For those of a certain age who like to think that they’re still young — and who doesn’t? — it is sobering to realize that when Michael Ovitz bowed out of the agency business in 1995, neither Tom Holland nor Zendaya had even been born.
People who weren’t around in those days can’t begin to appreciate the fear that Ovitz inspired in Hollywood. He wielded the kind of power that no agent has mustered since and no agent ever will again. How the times and the town have changed.
One thing has remained constant in all the years since Ovitz left the building: Three then-young men who had emerged as future leaders of CAA well before Ovitz departed are still at the helm. Perhaps in spite of himself, Ovitz nailed the succession question that has led to so much drama at Disney and Paramount. But those three men — now...
People who weren’t around in those days can’t begin to appreciate the fear that Ovitz inspired in Hollywood. He wielded the kind of power that no agent has mustered since and no agent ever will again. How the times and the town have changed.
One thing has remained constant in all the years since Ovitz left the building: Three then-young men who had emerged as future leaders of CAA well before Ovitz departed are still at the helm. Perhaps in spite of himself, Ovitz nailed the succession question that has led to so much drama at Disney and Paramount. But those three men — now...
- 9/20/2023
- by Kim Masters
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marc Becker, a marketing executive in Hollywood who worked for Universal Pictures for seven years and served as the CEO of The Tangent Agency since 2015, has died. He was 37.
Becker died after a long battle with cancer, Tangent announced.
“If you have worked with us over the years, you have no doubt gotten to experience the larger-than-life presence that was Marc,” the agency said in a statement. “He was the life of the party, with a million-watt smile that could light up any room. So full of energy, passion and life — he had a genuine joy not only for the work he did but more so for the people he connected with.
“Ever since joining the Tangent team and taking on the role of CEO, he poured his time, enthusiasm and heart into his work and his work family. He changed our lives forever, and we will never forget him.
Becker died after a long battle with cancer, Tangent announced.
“If you have worked with us over the years, you have no doubt gotten to experience the larger-than-life presence that was Marc,” the agency said in a statement. “He was the life of the party, with a million-watt smile that could light up any room. So full of energy, passion and life — he had a genuine joy not only for the work he did but more so for the people he connected with.
“Ever since joining the Tangent team and taking on the role of CEO, he poured his time, enthusiasm and heart into his work and his work family. He changed our lives forever, and we will never forget him.
- 8/29/2023
- by Mike Barnes and Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Turner president David Levy is close to signing on as senior advisor to newly formed Arctos Sports Partners, Deadline has confirmed.
Negotiations are nearly wrapped up with the private equity firm that launched in April to focus on acquiring minority stakes in professional sports franchises and provide franchise owners with growth capital and liquidity solutions.
Levy left Turner in March of 2019 after three decades at the broadcaster and six years as president following AT&T’s acquisition of parent Time Warner. He was key in securing NBA rights for Turner Sports and partnering with CBS and the Ncaa on rights to Men’s College Basketball Championships.
Arctos is looking to create a diversified portfolio of passive sports franchise interests in what it calls “a highly inefficient $300 billion market.” Minority sports ownership positions can be hard to buy and tough to sell. The firm and the fund it’s raising – the...
Negotiations are nearly wrapped up with the private equity firm that launched in April to focus on acquiring minority stakes in professional sports franchises and provide franchise owners with growth capital and liquidity solutions.
Levy left Turner in March of 2019 after three decades at the broadcaster and six years as president following AT&T’s acquisition of parent Time Warner. He was key in securing NBA rights for Turner Sports and partnering with CBS and the Ncaa on rights to Men’s College Basketball Championships.
Arctos is looking to create a diversified portfolio of passive sports franchise interests in what it calls “a highly inefficient $300 billion market.” Minority sports ownership positions can be hard to buy and tough to sell. The firm and the fund it’s raising – the...
- 5/20/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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