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MoviePass: Disruption Through Subscription
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Reference: IVEY-9B19M108-E
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Year: 2018
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Number of pages: 12
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Geographic Setting: United States
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Publication Date: Sep 13, 2019
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Fecha de edición: Sep 3, 2019
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Source: Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Type of Document: Case
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Industry Setting: Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Recreation;
Description
In August 2018, MoviePass, a New York City–based movie ticket subscription service, faced an acute cash crisis that threatened its ability to continue in business. The company had disrupted the movie exhibition industry by offering movie tickets at a disc
Learning Objective
This case is ideal to use as the lead-off case in an undergraduate or graduate course in strategic management for two reasons: first, the focal company operates in the movie exhibition industry, which should draw students’ interest and motivate them to an