William Fisher (media executive)
William Fisher (media executive) | |
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Born | William Fisher Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Nationality | American |
Education | Yale University BA Columbia University MFA |
Occupation | Media Executive |
William Fisher is an
Early life and education
William Fisher was born in
International career
While living in Germany and France from 1983 to 1990, Fisher worked in film and television, writing on media topics for numerous publications including
He moved to
In 1995 he became senior vice-president of
U.S. career
In 1999 Fisher returned to the U.S., where he was hired as president of a joint venture between private equity investor Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, the
In 2002 he co-founded Collegia Capital, LLC, an investment company that advises on private equity and venture transactions in media and entertainment, with clients including Goldman Sachs private equity, hedge fund and distressed debt groups. In 2005, Collegia Capital acquired the Broadway Digital Archive, a 100-title library of films that appeared on US public television, featuring performances by Ingrid Bergman, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep and others in plays by Chekov, O'Neill, Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams et al. Collegia Capital also produced the 104 episode syndicated series MovieStar. In 2006 Fisher was named CEO of Towers Productions, the Chicago-based Emmy-award-winning producer of broadcast and cable series and specials that include American Justice, Gangland, Inside 9/11 and Storm Stories.[14]
In 2014 Fisher co-founded YuVue, LLC, an on-line service that gives photographers and videographers a platform to license their work to media outlets and brands while securing copyright and maintaining their ability to share images on social media channels.[2][15]
References
- ^ "Williamstown Theater Festival 1980 Season". Williamstown Theater Festival. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "A Photoshop for Photographers". Crain's Chicago Business. December 20, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
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- ^ "Collection des articles de périodiques: Cahiers du cinéma, #417, Entretien avec Satyajit Ray". Cine-Ressources. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ Fisher, William (September 21, 1988) "Pan-European Advertising" The Daily Telegraph, page 26.
- ^ Fisher, William and Schapiro, Mark (January 9, 1989) "Four Titans Carve Up European TV," The Nation, page 1.
- JSTOR 469327. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- Sight & Sound, Vol. 59 (1990); "Aki Kaurismäki Goes Business", Sight & Sound, Vol. 58, Vol. 4 (1989); "Brazil: Film Finance in the Age of Hyperinflation," Sight & Sound 59, Vol. 2 (1990); "Ouagadougou: Assessing a New Generation of African Filmmakers," Sight & Sound, Summer (1989); "Germany: a Neverending Story - Aftermath of the New German Cinema," Sight & Sound, Vol. 54, (1985.)
- ^ Fisher, William, The Wall Street Journal, January 21, 1987, page 6; The Wall Street Journal-Europe, April 8, 1987; The Wall Street Journal, August 19, 1987; The Wall Street Journal-Europe, November 26, 1987, page 25; The Wall Street Journal, August 23, 1988, page 9; The Wall Street Journal, March 21, 1989, page A11; The Wall Street Journal-Europe, August 18, 1989.
- ^ a b "Murdoch's StarTV on Rise". Variety. February 12, 1995. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Fisher SVP HBO International". Hollywood Reporter. February 7, 1995. p. 6. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Playboy TV Intl. Taps Fisher as New Prexy". Variety. October 5, 1999. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ Multichannel News International, July/August 2001, page 34.
- ^ "Building a History – Towers Productions Spotlight". Real Screen. July 1, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Up soon: a new web portal for selling digital photos and video". Crain's Chicago Business. October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2015.