| CR entertainment venues get new director
Compass Facility Management has appointed Scott Schoenike as executive director of the U.S. Cellular Center, Paramount Theatre and Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.
Schoenike has more than 18 years of experience in the hospitality and entertainment industry, most recently as executive director of the DeltaPlex Entertainment and Expo Center in Grand Rapids, Mich.
At the DeltaPlex, he inherited a building that had an operating loss of $260,000 in 2003. In 2006, the building was operating at a $380,000 profit.
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Image Entertainment Announces Its Third Quarter Conference Call ...
CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Image Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISK), a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, will hold a conference call on Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at 4:30 PM EASTERN TIME to review the financial results for the fiscal 2007 third quarter ended December 31, 2006, followed by a Q&A session. What: Image Entertainment's Fiscal 2007 Third Quarter Results When: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 4:30 PM ET Where: www.image-entertainment.com or at www.earnings.com. How: To listen to the live Webcast – simply log onto the web at either of the addresses above and click on the conference call icon on Investors--Calendar of Events, or Webcasts pages, respectively. To access the live call, dial: (866) 409-1555, and request to participate in the call by stating the confirmation code 8580409.
GEC's Budget In The Red Doesn't Affect Business
The Gaylord Entertainment Center has seen some record-breaking business lately, but a schedule full of concerts and games doesn't mean the GEC is making a profit. In fact, the venue will lose money on this weekend's Ohio Valley Conference basketball tournament. Brock Jones with the Gaylord Entertainment Center said red is a common color for places like the GEC that are city-owned. "The building rarely shows a profit, because of the way the budget is structured," Jones said. "Buildings are expensive, it's just the reality of it." The GEC costs Nashville a lot of money, but when it comes to the bottom line, it doesn't so much matter what happen inside the GEC. What really counts is what happens on the streets of Nashville when residents and tourists spend their money around the city.
Persian Jews Break with Tradition to Break through in Hollywood
The generation of Iranian Jews who escaped Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution with their parents and traded a fearful existence for lives in New York and Los Angeles are now emerging in the entertainment industry. Whether it's producing Oscar-winning films, appearing on prime-time network television series or performing stand-up comedy, young Jews of Iranian heritage have been breaking with their community's traditional norms and leaving their imprint on Hollywood. Perhaps the most notable success came last year when Iranian Jewish film producer Bob Yari's independent film, "Crash," won the best picture Oscar and generated nearly $100 million in worldwide sales. Yari, 45, made his fortune in real estate development but is no novice when it comes to Hollywood. After receiving a degree in cinematography, he directed the 1989 film, "Mind Games," for MGM.
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