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Yahoo!'s Apprentice victory broke new ground in the awkward relationship between Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Internet companies have long wanted to put entertainment content online, but fear of piracy, illegal downloading and disruption of their revenue model have so far made the studios hold on tightly to their product. Semel, who was brought in to run Yahoo! after 30 years in Hollywood, is determined to change that. In November he hired Lloyd Braun, the former chairman of ABC Entertainment who greenlighted shows like Desperate Housewives and Lost and earlier helped develop The Sopranos for HBO, to head...
...that Japan needs Westerners at the helm to compete in the new global business environment? Not surprisingly, executives asked to comment on Ghosn's achievement tend to be dismissive. Tadahiro Sekimoto, former president of NEC Corp., is emphatically critical: "The so-called Nissan turnaround is a product of attitudes and ways of behaving that are irreconcilable with our society and culture. Copycat management! We are about nurturing individuals and making their hearts beat passionately. If every Japanese company took the Nissan approach to solving its problems, Japan would fall apart." Three years ago, Sony's Nobuyuki Idei brushed aside...
...Walkman, but the Trinitron TV and the PlayStation too-has gone adrift in an age of increasing competition and digital convergence. Its core electronics business, which accounts for more than 60% of revenue (but lost $339 million last year), has been beset by successful competitors in virtually all its product lines, ranging from Samsung televisions to Kodak digital cameras. Most humiliating, Sony lost its leadership in portable music players by failing to capitalize on the popularity of MP3 files, a gap that Apple's iPod-an idea that would once have shrieked "Sony!"-has exploited spectacularly. The Japanese company...
...frat house’s furnishings—a kegerator—in a nearly impossible effort to keep up with the clientele. She said the jeans are popular because “they are hand-made, authentic....the latest fashion in California, the highest product...
...wall in the Saints’ zone, then dished the puck to fellow freshman Jon Pelle as he streaked towards the net. With a deft touch, Pelle lifted his shot over McKenna’s far shoulder and in to seal the victory. The goal was less the product of careful design than simple good fortune, both rookies admitted...