Booz Allen Hamilton and Variety Host "Gotham Media Breakfast" Series.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2002 Series Kicks Off With Leadership Discussion Between AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner's Bewkes and MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Networks' Freston Management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects firm Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., referred to as Booz Allen is one of the oldest strategy consulting firms in the world.[1] The firm formerly had two consulting divisions: WCB (Worldwide Commercial Business, also known as “The Commercial Side”) and WTB and Variety Magazine have joined together to host a series of invitation only, interactive executive forums for senior management covering key issues facing the media industry. "We created this series with Variety as a unique forum to examine some of the critical issues affecting the media industry today," said John Frelinghuysen
The first event in the series took place on December 10th at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Peter Bart, Editor-in-Chief of Variety, hosted an executive discussion that focused on, "Beyond the Mogul: Effective Leadership in today's Media Environment." Featured guests were Jeff Bewkes, Chairman of the Entertainment and Networks Group of AOL Time Warner, and Tom Freston Thomas E. Freston (born 22 November 1945) is an American television executive who most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the post-split Viacom, until his resignation on September 5, 2006. , Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MTV Networks. Freston and Bewkes discussed a broad range of leadership issues facing the media industry, including the importance of individual brands in a media conglomerate, and the need to allow the creative process to thrive. They agreed on the importance of empowering individuals within a large organization, and also discussed ways to bring together the business and creative aspects of media companies. Booz Allen and Variety will host additional events in the future featuring prominent executives from major media companies across television, film, music, publishing, sports and new media. For more information on the Gotham Media Breakfast series, contact Karen Guterl at (212) 551-6516. About Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton has been at the forefront of management consulting for businesses and governments for more than 80 years. Booz Allen combines strategy with technology and insight with action, working with clients to deliver results today that endure tomorrow. With 11,000 employees on six continents, the firm generates annual sales of $2 billion. Booz Allen provides services in strategy, organization, operations, systems, and technology to the world's leading corporations, government and other public agencies, emerging growth companies, and institutions. To learn more about the firm, visit the Booz Allen Web site at www.boozallen.com. To learn more about the best ideas in business, visit www.strategy-business.com, the Web site for strategy+business, a quarterly journal sponsored by Booz Allen. |
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