BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The William Morris Agency WMA, the world's leading talent and literary agency, announced today that it has signed the National Hockey League for representation in several key areas of the entertainment industry.
William Morris Consulting, a division of the William Morris Agency, has signed an agreement with Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises SFAE to represent and leverage the 61-store luxury retailer in the media and entertainment industries. "Whether yo William Morris Consulting, a division of the William...
SEATTLE -- In a move aimed at developing its global coffee chain as a distribution channel for the entertainment industry, Starbucks Corp. has signed with Beverly Hills, Calif-based William Morris Agency to develop music, film and book projects that might be sold or promoted in Starbucks Coffee units nationwide.
LOS ANGELES--Aiming to further integrate retailing and entertainment, Mills Corp. hired the William Morris Agency to barter partnerships, promotions, retail concepts and attractions for its eight malls. More than 130 million customers a year visit Arlington, Va.-based Mills' malls, which includes The Block at Orange in Southern California; seven more...
SEATTLE & BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced a relationship with the William Morris Agency WMA in which WMA will identify music, film and book projects for Starbucks to consider for marketing and distribution in its stores. The relationship signals the significant interest in Starbucks as a partner...
Mark Itkin, a 22-year veteran of the William Morris Agency, comes as close to being a pioneer of reality television as you're likely to find. When he sealed the deal for MTV's The Real World in 1992, the concept was way...
Edited by Joel Topcik 'Big Shot' To Take Star Search to the Web Joel Topcik Madison Road Entertainment and Maverick Television, the company founded by Madonna, along with the William Morris...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 23, 1995--Hollywood talent agency William Morris, publishing giant Simon & Schuster and Wave Interactive Network today announced two separate business agreements for supporting development and distribution of compelling multimedia software to consumers on a pay-per-use and try-before-you buy basis.
LOS ANGELES -- Amp'd Mobile, the first mobile entertainment company created specifically to bring next-generation broadband wireless to 18-to-35-year-olds, announced today that it has signed a mutually exclusive agreement with the William Morris Agency WMA to secure strategic and marketing partnerships as well as content deals in entertainment, music, sports,...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 23, 1995--Hollywood talent agency William Morris, publishing giant Simon & Schuster and Wave Interactive Network today announced two separate business agreements for supporting development and distribution of compelling multimedia software to consumers on a pay-per-use and try-before-you buy basis.
SEATTLE -- Starbucks Coffee Co. is expanding its role as a player in the entertainment business by partnering with William Morris Agency to identify music, films and books the chain may want to market in its stores.
The Entertainment and Media Management Institute at UCLA Anderson School of Management has named Walter Zifkin, CEO Emeritus of the William Morris Agency, as the Institute's first Industry Fellow. Zifkin, a UCLA alumnus who has been very involved with entertainment efforts at UCLA Anderson for much of the past...
Electronic Arts and the William Morris Agency have reached an agreement to create the first TV series translation of an online game. WMA will represent EA's upcoming online suspense-thriller game Majestic for TV, a project that will potentiall Electronic...
Viacom Enterprises has acquired the worldwide licensing rights to The Dick Van Dyke Show in a deal negotiated by The William Morris Agency on behalf of Calvada Productions and Dick Van Dyke. The licensing agreement covers the use of the names ...
Leading Silicon Valley Venture Capital Firms, Hollywood Entertainment Company, and Global Communications Company Seek to Drive Innovation in Web Applications, Digital Media
KPE, New York, has made several additions to its staff: Anthony Jacobson, formerly with the William Morris Agency and Sony Pictures Classics, Los Angeles, has been named executive producer; Amy Brownstein, formerly a senior account executive at Wolf Kasteler, Los Angeles, has been named director of public relations; and Josh...
HONOLULU -- Michelle Wie, the teen golf phenom, announced today that she would turn professional at a press conference at the Kahala Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Wie, who will turn 16 on October 11, also pledged to donate $500,000 to the U.S. Golf Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.
NEW YORK -- Rodale Books announced today its signing of a two-book deal with renowned life coach, Martha Beck, the New York Times best-selling author of Finding Your North Star and O, The Oprah Magazine columnist. Leigh Haber, Vice President and Executive Editor of Rodale Books acquired North American rights...
NEW YORK -- Rodale Books today announced its agreement with internationally renowned rap artist LL Cool J to publish a book about fitness entitled LL Cool J's Platinum Body by LL Cool J and Dave Honig, with Jeff O'Connell. Zachary Schisgal of Rodale Books acquired the World English rights from...