Cosmo DeNicola Companies News (32)

Thursday, May 4, 2017

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENT HIRES INDUSTRY VETERANS

May 4, 2017 – Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment announced the appointment of Elana Sofko as its Senior Vice President of Business Development and Distribution and Michael Winter as its Senior Vice President of Programming and Development. The extensive combined expertise of Ms. Sofko and Mr. Winter will allow the Company to accelerate its expansion plans.

Ms. Sofko joined Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment after an impressive career in media and entertainment spanning more than two decades. Most recently, Ms. Sofko led digital business growth initiatives for WWE, a leading entertainment company, starting in 2013, including localization of digital products and supporting the launch and international expansion of the WWE Network, a subscription-based over-the-top video service.

From 2011 to 2012, Ms. Sofko led a technology innovation development program at ESPN and prior to that, from 2007 to 2011, headed global content strategy for Nokia’s mobile application store. She also launched digital businesses for A&E Television Networks, served as part of the start-up team at Sirius Satellite Radio (now SiriusXM), and built and launched commercial background music services for News Corp.

Mr. Winter joined the Company in 2017 after 20 years as a television producer and executive. Through his company Speedway Boogie Productions he developed and produced new works for HGTV, DIY, GAC, Bravo, A&E and others. From 2010 to 2014, he was Vice President of Development for Leopard Films, producer of the megahit House Hunters International. During his tenure he created and sold dozens of new projects, pilots and series to networks across the spectrum. Prior to that he spent three years as director of programming for HGTV and DIY Network, where he created and executive produced approximately 30 series and specials including Man Caves, Renovation Realities, Desperate Landscapes and Blog Cabin.

From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Winter was the first director of programming for Comcast’s Outdoor Life Network, which became NBC Sports Network. He started his television career as a producer working on shows for ABC, Fox, MTV, VH1, and TLC.

“Ms. Sofko and Mr. Winter are essential hires to build our management team and accelerate the growth of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment,” said Scott W. Seaton, Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. “They will be driving forces in our plans to have multiple television and online series and build our own over-the-top/direct-to-consumer service. At a time when our themes of happiness, inspiration, hope and wellness are resonating strongly with audiences, our opportunity is greater than ever.”

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Kansas City Chiefs Select Steinberg Sports' Patrick Mahomes

The 2017 NFL draft kicked off Thursday April 27^th in front of a record breaking crowd at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. With the 10^th pick of the draft, Kansas City Chiefs selected Steinberg Sport & Entertainment client, Patrick Mahomes. The Texas Tech quarterback, who signed with Leigh Steinberg earlier in the year, was surrounded by friends, family, teammates and coaches in his hometown Tyler, Texas when he got the call.

“With my hometown in the background, Philly put on a great show. I am so proud of the job Leigh and Chris have done representing our 2017 Draft Class,” stated Cosmo DeNicola.

Also, selected in the 2017 draft were Jamaal Williams to the Green Bay Packers, Aaron Jones to the Green Bay Packers, and Jayon Brown to the Tennessee Titans.

Steinberg and agent Chris Cabbot also announced the Unsigned Free Agent signings of Chad Wheeler to the New York Giants, Cooper Rush to the Dallas Cowboys and Dane Evans to the New York Jets.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

The Sopranos Become First Television Show Inducted In Cable Hall of Fame

Original Article from NewJerseyStage.com

It was a television show that put the spotlight on New Jersey and the state's ties to the mob. Some hated the image it brought the Garden State, but most loved the hit HBO show, which became must see TV and ushered in a new era of programming. Ten years after The Sopranos final episode, it becomes the first television show inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame.

On April 26, 2017, The Sopranos join Steve Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal; Jill Campbell, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Cox Communications; Michael T. Fries, CEO of Liberty Global; Ken Lowe, chairman, president and CEO, Scripps Networks Interactive; and David Zaslav, president and CEO, Discovery Communications as members of the Class of 2017 in a ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC. Andrea Mitchell, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” will emcee the event.

The show followed the life of New Jersey mob boss, Tony Soprano, as he dealt with personal and professional issues in his home and business life leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling. It would win a boatload of awards from Emmys to Golden Globes during its run and is often included in the list of best tv shows of all time.

The Sopranos starred the late James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. Gandolfini from Westwood was one of several notable cast members with a connection to New Jersey (in cast heavily populated with New York actors) along with Steven Van Zandt of E Street Band fame and Joe Pantoliano. Maureen Van Zandt (Steven's wife) also appeared in over two dozen episodes.

The honorees were chosen based on their leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation in media. For the first time, The Cable Center will induct a television series into the Cable Hall of Fame. The Sopranos and its creator, Emmy winner David Chase, will be acknowledged for the impact the program had by catapulting HBO and the entire cable community into groundbreaking scripted storytelling.

“This year’s Cable Hall of Fame honorees are truly the best of the best,” said Michael Willner, president and CEO of Penthera Partners and chairman of The Cable Center’s Board of Directors. “They are leaders of some of the most influential companies in the world, and have shaped the industry’s operations, programming and our society. We are thrilled to induct our first series into the Cable Hall of Fame as well. “The Sopranos” was the seminal series that proved television was more than the broadcasting networks alone, and we are excited to pay tribute to the impact it had on the growth and success of our industry.”

http://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle.php?titlelink=the-sopranos-become-first-television-show-inducted-in-cable-hall-of-fame

Monday, May 1, 2017

PHILADELPHIA SOUL RAISE ARENA BOWL CHAMPION BANNER

The Philadelphia Soul opened their 2017 season at home on April 29^th, as they were finally able to raise the 2016 Arena Bowl Championship banner. In front of a packed Wells Fargo Center, ownership addressed the fans, thanking them for their continued support and loyalty.

The Soul continued their Road to Repeat as they faced the Baltimore Brigade, staying undefeated (3-0) with a 69-34 victory.

The Soul will take on the Cleveland Gladiators on Saturday May 6th.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Philadelphia Soul Honor 2016 Arena Bowl Champions

In preparation for the 2017 season, the Philadelphia Soul hosted their annual Meet the Team event at Colonial Cava Marble & Granite. The highlight of the event was honoring the 2016 Arena Bowl Championship team as they received their Championship rings.

The Soul's 2017 season kicks off this Saturday, April 15th as the Philadelphia Soul visits the Tampa Bay Storm.

Monday, April 3, 2017

Amtech to Present at AICC Supplier Innovations Sessions

Amtech and Futura Customer Engagement President, Eric Nolan, is set to speak at the 2017 AICC Supplier Innovations Session. The national meeting taking place April 26-28 at the Hyatt regency Lost Pines Resort in Austin, TX, allows industry leading vendors to present their latest innovations in a high-level manner.

“I love getting in front of an industry wide audience and showing them how they can immediately transform their business,” stated Eric Nolan.

Mr. Nolan’s presentation will entail Amtech’s Digital Transformations that include:

How you will engage your customers
- Greater online experience with Self Service
- Real-time Tracking of Production & Delivery
How you will manage your plant
- Electronic Signature Capture and Automatic Invoicing
- Paperless Workflow and Online Approvals
- Algorithmic Trend Detectors
How you will optimize your people
- Enable a Remote Workforce
- Create a 24/7 Culture
- Flexible, Multi-lingual

Thursday, March 30, 2017

BizEquity Announces Launch of 'Bring Your Own Data,' BYOD™ at DataDisrupt Conference

BizEquity announced the introduction of their BYOD™, Bring Your Own Data, integration service that allows financial institutions to add their own proprietary data to the existing BizEquity prospecting service. The online service will provide bankers, advisors, and agents the ability to input their own data to compare it to the BizEquity data of 33.1 million businesses in North America alone.

By announcing this new cloud services enabled API integration, BizEquity is showing leading financial institutions how bankers, merchants, agents, and advisors can harness the power of big data in their everyday lives.

Ariel Boyman, Co-Founder of DataDisrupt commented:

"Having leaders in the big data space, like BizEquity, announce new products and innovations today at our inaugural DataDisrupt conference shows the power of what we are doing. The market is starved for solutions to better serve clients and prospects."

Michael M. Carter, Founder / CEO commented:

"B.Y.O.D. is another step in our roadmap to fulfill our mission of democratizing small business data and insight for entrepreneurs and advisors. Now there is no excuse for every financial services firm not to be armed with big data insights and to provide small business owners greater insight into their potential."

Amir Tahvildaran, Vice President of engineering of BizEquity commented:

"B.Y.O.D. is a new way to think about data and to interface it to a prospecting application that can make it easier to visualize, consume, and act on key insights in the areas of lending, underwriting, and estate planning."

To find out more about BizEquity and B.Y.O.D. visit us at

http://www.BYOD.BizEquity.com

BizEquity will be demonstrating the new service at the DataDisrupt Conference, March 29^th - 30^th

Original story found at: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bizequity-announces-launch-of-bring-your-own-data-byod-at-datadisrupt-conference-617433923.html

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Chicken Soup Rolls Out Anti-Bullying Program

Last weekend the Chicken Soup for the Soul Education team exhibited our bullying prevention program, Hallway Heroes, at two prominent conferences—ASCD in Anaheim, CA (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) and NSBA in Denver, CO (National School Board Association). Superintendents, principals, assistant principals, counselors and school board members visited both booths. In addition, on Saturday at ASCD, we sponsored a talk by our national speaker, Alex Kajitani, 2009 California Teacher of the Year and top-four finalist for National Teacher of the Year. Alex, a featured speaker, spoke on “Creating a Culture of Compassion” to a packed house and his talk was well received. Alex is also the coauthor of our new book for teachers, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Teachers, that goes on sale April 18th.

Friday, March 24, 2017

Leigh Steinberg to be Inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame

Christian Okoye, Chm announced yesterday that renowned sports agent Leigh Steinberg is being inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame alongside Olympic Champion Michelle Kwan, Hall of Fame WR James Lofton, Laker great Byron Scott, and Drag racer John Force. The ceremony will be held on June 25^th. Former inductees of this award include Jackie Robinson, Joe Montana, Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Tommy Lasorda, Willie Mays, Billie Jean King, Reggie Jackson, and Ronnie Lott.

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Amtech User Group Spring Meeting Announced

Amtech Software announced their Spring 2017 User Group Meeting. The meeting, which will take place April 25-28, at the historic Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. This year’s meeting will include a Continued Education Course focusing on SmartPlan.

The Amtech User Group is an independent organization that provides User oriented development suggestions to enhance the Amtech Software suite. Customers meet twice annually and vote on software enhancements, while learning more about best practices and Amtech’s latest releases.

“We never forget that the most important role in software is the user, we value their input in making all of our systems better,” stated Amtech President Cosmo DeNicola.

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