ESPN, Disney's $10 billion sports media empire, has always had cozy relationships with the stars it covers. ESPN Books has published tomes penned by athletes, like John Amaechi's Man in the Middle. Myriad others have appeared on the network's SportsCenter commercials. In 2006, ESPN even took an ownership interest in the Arena Football League that included airing its games. Around the same time, unscripted shows featuring Barry Bonds and Bobby Knight caused hand-wringing. The network's ombudsman, George Solomon, wrote then that the partnerships are "dismaying" and "[boggle] the mind."
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- 5/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
How does a regional theater chain stay competitive when ultra-high definition 4K TVs keep getting bigger – and cheaper – and streaming services continue to pop up and give viewers a cornucopia of options? By thinking outside the (popcorn) box. Last month, John Caparella took over as CEO of Louisiana-based Southern Theatres from founder (and still chairman) George Solomon. Southern operates 41 theaters with 476 screens in 14 (mostly) Southern states, including 24 dine-in venues under its Movie Tavern brand. The company also owns the Grand Theatre, AmStar Cinemas and The Theatres at Canal Place brands. And with the crowded...
- 3/21/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Carmike Cinemas President and Chief Executive S. David Passman has been re-elected chairman of the National Assn of Theater Owners, the organization said Tuesday. The voting was held at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., where delegates to Nato’s annual gathering met with lawmakers – despite the federal government shutdown – and elected new officers. Also read: MoviePass Goes Netflix — Can It Avoid Theater Owners’ Anger This Time? Regal Chief Executive Amy Miles was elected vice-chairman, Foothills Entertainment President Byron Barkley was re-elected treasurer and Southern Theaters Chief Executive George Solomon was voted in as secretary. The officers are all members of.
- 10/8/2013
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
NEW YORK -- ESPN has hired former New York Times sports editor Le Anne Schreiber as its ombudsman.
Schreiber replaces former Washington Post sports editor George Solomon, the network's first ombudsman who had been in the job for 21 months. She starts in early April.
Schreiber, who signed up for a two-year term, will serve as the connection between ESPN and the public, examining and critiquing the network's coverage and other areas and writing a column on ESPN.com at least once a month.
Schreiber was sports editor of the Times in the 1970s and in 1980 became deputy editor of the newspaper's Book Review. She turned to a book-writing and freelance journalism career in 1984. Schreiber has penned two memoirs and written for Life, Discover, the Yale Review and other publications.
Earlier in her career, she was a foreign-affairs writer for Time and editor-in-chief of Womensport's Magazine. Schreiber taught English at Harvard for three years after her graduate work at Stanford and Harvard.
Schreiber replaces former Washington Post sports editor George Solomon, the network's first ombudsman who had been in the job for 21 months. She starts in early April.
Schreiber, who signed up for a two-year term, will serve as the connection between ESPN and the public, examining and critiquing the network's coverage and other areas and writing a column on ESPN.com at least once a month.
Schreiber was sports editor of the Times in the 1970s and in 1980 became deputy editor of the newspaper's Book Review. She turned to a book-writing and freelance journalism career in 1984. Schreiber has penned two memoirs and written for Life, Discover, the Yale Review and other publications.
Earlier in her career, she was a foreign-affairs writer for Time and editor-in-chief of Womensport's Magazine. Schreiber taught English at Harvard for three years after her graduate work at Stanford and Harvard.
- 3/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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