HRTS eNews - 06/18/2008 (Plain Text Version)
In this issue:
HRTS News & Announcements
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Tim Russert
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HRTS: It's Time to Rewite the Story...
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From the Executive Director
Member News
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Profile: Emiliano Calemzuk
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Profile: Danielle Gelber
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Welcome new HRTS Members
Jr. HRTS
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JHRTS News & Announcements
About The HRTS
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Officers, Board of Directors, Staff
Welcome new HRTS Members
The HRTS is proud to welcome the following new individual and corporate members to the ever growing HRTS family.
Corporate members:
Individual members:
Liane Pritikin, Director, Program Planning, TV Guide Network
Pritikin heads the scheduling team, responsible for the 100+ hours of programming on the network every week. Though several months new to this position, she is not new to the network. She joined the company in 2005 as Director of Research in charge of both primary and secondary research. Between the two positions, she took a year sabbatical to Jerusalem to learn more about her Jewish heritage and better understand the current situation in the Middle East. While in Israel she consulted on various film projects for Raphael Shore, brother of David Shore (“House.”) Upon her return to Los Angeles, she rejoined TVGN, bringing her experience in research, marketing, and strategic planning to her new position.
Prior to TV Guide, Pritikin enjoyed three years in marketing and research at the E! Entertainment Channel, and five years in marketing and planning with the Walt Disney Company in Orlando, FL. She holds an MBA from USC, and looks forward to her continued opportunity to make a positive impact on the world through media.
Jeffrey Schneider, Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and Deputy General Counsel, Lifetime Television Networks
In his role, he oversees all business affairs for Lifetime’s programming, including scripted series, alternative/reality series, made-for-television movies and digital, as well as handling all west coast legal affairs for the company. He works closely with CEO & President, Andrea Wong, as well as Susanne Daniels, Lifetime’s President of Entertainment. Most recently, he negotiated the deal with The Weinstein Company that resulted in the highest-rated reality competition series, “Project Runway,” coming to Lifetime. Mr. Schneider is based in the Los Angeles office.
Prior to joining Lifetime, Mr. Schneider was most recently the Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs for Fox Television Studios, based on the Fox studio lot in Los Angeles.
Prior to joining Fox, Mr. Schneider was the Senior Vice President of Business Affairs and Deputy General Counsel for MTV from 2003 to 2007. In that position, he was in charge of all day-to-day legal and business matters for the network’s west coast operations, including program development, production, acquisitions and distribution.
Before that, Mr. Schneider was at the law firm of Katz, Golden & Sullivan from September 2000 to April 2003, where he represented talent, producers, writers, directors and production companies.
From 1994 through 2000, Mr. Schneider held positions at Paramount Network Television, first in the legal department and then in business affairs, where he worked in development and production on such shows as Frasier, J.A.G., Star Trek: Voyager, Clueless and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
Mr. Schneider began his legal career in 1991 as a Law Clerk to the Chief U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Nevada, the Hon. Edward C. Reed, Jr. He then spent two years as a trial lawyer.
Mr. Schneider holds a J.D. from the University of Southern California (1991, with honors), as well as
a B.A. in Communication Studies from UCLA (1987, cum laude). He is the author of Unsportsmanlike Conduct: The Lack of Free Agency in the NFL [64 S. Cal. L. Rev. 797 (1991)]. He is also currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pepperdine University Law School.
LIFETIME is the leader in women's television and a top-rated basic cable television network. LIFETIME Television, LMN, Lifetime Real Women and Lifetime Digital are part of LIFETIME Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of The Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.
Anthony White, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel
Anthony White, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel based in Studio City, California, is responsible for developing strategic marketing partnerships and alliances, cause-based marketing initiatives and marketing analytics. He also oversees all marketing-related activities for Consumer Marketing, Affiliate Marketing and Media Planning. He provides strategic thinking on the development and implementation of marketing plans that drive overall brand equity and provide the programs necessary to meet the audience and revenue-generating goals of the organization.
Prior to his tenure at Hallmark Channel, White held the positions of Senior Vice President, Marketing and Network Development for PEGI in Beverly Hills, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Planning and Research for iNDEMAND in New York, and Director, Cable Audience and Electronic Media Research for NBC in New York.
White has served on numerous industry committees and conference panels, is an active member of ATAS, CTAM and PROMAX, is a frequent contributor to entertainment and marketing think pieces, and has been recognized for marketing and promotion achievements via various case study awards.
White received his Bachelor of Arts in communication arts (radio, television and film) from Oakland University, his Master of Arts in communication arts (television programming and production management) from New York Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in culture and communication (media ecology) from New York University.
The HRTS also welcomes new Individual members:
Blake Adams, Point Roll
Scott Arnovitz
Joey Carson, Hollywood Interactive Group
Terry City, Yahoo
Liz Coughlin, Yahoo
Jared Dougherty, Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Andrea Engstrom, Yahoo
Adam Fishman, Yahoo
Karin Gilford, Yahoo
Sibyl Goldman, Yahoo
Gabrielle Heyman, Yahoo
Dea Lawrence, Point Roll
Hillary Maitland, Yahoo
Melissa Stein, Yahoo
Marian Thomas, Yahoo
Audrey Thompson-Plager, Point Roll
Amanda Weil, Yahoo
On behalf of all of us at the HRTS, welcome!