Over the past decade, the Pacific Northwest has steadily blossomed into a stateside haven for fresh, alternative sounds from Latin America. In Portland, parties such as Gran Ritmos and Tropidahl transformed nightlife by celebrating diasporic hybrids of cumbia, dembow, and bhangra. Meanwhile, in Seattle, the psych and punk bedlam of Freakout Fest rejuvenated its avant curation with continent-spanning talent ranging from rising acts like Margaritas Podridas and Los Esplifs to bonafide legends including Os Mutantes and Los Dugs Dugs.
One of the driving forces behind the scene’s curatorial terraforming is radio institution Kexp,...
One of the driving forces behind the scene’s curatorial terraforming is radio institution Kexp,...
- 7/17/2023
- by Richard Villegas
- Rollingstone.com
Starz LLC has promoted Scott D. Macdonald to chief financial officer, a title he takes over from president and CFO Glenn Curtis. The announcement continues a reshuffling at Starz: Curtis, the former Starz CFO, was named president and CFO in February, and will now have only president in his title. Also read: Starz Names Glenn Curtis President, CFO Curtis took on some of the responsibilities of Bill Myers, who stepped down in January as president and chief operating executive for Starz Entertainment. When Curtis took on the title of president, Starz CEO Chris...
- 7/9/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Starz, LLC has promoted Glenn Curtis to the new position of president and chief financial officer, the network announced Wednesday. He wil continue to report to Starz CEO Chris Albrecht, who will drop president from his title though his responsibilities will stay the same. Curtis is taking on the new title because he is assuming some of the responsibilities of Bill Myers, who stepped down last month as president and chief operating executive for Starz Entertainment, Starz told TheWrap. Curtis served as president of Liberty Media Corporation, which owns Starz, until...
- 2/15/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Glenn Curtis, most recently Evp and CFO of Starz, LLC, has been promoted to president and CFO. Chris Albrecht, whose title had been president and CEO of Starz, LLC, will now be only CEO but with with no change to his responsibilities or reports. Curtis will continue to report to Albrecht while assuming expanded executive management and operational roles across all Starz businesses. That involves some of the executives reporting to Bill Myers, who stepped down as president and COO of Starz Entertainment and Starz Media last month, now reporting to Curtis. “I have an incredible amount of professional and personal respect for Glenn Curtis and am very pleased to promote him into this expanded role,” Albrecht said. Before joining Starz, Curtis served until 2006 as VP of Liberty Media Corp.
- 2/15/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
FEARnet's own video production wizard Ben Koppin recently shot a supernatural-thriller web series called Forbidden Doors, based on the book series of the same name by best-selling author Bill Myers. The series has just debuted online. Check out the first episode after the jump. All six episodes of Forbidden Doors have just been released on youtube as well as the series' official site. And more can be learned about the series' viral character, Z, right here. Below is the series' first episode...
- 1/27/2012
- FEARnet
Bill Myers, president and chief operating officer of Starz Entertainment, resigned Wednesday after 10 years with the network, Starz confirmed to TheWrap. No reason was given for his departure. Myers, who came to the company in May 2002 following a stint as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of On Command Corporation, had been responsible for Starz's day-to-day operations, including sales, marketing, programming and engineering. He was promoted to president and chief operating officer from his previous position as executive vice president and chief financial officer in August 2006. “Bill has contributed greatly in...
- 1/26/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Starz Entertainment President Bill Myers is stepping down. Myers, who also serves as chief operating officer, has been with the company for a decade. He had been responsible for all day-to-day operations of the company, including sales, marketing, programming and engineering. There is not yet a succession or restructuring plan in place, nor is there a timeline for such events. Photos: Starz's 'Boss' Star Kelsey Grammer Through the Years “Bill has contributed greatly in driving Starz’s growth and success. We are enormously grateful for his 10 years of service and wish him well in his future endeavors,"
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- 1/26/2012
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Bill Myers, president and chief operating officer of Starz Entertainment and Starz Media, suddenly resigned today after a decade at the premium cable company. He was responsible for all day-to-day operations including affiliate sales, marketing, public relations, worldwide television distribution, engineering, and It for Starz Entertainment and Starz Media, the two divisions of Starz, LLC. A holdover from the previous regime, for the past 2 years he reported to Starz, LLC President and CEO Chris Albrecht, who took over the company in 2010. “Bill has contributed greatly in driving Starz’s growth and success,” Albrecht said. “We are enormously grateful for his 10 years of service and wish him well in his future endeavors.” Myers joined Starz Entertainment in May 2002 and served as Evp and CFO of Starz Entertainment and was promoted to president and COO of the company in August 2006. He assumed the additional title at Starz Media in July 2008.
- 1/26/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The global economic crisis has affected entertainment industry bottom lines, but there has been an exception.
It's not a hot new media kid on the block. It's the unsexy 35-year-old pay TV biz, which has held its own and even experienced growth the past couple of years.
"During tough economic times, consumers look for value," said Eric Kessler, co-president of HBO, the largest pay service. "For less than two movie tickets or the price of a DVD, they receive a full slate of theatrical films for a month, plus all of HBO's award-winning original programming."
HBO not only boasts the most premium subscribers, but the Time Warner-owned paybox also has the biggest profit margins. In 2009, it received an average of $6.25 a month from 41 million subscribers, generating operating revenue of $3.84 billion against operating expenses of only $2.48 billion, according to analysis by SNL Kagan using Nielsen data.
That per-subscriber figure is...
It's not a hot new media kid on the block. It's the unsexy 35-year-old pay TV biz, which has held its own and even experienced growth the past couple of years.
"During tough economic times, consumers look for value," said Eric Kessler, co-president of HBO, the largest pay service. "For less than two movie tickets or the price of a DVD, they receive a full slate of theatrical films for a month, plus all of HBO's award-winning original programming."
HBO not only boasts the most premium subscribers, but the Time Warner-owned paybox also has the biggest profit margins. In 2009, it received an average of $6.25 a month from 41 million subscribers, generating operating revenue of $3.84 billion against operating expenses of only $2.48 billion, according to analysis by SNL Kagan using Nielsen data.
That per-subscriber figure is...
- 7/1/2010
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York - Premium channel operator Starz Entertainment and cable giant Comcast Corp. have signed a new multi-year affiliation deal.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
The companies said the agreement covers the distribution of Starz Entertainment's Starz, Encore and MoviePlex premium channels and the related HD, on demand, HD on demand and online advanced services.
The new deal replaces separate Starz and Encore agreements with Comcast.
As part of the deal, the companies also agreed on the distribution of Starz Entertainment's authenticated online broadband offerings, such as Starz Online and Encore Online.
Starz is focusing on striking more such deals with its distributors.
Comcast's Starz and Encore subscribers will receive Starz Online and Encore Online, which each offer 300 movies and episodes of original programming.
Starz is also planning to launch MoviePlex Online for older films this summer.
"Extending the broader relationship between the companies provides a great pipeline of commercial-free...
Financial terms were not disclosed.
The companies said the agreement covers the distribution of Starz Entertainment's Starz, Encore and MoviePlex premium channels and the related HD, on demand, HD on demand and online advanced services.
The new deal replaces separate Starz and Encore agreements with Comcast.
As part of the deal, the companies also agreed on the distribution of Starz Entertainment's authenticated online broadband offerings, such as Starz Online and Encore Online.
Starz is focusing on striking more such deals with its distributors.
Comcast's Starz and Encore subscribers will receive Starz Online and Encore Online, which each offer 300 movies and episodes of original programming.
Starz is also planning to launch MoviePlex Online for older films this summer.
"Extending the broader relationship between the companies provides a great pipeline of commercial-free...
- 6/29/2010
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Starz has quietly shuffled the management decks for its TV operations with the hopes of establishing clear points of entry for the creative community.
Oversight for disparate TV efforts at Starz Entertainment, which oversees the brand's linear and Vod channels, and Starz Media, the umbrella group for such third-party programming providers as Anchor Bay Entertainment and Film Roman, will be consolidated under Bill Myers, president and Coo of Starz Entertainment, as will Starz's digital content operations.
William Hamm, executive vp creative development Starz Media, will take on production and development for Starz Entertainment's original programming, while retaining a similar role at Starz Media. Stephan Shelanski, executive vp Starz Entertainment, will no longer serve as Hollywood's point man for teeing up original programming, but will extend his oversight of acquisitions beyond the channels to Starz Media's home video, syndication and overseas outlets.
Hamm, who previously reported to Kent Rice, president and Coo of Starz Media, will now report to Myers, to whom Shelanski continues to report. Rice continues to oversee Starz Animation.
The move mirrors a similar streamlining Starz disclosed last month for its film operations, giving Overture Films CEO Chris McGurk oversight of Anchor Bay.
The Liberty Media-owned company pulled the trigger on the changes about a month ago, but did not go public with them to avoid confusing Wall Street. While all divisions involved come under Starz, Starz Media is part of the Liberty Capital tracking stock, while Starz Entertainment remains under Liberty Entertainment.
As the dust settled from Starz's acquisition of Idt Entertainment in 2006, it became clear to align the divisions by product, according to Robert Clasen, chairman and CEO of Starz.
"Obviously our intent is to put all these companies in the same entity at some point," he said.
Starz makes the changes as original programming for its channels is gathering momentum under Shelanski's direction. Its first original series, an adaptation of the Oscar-winning theatrical "Crash," is shooting in Mexico, while shortform efforts "Head Case" and "Hollywood Residential" are on air.
Starz Media also has been ramping up its own programming efforts, including the creation of some of Lifetime's most-watched original movies this year.
The realignment also consolidates TV operations in Los Angeles as opposed to Denver, where Starz Entertainment is based.
Shelanski will remain involved in original programming efforts; he functions as a buyer for Starz's channels of the productions that Hamm will be selling. Previously, Starz Media and Starz Entertainment occasionally found themselves competing for the same programming, or one division would pass on content that was a good fit for the other.
Clasen said he did not anticipate job cuts as a result of the shifts, though some positions will transfer from Denver to Los Angeles. However, the relocation of the programming division means Michael Ruggiero, vp original programming at Starz, will exit the company in September; he helped launch the original programming division with Shelanski.
Digital content also will come under Myers, with Edward Huguez, executive vp affiliate sales, now reporting to him. Reporting to Huguez is Marc DeBevoise, senior vp business development and strategy, who oversees digital content licensing. DeBevoise previously reported to Rice.
Oversight for disparate TV efforts at Starz Entertainment, which oversees the brand's linear and Vod channels, and Starz Media, the umbrella group for such third-party programming providers as Anchor Bay Entertainment and Film Roman, will be consolidated under Bill Myers, president and Coo of Starz Entertainment, as will Starz's digital content operations.
William Hamm, executive vp creative development Starz Media, will take on production and development for Starz Entertainment's original programming, while retaining a similar role at Starz Media. Stephan Shelanski, executive vp Starz Entertainment, will no longer serve as Hollywood's point man for teeing up original programming, but will extend his oversight of acquisitions beyond the channels to Starz Media's home video, syndication and overseas outlets.
Hamm, who previously reported to Kent Rice, president and Coo of Starz Media, will now report to Myers, to whom Shelanski continues to report. Rice continues to oversee Starz Animation.
The move mirrors a similar streamlining Starz disclosed last month for its film operations, giving Overture Films CEO Chris McGurk oversight of Anchor Bay.
The Liberty Media-owned company pulled the trigger on the changes about a month ago, but did not go public with them to avoid confusing Wall Street. While all divisions involved come under Starz, Starz Media is part of the Liberty Capital tracking stock, while Starz Entertainment remains under Liberty Entertainment.
As the dust settled from Starz's acquisition of Idt Entertainment in 2006, it became clear to align the divisions by product, according to Robert Clasen, chairman and CEO of Starz.
"Obviously our intent is to put all these companies in the same entity at some point," he said.
Starz makes the changes as original programming for its channels is gathering momentum under Shelanski's direction. Its first original series, an adaptation of the Oscar-winning theatrical "Crash," is shooting in Mexico, while shortform efforts "Head Case" and "Hollywood Residential" are on air.
Starz Media also has been ramping up its own programming efforts, including the creation of some of Lifetime's most-watched original movies this year.
The realignment also consolidates TV operations in Los Angeles as opposed to Denver, where Starz Entertainment is based.
Shelanski will remain involved in original programming efforts; he functions as a buyer for Starz's channels of the productions that Hamm will be selling. Previously, Starz Media and Starz Entertainment occasionally found themselves competing for the same programming, or one division would pass on content that was a good fit for the other.
Clasen said he did not anticipate job cuts as a result of the shifts, though some positions will transfer from Denver to Los Angeles. However, the relocation of the programming division means Michael Ruggiero, vp original programming at Starz, will exit the company in September; he helped launch the original programming division with Shelanski.
Digital content also will come under Myers, with Edward Huguez, executive vp affiliate sales, now reporting to him. Reporting to Huguez is Marc DeBevoise, senior vp business development and strategy, who oversees digital content licensing. DeBevoise previously reported to Rice.
- 7/1/2008
- by By Andrew Wallenstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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