Q&A
05 November 2025

Q&A: Why does YouTube TV keep clashing with major networks?

A contract dispute between parent media companies – Google and Disney – caused Disney-owned channels, including ABC and ESPN’s networks, to be pulled from YouTube TV, beginning late Thursday. To get a sense of why this keeps happening, we caught up with Anthony Palomba, an assistant professor of business administration at UVA’s Darden School of Business and an expert in the media and entertainment industry.

21 October 2025

First Job After Darden: Rebecca Dsilva’s Walk to Work in St. Louis

Today’s edition of The Darden Q&A explores the early, post-graduate experiences of Rebecca Dsilva, who is in her first months of a new career after graduating from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in May.

10 October 2025

Q&A: How is Taylor Swift breaking the bank with ‘Ophelia’?

Taylor Swift's 12 studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” is dominating the charts and it’s due to more than the album’s hooky opening track, “The Fate of Ophelia.” Darden professor Anthony Palomba digs into Swift's massive business plan.

19 September 2025

Q&A: How Caju AI Helps Businesses Hear What Customers Really Say

Technology entrepreneur Otavio Freire (MBA ’05) on his recent venture Caju AI, which uses artificial intelligence to draw actionable business insights from digital conversations.

17 July 2025

Q&A: Protecting AI from the Inside Out with Startup ‘Hardshell’

As AI adoption accelerates across industries, the risks surrounding data privacy, model theft and  adversarial manipulation are growing just as fast. Andrew Schoka (Class of 2026), a member of this summer’s i.Lab Incubator program and co-founder of Hardshell, spoke with us about his venture focused on data security and integrity of AI systems.

08 April 2025

Q&A: Strengthening Nonprofit Leadership and Community Ties Through Darden’s Board Fellows Program

As The Darden School of Business prepares to host its Strategic Insights in Nonprofit Management Conference on Friday, April 11, the Darden Report spoke with Professor Toni Irving and second-year student Madelyn Merchant (Class of 2025) to learn more about how Darden’s Board Fellows Program is supporting local nonprofit organizations while deepening ties between Darden and the Charlottesville community.