd, 2008

Support Welcome Weekend

The Welcome Weekend Housing Committee encourages people to sign up to host admits for the weekend (April 17th-20th).  Ideally, they hope to match admits with students that share the same career/club interests.

In additiona, the Housing Committee seeks volunteers for the following:
- Complete the Housing Guide Survey (available here)
- Provide housing for admits during Welcome Weekend
- Host open houses
- Speak on a housing panel
- Submit apartment photographs

Interested? Sign up here: https://webcafe.wharton.upenn.edu/eRoom/mba/wga/0_7be6f

Add comment March 2nd, 2008

Ray Evans (W’36) Memorialized at Sunday’s Oscars

Ray Evans, W’36, was memorialized Sunday in the Academic Awards ‘In Memoriam’ section of the program. He and his writing partner Jay Livingston C’37 wrote such songs as Silver Bells and Que Sera Sera.

Add comment February 26th, 2008

Q&A with Margaret Cho & Kalpen Modi (Kal Penn)

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Penn’s Asian American Studies Program presents

Q&A Panel with Margaret Cho (Special Guest: Kalpen Modi (Kal Penn))
Moderated by Dr. Heather K. Love, Watkins Assistant Professor in the Humanities

Sunday, February 10, 2008
6-7pm
Logan G17

Doors Open at 5:30pm
Seating is limited.
Penn ID required for admission

1 comment February 5th, 2008

LA Branding Agency TitleDoctors Seeking Business Plan Help

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TitleDoctors, the LA-based Branding agency that names major pictures for Hollywood seeks an MBA student to develop our business plan for expansion into film acquisition. Please visit titledoctors.com for company profile. Submit your resume to s.lockhart@titledoctors.com.

Add comment January 30th, 2008

K@W on M&E

Three thought-provoking M&E-related pieces were published in the most recent edition Knowledge@Wharton.

Scrabulous and the New Social Operating System: How Facebook Gave Birth to an Industry

Most industries do not begin on a single day, but it’s easy to see Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s presentation on May 24, 2007, as the starting gun in an entrepreneurial race that some have dubbed “the Facebook Economy.” Click here for the complete article.

Digital Rights Management: Dead or Just Evolving?

On January 10, Amazon.com announced a partnership with Sony BMG Music Entertainment to offer music downloads without digital rights management (DRM) software, which typically limits how content can be used. The Sony BMG deal was significant for Amazon because the e-commerce giant now has all four major music labels, along with thousands of independent ones, selling songs without DRM technology. Click here for the complete article.

Super Bowl Showstoppers: Despite the Economy, the Big Game Is Still on for Advertisers

The big game is even bigger this year. As media markets grow increasingly fragmented and the ongoing writers’ strike creates uncertainties about the upcoming television season, the Super Bowl is carrying more weight than ever among advertisers hoping to reach a mass of viewers. Click here for the complete article.

Add comment January 28th, 2008

Oscar Nominees Announced

In our effort to stay on top of this year’s Academy Awards (whatever form they take given the writers’ strike), we bring you video coverage of the Oscar nominations announcement. In case you’re reading this on your laptop in class and can’t turn up the volume, you can find a complete text listing of nominees on Oscar.com here.

Add comment January 28th, 2008

Penn Student Brand Ambassadors

An invitation forwarded to the club…

We are looking for student brand ambassadors at the University of Pennsylvania and we think students in your organization would be perfect!  If you know anyone looking for a flexible opportunity to earn cash, great incentives and a valuable marketing experience please send them our way!

We’re assembling an online street team of student ambassadors to help identify up-and-coming software application developers. If you’re tapped into the world of HTML, Flash, binary, or just know people who are—this position is for you.  This is also great for anyone trying to get into the world of marketing!

As your school’s representative, you will have the opportunity to create your own marketing strategy and execution plan on your campus, providing you with valuable resume building experience, working largely around your schedule while becoming a catalyst for a truly innovative campaign. Team Members will be expected to communicate with a program manager from Mr. Youth.

To find out more about this great opportunity and to apply please follow the link below!
http://www.mryouth.com/mashup

Thanks for your time!

Jessica Burkhead
Account Coordinator
P 646 341 8282  |  F 212 779 8724

Mr. Youth, LLC | the generation of ideas
75 9th Ave, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10011
www.mryouth.com

Add comment January 8th, 2008

Invitation to Write for Business Today Magazine

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The editor of Business Today, the largest and most widely read student publication in America, has invited members of the club to write for the magazine. Please see a letter from the editor posted on webcafe here.

Add comment December 31st, 2007

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