HRTS eNews - 06/17/2007 (Plain Text Version)
In this issue:
News & Announcements
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HRTS "State of the Industry" Luncheon Rescheduled to July 17th
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HRTS Kids Day set for August 15th!
Features
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From The Executive Director
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Member Profile: Dick Askin
Member News
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Corporate Member: Starz Media
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Jay Bernstein
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Corporate Member: Hallmark Channel
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Welcome new HRTS Members
JHRTS
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JHRTS News
About The HRTS
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Officers, Board of Directors, Staff
Corporate Member: Starz Media
New HRTS corporate member Starz Media selected ten of its top execs from Starz, LLC, Starz Entertainment, and Starz Media for HRTS membership. They are –
Robert B. Clasen, Chairman/CEO, Starz, LLC. Clasen is responsible for all business, strategic, personnel, legal and financial matters, and for generating growth and new business opportunities for Starz Entertainment, Starz Media and Overture Films. He joined Starz Entertainment in 2003.
Prior to joining Starz Entertainment he had served as CEO of Comstream Corp.
Bill Myers, President/COO, Starz Entertainment. Is responsible for day-to-day ops including sales, marketing, programming, engineering, IT, and advanced services. Myers was promoted from Executive VP/CFO in August 2006. Prior, Myers was Exec VP/CFO and Treasurer of On Command Corporation, a majority owned subsidiary of Liberty Satellite and Technology, Inc.
Stephan Shelanski, Senior VP, Programming, Starz Entertainment. Shelanski oversees original programming including 16 linear channels, On Demand services, and Vongo. Recent originals include documentaries, New Orleans Music in Exile, Bullets Over Hollywood, and the upcoming Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, and the feature film documentary on Hunter S. Thompson, Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride. Prior, Shelanski was Director of Cinemax Scheduling at HBO.
Neil Braun, President of Distribution and Marketing, Starz Media. In addition to his strategic management role in the international multi-media company, Braun oversees worldwide sales and marketing. Before, he was President, Feature Films and Television, at IDT Entertainment, which became Starz Media when it was acquired by Liberty Media and merged with Starz Entertainment. Prior to Starz, Braun was President of the NBC Television Network. Before that, Braun was Chairman and CEO of Viacom Entertainment.
Kent Rice, CEO, Starz Animation, develops and produces animated feature-length movies. Most recently, he had been executive adviser to Starz Entertainment, helping acquire the newly named Starz Media and the integration of Starz Media with Starz Entertainment. Among upcoming feature films is Everyone’s Hero. Scheduled for release in 2007 and 2008 are Space Chimps and Sheepish. Prior, from 1995-2004, he served as president/CEO of Int’l. Channel Networks, a subsidiary of Liberty Media.
John W. Hyde, Vice Chairman. Hyde manages Starz Home Entertainment – including the Anchor Bay and Manga brands – and has the additional responsibility for new business, partnership development, and industry and talent relations. Prior to joining Starz Media he was CEO of Film Roman; CEO of Crossroads V Communications and Starbound Records; trustee for Riklis Broadcasting, and CEO of MCEG Sterling.
Scott Greenberg, President and COO, Film Roman. Greenberg oversees the day-to-day production operations of the company, including the studio’s production services work as well as its strategic partnerships in television, direct-to-video, digital, and specialty programming. Greenberg joined Film Roman from IDT Entertainment, where he was Vice President of Business development. Before that, he worked in entertainment law.
Amorette Jones, EVP, Worldwide Marketing. Jones is responsible for all marketing and branding strategies for Starz Media’s diverse units. She spearheads advertising, publicity, promotions, media and licensing efforts for the company’s productions. Previously, she oversaw worldwide marketing at Artisan Pictures and before that worked at MGM/UA, Orion Pictures, Columbia/TriStar and Universal Pictures.
David Ozer, EVP, Television. Ozer works with U.S. cable and broadcast networks to develop and distribute original TV movies and series. He has sold original series and films in the U.S. to ABC, NBC, Showtime, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Sci Fi Channel. Previously, Ozer worked at DIC Entertainment and, before that, Sony Pictures Television and 20th Television
Jonathan Taylor, VP, Public Relations. Taylor oversees all corporate public relations for Starz Media, including Starz Productions, Film Roman and Starz Home Entertainment, as well as Starz LLC’s new feature film studio, Overture Films. Taylor joined Starz from The Lippin Group, and before that had a career in journalism at the Los Angeles Times, Variety, Bloomberg News and other media outlets.
Starz, LLC, is a holding company that operates Starz Media and Starz Entertainment. Starz, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp. that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group, www.starz.com.
Starz Entertainment, LLC, is a premium movie service provider operating in the United States. It offers 16 movie channels including the flagship Starz® and Encore® brands with approximately 15.5 million and 27.3 million subscribers respectively. Starz Entertainment airs more than 1,000 movies per month across its pay TV channels and offers advanced services including Starz HD, Starz On Demand and VongoSM. Starz Entertainment (www.starz.com) is an operating unit of Starz, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group.
Starz Media is a programming production and distribution company operating worldwide. It includes the Film Roman, Anchor Bay Entertainment, and Manga Entertainment brands. Its units create animated and live-action programming-- including theatrical films -- and programming created under contract for other media companies. It distributes that programming, and programming acquired from outside producers, through home video retailers, theaters, broadcasters, ad supported and premium television channels, and Internet and wireless video distributors in the US and internationally. Starz Media is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp. that is attributed to Liberty Capital Group, www.starz.com.