Tough integration ahead for WME Entertainment - Sonenclar sees hurt feelings, new agencies ahead
5/5/2009
By Richard Morgan
Although the merger of equals announced Monday
between 111-year-old William Morris Agency LLC and 14-year-old Endeavor Agency
LLC was preceded by six months of careful deliberation, those affected by the
talent agencies' integration can expect at least another six months of
pain.
"There's going to be a lot of hurt feelings, up and down the line,"
said Ken Sonenclar, managing director in the digital media and technology group
of New York investment bank DeSilva & Phillips LLC. And that integration
pain, he added, "seems likely to spawn new agencies in the near
term."
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Martha Stewart to speak at DeSilva+Phillips Future of Celebrity Media Conference
5/5/2009
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Martha Stewart will discuss her use of the Twitter medium at the
upcoming DeSilva + Phillips, Mediabankers(tm) conference, The Future of
Celebrity Media. This morning conference takes place before an invited
audience May 14th at the Tribeca Film Center in New York, and other
speakers include the most notable editors, executives and entrepreneurs
of celebrity media both print and online. There is no charge for
attendance, but space is limited and invitations must be requested from
DeSilva+Phillips, Mediabankers, a leading media investment bank in New
York City.
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