March 11, 2010
Entertainment Vet Adelson to Advise WB
Showbiz veteran Merv Adelson has been retained to serve as an executive advisor and consultant to Warner Bros. Entertainment and its businesses in new media start-ups and other early development companies Barry Meyer, chairman and CEO of the studio made the announcement Thursday. Adelson’s career dates back to the 1950s, when he and business partner Irwin Molasky began working on real estate development in Las Vegas, including the city’s first major shopping mall, high-rise office building, major hospital and ABC television affiliate. Adelson was one of the founders and later chairman and CEO of Lorimar Television.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118016348.html?categoryId=13&cs=1
Posted in: ABC, Barry Meyer, Irwin Molasky, Lorimar Television, Merv Adelson, Warner Bros. Entertainment
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