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Exhibit 1
(EW)(CA-ARTISTS-MGMT-GROUP) AMG Adds Vein to Management Team
Entertainment/Business Editors
LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)-Sept. 27, 2000--Michael Ovitz's CKE
Companies today announced the appointment of Jon Vein as chief operating officer
for Artists Management Group (AMG) and Artists Production Group (APG).
Vein currently serves as chief operating officer of Film Roman, overseeing all
business activities.
"Our companies have experienced incredible growth in less than two years,"
said Ovitz. "Our representation and production model have been enormously
successful, and we are looking forward to even greater growth and expansion
under Jon's expert management of AMG and APG."
"I have enjoyed working with Film Roman over the years, and I will be leaving
a very solid team and terrific projects behind," said Vein. "However, the
opportunity to work with Michael, as well as Rick, Julie, Cathy and all the
others at AMG and APG is an opportunity that I look forward to."
"Jon and I have set the company in the right direction," said John Hyde, chief
executive officer of Film Roman. "Through Jon's leadership there are many
exciting projects that have been developed. Since Film Roman already has a
formal relationship with AMG, we look forward to continuing to work with Jon in
his new capacity."
Ovitz and co-partners Rick Yorn and Julie Silverman-Yorn founded Artists
Management Group in January 1999 as a full service representation company. AMG
manages the careers of many of the premier actors, directors, writers and
producers involved in all areas of entertainment, including film, television and
new media. AMG is a fast-growing industry force in animation, literary, music,
sports and television.
APG is the fully independent feature film production division of AMG founded
by Ovitz, Yorn, Silverman-Yorn and Cathy Schulman. In its first 12 months of
operation, APG has established a wide range of top creative talent
relationships, and has more than 35 projects in active development, including
projects at every major studio. APG's slate of projects includes Ed Burns'
"Sidewalks of New York," Michael Crichton's "Timeline," and Tom Clancy's
"Rainbow Six."
In July 2000, APG formed a joint venture with media giant StudioCanal, marking
one of the first collaborations ever between a major European studio and a U.S.
production company. The venture combines APG's creative talent relationships and
Hollywood production expertise with StudioCanal's European distribution and
production expertise.
StudioCanal, Europe's first major studio to focus on European and U.S. Films,
retains worldwide distribution rights (except for North America) to the
venture's films.
Artists Television Group, founded by Ovitz, Yorn, Silverman-Yorn and Eric
Tannenbaum, is dedicated to becoming a leading full-service producer of content
for all traditional media distribution outlets, including television networks,
television stations and cable companies as well as broadband and the Internet.
Over the course of one year, ATG has successfully placed one show on every
major television network on the 2000-2001 schedule, including Darren Star's "The
Street" and "Grosse Pointe" for Fox and the WB respectively, "Cursed" for NBC,
and "Madigan Men" for ABC, each premiering this fall.
"We're delighted that Jon has decided to join our company," said Rick Yorn.
"Jon has superior knowledge of the industry and a proven record running
successful entertainment companies. He will be instrumental in our efforts to
build on our current successes as we seek even greater opportunities for our
clients and our companies."
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Vein has served as chief operating officer for Film Roman since 1995, where he
was responsible for overseeing all business activities of the company as well as
the Feature Film Department. Prior to joining Film Roman, Vein was the co-
founder of Dern & Vein, a law firm specializing in entertainment law. Vein
received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
