Staci D. Kramer
Dec 22, 2009 9:30 AM
Liberty Media’s quest to kick Starz up a notch as an original programmer gets a boost with the hiring of former HBO wiz Chris Albrecht to succeed retiring Bob Clasen. As president and CEO, Albrecht’s portfolio includes Starz Entertainment, Overture Films, Anchor Bay Entertainment and Film Roman. Albrecht spent more…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Aug 13, 2008 6:26 AM
That didn’t last long: Chris Albrecht, who joined talent agency IMG last September, to be its media head, is out. In a statement Albrecht and PE firm Fortsmann Little & Co. (which owns IMG) called the separation was “amicable”. The culprit: the weak economy. When Albrecht joined late last year,…
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Amanda Natividad
Feb 6, 2008 9:03 PM
IMG has two more HBO vets on board: Carmi Zlotnik will head operations and John Penney will head strategy for IMG Global Media, now led by former HBO head Chris Albrecht, who joined the company last September. Zlotnik will be responsible for creative execution, operational management and fiscal performance of…
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