Peter Liguori,
former chief operating officer at Discovery Communications, expected to
become Tribune Co. CEO. He earlier was chairman of entertainment for
the Fox Broadcasting Co. and was president and CEO at News Corp.’s FX
Networks. He also held jobs at HBO and in advertising at Ogilvy &
Mather and Saatchi & Saatchi.
Ross Levinsohn,
former interim chief executive officer at Yahoo Inc. He previously was
co-founder and managing director of Fuse Capital, an investment and
strategic equity management firm focused on investing in digital media
and communications companies. Levinsohn previously was president of
News Corp.’s Fox Interactive Media. Levinsohn also held senior
positions with AltaVista, CBS Sportsline, and HBO.
Eddy Hartenstein,
president and chief executive officer of Tribune Co. He also is
publisher and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Times. Former
executive at Hughes Communications, which became satellite TV pioneer
DirecTV, where he was chairman until 2004 when the company was sold to
News Corp.
Craig Jacobson,
founding partner at the law firm Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman,
Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush and Kaller L.L.P. He has practiced
entertainment law for 25 years.
Bruce Karsh,
president and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management LP, a Los
Angeles-based investment management firm. He serves on the board of
Charter Communications Inc. and Oaktree Capital Group LLC and is
chairman of the investment management company for Duke University.
Ken Liang,
managing director at Oaktree Capital Management LP, a Los Angeles-based
investment management firm. Liang has worked with a number of Oaktree’s
portfolio companies including Store Capital, Jackson Square Aviation,
Tekni-Plex and Taylor Morrison.
Peter Murphy,
founder of Wentworth Capital Management. He previously served as
president, strategy and development of Caesars Entertainment. He was an
operating partner at Apollo Global Management focused on media and
entertainment investing and spent 18 years in executive roles at the
Walt Disney Co.
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