Disney And ESPN: The Wide World Of Sports

Mark Lauber, a Wharton School of Business graduate, founded Branchburg Sports Complex (BSC) in 2008 after selling his and his father’s previous venture to another company. As a lover of sports and family entertainment destinations such as Disney Land, Mark envisioned bringing the “wow-factor” that these world renowned destinations possess to the realm of sports centers. BSC is a 78,000 square foot facility consisting of four indoor turf fields, basketball courts, training center, multi-level PlayMaze, arcade with redemption center, batting cages, and a three-floor 9,000 square foot interactive fantasy-themed laser tag arena. Advertising “fun and excitement for the whole family,” Mark truly provides activities for all demographics. He

Every great baseball team deserves a great home. Meaning they need a city to call home and a stadium they can make their own. Since the beginning of baseball, teams have been claiming and changing spaces in which they call home. The Atlanta Braves’ changing stadiums and town is nothing new because this transactions has been happening for years with a plethora of teams, for many different reasons. It is important to be critical of contemporary movements because a lot of movements are similar to one that already happened. Studying sports history will give a lot of insight about what is happening in sport today. This paper will discuss the long residuals from a political economical, geographical and scientific standpoint to show that the

On March 3, 1991 Rodney King led the Los Angeles police on a high speed chase. Once the chase was over officers pulled King out of his vehicle and began to brutally beat,taze and stomp on him. The recording of the video taken by a witness standing on the other side of the street was locally broadcasted then nationally broadcasted.The reasons that police officers acted the way they did was because “Rodney King was driving while intoxicated and when officers attempted to arrest him, the large belligerent man resisted that arrest.” (Blue Knights with Lt. Dan Marcou ) It was already said that King had a criminal record of second degree robbery and out on parole so the officers were aware of who he was by now. I also believe that racial profiling was another factor that caused the police officers to act they way that they did. As stated by Connie Rice a lawyer and civil rights activist , “The LAPD at the time was almost an occupying force, partially biased against people of color.” (Sastry & Bates) Personally, I do not believe that the officers acted in an appropriate matter because instead of pulling him from his car and brutally beating him they should've just gone up to him and arrested him. I understand that he was seen as a threat during this time because of the high speed chase but there were other ways that they could have handled the situation. The use of forces that could have been appropriate for this situation were verbal commands, maybe a bit of empty hand control with the soft empty hand technique and if he resisted then that is when the use of less lethal force would of been used. Also they found out that in the first three seconds of the film were cut of and showed that “Rodney King rising up from the street to charge one officer in a clear-cut violent assault. In self defense, that officer struck King with his PR-24.” (Blue Knights with Lt. Dan Marcou.) Now with this new information I believe that the officer had a right to defend himself however not to the extent that they all went. Hitting King ith the PR-24 would have caused him to fall and during that time they could have arrested him instead. According to Biography.com, “The United States Department of Justice filed federal civil rights charges

The belief that new facilities bring in better recruits was tested by the research into the subject. Although new facilities did attract more initial interest from recruits (Schneider, 2012) the final decision about which school to attend came down to other different factors. In the study of “The impact of Athletic Faculties on the Recruitment of Student Athletes” college athletic prospects were asked why they choose the college they did. With factors such as playing time, location, tradition, education, facilities, teammates, and school color to name a few, the results were as follows. Non-Scholarship athletes that had no option to receive finical aid from the school they planned on attending, like the ones in division III, had top five factors of 1) playing time, 2) social life, 3) Education, 4) Location and 5) Financial Aid. Not until after the top ten did weight room and locker rooms came into effect. In another study it was shown that scholarship athletes in Division I were motivated by completion and achievement, while in division III the main motivator to play was the “experience” or the social

One of these media giants is the Walt Disney Company (Disney). Its dramatic growth from a small company to become an oligopolist in the media industry offers an interesting

The Disney consumer product ,the Disney studio and Disney interactive. It’s globally known consumer brand are Disney, ABC, Pixar, Marvel, ESPN and Lucas films, the media network contains domestic broadcast, production, their station, cable networks, publishing and digital operations. The global entertainment and television properties comes from it’s ABC television group, it also has television station and publishing and radio businesses.ABC creates programming and other benefits for all other businesses. Disney organizational structure has historically designed to carve the creativity and innovation into different platforms. It does not follow formal organizational chart as most companies do. Every department has equal footing and the structure is providing a creative process for Disney’s

Regardless of Disney’s stock price, it is clearly a profitable empire with a strong reputation. Consumers are loyal to the brand and it’s myriad of offerings. It is a company that will be successful forever because of its history and expanded market including entertainment, recreation, and consumer products.

The consumer market for ESPN’s streaming service is made up of sports enthusiasts who need access to live events and sports information on-the-go. According to our situation analysis, consumers use ESPN for their sports needs because of ESPN’s strong brand name; the ESPN brand promotes awareness and trust to consumers within the sports entertainment market. Due to ESPN’s focus on a higher purpose, many consumers choose ESPN over competitors for their environmental sustainability and diversity initiatives. Thus, ESPN’s well-known brand name and positive public image bolster ESPN’s favorability among sports enthusiasts within the entertainment market.

Disney has major competition from the media industry, competition is high for viewers with other television networks. This competition is also with satellite providers and several media networks to maintain a target audience.

The media network component of Disney Corporation includes broadcast and cable television networks, television production operations, television distribution, domestic television stations and radio networks and stations. Some notable cable network businesses include ESPN, Disney Channels Worldwide, ABC Family, and SOAPnet. Disney’s broadcasting business includes a domestic broadcast network, television production and distribution operations and eight owned domestic television stations.

Overall Disney is in a better financial position than its competitors Time Warner and Fox. Disney’s financial ratios have been rising at a pretty consistent rate which shows Disney’s stability and

Disney has survived many competitors coming into the space by leveraging its powerful brand and experience. This does not indicate they can stop trying to be relevant. Video games and the rise of virtual reality are becoming huge threats to the theme parks. Why pay a premium for a one time admission when you can buy a virtual reality headset and play basketball with Lebron James. Disney has slowly adapted but must act quicker in the future on new technologies to stay relevant.

My aspiration to pursue a career in Occupational Therapy was confirmed through supporting my sister during a minor operation. I instantly felt empathy for her and on reflection I feel this is one of the qualities an Occupational Therapist should have. I cared for my sister for over a year and this experience helped me to gain an insight into what an Occupational Therapist’s responsibilities are. As my interest grew I assisted my sister with hospital appointments where I took the initiative to build relationships with occupational therapists, nurses and doctors on the ward and got first hand insight into what the job entails. They shared some invaluable advice that encouraged and underlined my decision to undertake an Occupational Therapy degree. They talked in detail about the life of an occupational therapist and the qualities needed such as problem-solving, compassion and empathy. Conversing with an occupational therapist gave me an insight into the

Introduction The Walt Disney Company is an American diversified multinational mass media corporation. It is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. It generated US$ 42.278 billion in 2012. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. The Walt Disney Company operates as five primary units and segments: The Walt Disney Studios or Studio Entertainment, which includes the company's film, recording label, and theatrical divisions; Parks and Resorts, featuring the company's theme

Of the four business units that make up The Walt Disney Company (Disney), the Media Networks unit is by far the largest with revenues accounting for about 43% of total company revenues in 2016 (Appendix C) (MERGENT Online). This segment is made up of cable networks like ESPN and Freeform, broadcasting networks, and all the technology and assets that go into producing content for these networks (MERGENT Online). Through it’s media networks division, Disney aims to provide family-friendly entertainment options to households across the world through television and radio networks. Because the cost to watch Disney’s channels is essentially the same as the cost to watch a competitor’s channel, competitors in this industry must compete on differentiation to attract viewers. This value proposition and strategy helps to focus the segment’s value chain and its efforts to capture value. The value chain (Appendix A), seems to suggest Disney’s brand, technologies, and recruitment capabilities are driving the segment towards its 24.86% margin (MERGENT Online).