Media and Entertainment

Media and Entertainment

Issue IX: Fall 2024

Dear Reader,

Welcome to the Media & Entertainment Column of the Wesleyan Business Review, where we explore the latest trends in pop culture. From Hollywood films to professional sports, these moments of creativity and collective experience offer insights into the fast-paced entertainment industry. Our column provides a comprehensive overview of key aspects of show business and examines the intangible factors that determine success or failure across its many sectors. Join us as we delve into topics such as the pitfalls of Japan’s cultural popularity, the demand for Ozempic in celebrity circles, and more, reminding ourselves that the age of information is also the age of media and entertainment.

Kiana Yuhl ’25 and Anthony Avallone ‘27 Executive and Assistant Column Leader, Media & Entertainment

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Ru He
Taylor Swift: Singer-songwriter, Director, and Businesswoman?
Ru He
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Ru He
The Legitimacy of Influencer Culture
Ada Carlston
The Legitimacy of Influencer Culture
Ada Carlston
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Ada Carlston
Hollywood and the Chinese Communist Party: The Hidden Cost of Box Office Millions
Kiana Yuhl
Hollywood and the Chinese Communist Party: The Hidden Cost of Box Office Millions
Kiana Yuhl
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Kiana Yuhl
The 95th Oscars: A24’s Curtain Call
Kye Yu
The 95th Oscars: A24’s Curtain Call
Kye Yu

All eyes are on A24, the art-house film distribution and production company, for the 95th Oscars.

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Kye Yu

Prior Issues: Issue I through Issue VI

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Drive to Success: Netflix and Formula One
Kye Yu
Drive to Success: Netflix and Formula One
Kye Yu

How did Liberty Media and Netflix bring Formula 1 to US eyeballs?

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Kye Yu
Social Media: The New Marketing Weapon
Julie Ordonez
Social Media: The New Marketing Weapon
Julie Ordonez
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Julie Ordonez
Behind the Scenes: The Business of Making Movies
Kyle Burbage
Behind the Scenes: The Business of Making Movies
Kyle Burbage
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Kyle Burbage
The Case Against Meta
Annie Volker
The Case Against Meta
Annie Volker
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Annie Volker
Cinema vs. Streaming
JJ LaCorte
Cinema vs. Streaming
JJ LaCorte

Your favorite franchise premieres its newest movie this Friday — you have been anticipating the release for months — but it's 2020, and now you have to make a choice. Do you choose to get out of the house and go to AMC Theatres to gaze up at your favorite characters on a premium 45-foot screen, enjoy a large bucket of all-too-buttery popcorn, and an extra-large Coke Icee? Or, do you decide to stream a different movie on Netflix from the comfort of your home, with your feet up, and a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Half Baked from your freezer, and wait to watch the new movie until it is out of theaters?

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JJ LaCorte
Monopolies of the Market and Mind
Nick Wallick
Monopolies of the Market and Mind
Nick Wallick

Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook have taken full control of the technology market and subsequent consumer brainpower through their lucrative data-driven engagement strategies, leading to unprecedented profits, political censorship, and psychological dependence.

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Nick Wallick
The Rise of Zoom and Its Impact on Higher Education
Fatoumata Gaye
The Rise of Zoom and Its Impact on Higher Education
Fatoumata Gaye

The coronavirus pandemic has brought about a dramatic change in all human activities worldwide. The education sector has been one of the most impacted sectors, as people navigated the experience of transitioning from in-person schooling to an online format. At the heart of this change has been one company and its video conferencing product: Zoom.

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Fatoumata Gaye