Staci D. Kramer
Sep 16, 2009 4:09 AM
Providence Equity Partners has a penchant for media and entertainment investments like Hulu, Warner Music, YES and Univision—and for additions with media connections. Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell signed on as a senior advisor when his government tenure ended. Jim Bankoff found a spot with the same title after AOL…
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Rafat Ali
Dec 11, 2008 6:36 PM
A much-expected move has happened: Richard Parsons, the former CEO of Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), is now stepping down as chairman of the company board, and current CEO Jeff Bewkes will take over, starting Jan. 1 next year. Bewkes took over from Parsons as CEO in January this year. The…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 7, 2007 10:48 AM
Listening to the Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) Q3 earnings call now ... I’ll spare you the blow by blow, focusing instead on what stands out. Outgoing CEO Dick Parsons’s main talking point: Time Warner is “squarely on track.” He saved comments about AOL for last - saying that the unit…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 5, 2007 2:22 PM
Effective Jan. 1, 2008, Jeff Bewkes, now president and COO, will be CEO of Time Warner. Dick Parsons will remain chairman of the board. The move has been anticipated for weeks; once Bewkes outlasted Don Logan two years ago, really only the timing was uncertain. Bewkes will retain the title…
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