Mr Morita’s Mission

Synopsis
Akio Morita, inventor of the Walkman personal stereo and chairman and co-founder of Sony, talks to David Lomax about his world-wide business strategy. Discusses successes, wuch as the Walkman, and set-backs, including the Betamax video format.
Series
Business Matters, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production
1991
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes
Broadcast on BBC2 on 5/6/91.
Subjects
Business studies
Keywords
business firms; Japan; television technology

Credits

Producer
Brian Davies
Contributor
Brian Davies

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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