Creator: Andre Blay

Subjects: Alumni

Description:

"The Birth of the Home Video Industry and the Future of Visual Entertainment" speech by Andre Blay given to MSU business students on September 20, 2013.

Andre Blay was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. He received his BA in 1959 and MBA in 1970 both from Michigan State University. From 1960 to 1966 he worked at Corning Glass Works. He co-founded Stereodyne, Inc which which duplicated music on audiocassettes. In 1969 he founded Magnetic Video Corporation which duplicated video cassettes. In 1977 the company licensed major motion picture titles for the consumer market. Blay founded Embassy Home Entertainment in 1982 during the height of the market.

His many awards include Video Hall of Fame, Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame, MSU Business Alumni of Year, and CMU Executive in Residence. He has spoken twice to MSU MBA students, UCLA law students, CMU Business School, and High Point University entrepreneur students.

Date: September 20, 2013

Format: Text/pdf

Original Format: Publication

Resource Identifier: A004830

Collection Number: UA 10.3.309

Language: English

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Contributing Institution: University Archives & Historical Collections

Contributor: MSU Archives and Historical Collections

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