David Levy, the former longtime president of Turner Networks, on Monday was been named co-ceo and equity partner in Horizon Sports & Experiences, a newly launched marketing agency under brand giant Horizon Media.
Levy, also the founder of Back Nine Ventures Llc, will team with former Momentum Worldwide chair and CEO Chris Weil on the new venture, a combination of Horizon’s Scout Sports and Entertainment division that will guide clients engaging in sports and experiential marketing. Michael Neuman, head of Scout, will become EVP of Hs&e, reporting to Levy and Weil.
Horizon says Horizon Sports & Experiences will include a core focus on IP creation and monetization; strategic advisory and consulting; media rights; sponsorship; sales; and experiential strategy and activation. Horizon Media’s metaverse consultancy Chapter & Verse will also be merged into Hs&e’s offerings.
Levy exited Turner in March 2019 after a nearly 33-year run following the then-merger of...
Levy, also the founder of Back Nine Ventures Llc, will team with former Momentum Worldwide chair and CEO Chris Weil on the new venture, a combination of Horizon’s Scout Sports and Entertainment division that will guide clients engaging in sports and experiential marketing. Michael Neuman, head of Scout, will become EVP of Hs&e, reporting to Levy and Weil.
Horizon says Horizon Sports & Experiences will include a core focus on IP creation and monetization; strategic advisory and consulting; media rights; sponsorship; sales; and experiential strategy and activation. Horizon Media’s metaverse consultancy Chapter & Verse will also be merged into Hs&e’s offerings.
Levy exited Turner in March 2019 after a nearly 33-year run following the then-merger of...
- 11/14/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
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Horizon Media has teamed with former Turner president David Levy and Chris Weil, former head of Momentum Worldwide, to launch Horizon Sports & Experiences.
The new agency will look to tap opportunities in the evolving Web3 and the metaverse platforms for new sports and event experience marketing as broadcasters, streaming platforms and brands increasingly go online to chase sport fans and audiences.
“Given fundamental shifts in consumer attitudes and behaviors that are continuing to drive the evolution of brand experience – both physical and digital – I believe that Web3 is going to be the ‘experience Web.’ So we’re creating a company that will be at the forefront of monetizing Web3 in this blended physical-digital world,” Weil said in a statement on Monday.
Levy, who also founded Back Nine Ventures, and Weil will serve as co-CEOs and equity partners in the new firm, which includes...
Horizon Media has teamed with former Turner president David Levy and Chris Weil, former head of Momentum Worldwide, to launch Horizon Sports & Experiences.
The new agency will look to tap opportunities in the evolving Web3 and the metaverse platforms for new sports and event experience marketing as broadcasters, streaming platforms and brands increasingly go online to chase sport fans and audiences.
“Given fundamental shifts in consumer attitudes and behaviors that are continuing to drive the evolution of brand experience – both physical and digital – I believe that Web3 is going to be the ‘experience Web.’ So we’re creating a company that will be at the forefront of monetizing Web3 in this blended physical-digital world,” Weil said in a statement on Monday.
Levy, who also founded Back Nine Ventures, and Weil will serve as co-CEOs and equity partners in the new firm, which includes...
- 11/14/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Longtime media executives David Levy and Chris Weil are launching a marketing agency alongside Horizon Media, one aimed at capitalizing on the shift they see already underway for sports advertising.
Horizon Sports & Experiences (Hs&e) plans to focus on marketing beyond TV commercials and in-stadium signage, which Levy called “table stakes.” Instead, it will look to create opportunities around new events, IP creation and experiential marketing — both in the physical world and in the metaverse.
Levy, former president of Turner Broadcasting, and Weil, chairman of Momentum Worldwide, will serve as co-CEOs and equity partners, alongside Horizon Media.
“It’s not going to be your standard 30-second TV spots,” Levy told Sportico in an interview. “And the timing could not be better. Private equity firms are investing heavily into sports franchises, new leagues are forming and Nil rights are here. This space is growing so fast, and they’re going to need companies like ourselves.
Horizon Sports & Experiences (Hs&e) plans to focus on marketing beyond TV commercials and in-stadium signage, which Levy called “table stakes.” Instead, it will look to create opportunities around new events, IP creation and experiential marketing — both in the physical world and in the metaverse.
Levy, former president of Turner Broadcasting, and Weil, chairman of Momentum Worldwide, will serve as co-CEOs and equity partners, alongside Horizon Media.
“It’s not going to be your standard 30-second TV spots,” Levy told Sportico in an interview. “And the timing could not be better. Private equity firms are investing heavily into sports franchises, new leagues are forming and Nil rights are here. This space is growing so fast, and they’re going to need companies like ourselves.
- 11/14/2022
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- Variety Film + TV
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