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EXCLUSIVE: CAA lost the longtime top client in late December. And now I’ve learned that Oprah Winfrey has signed with WME‘s Ari Emanuel and Rick Rosen and a team of agents. The big signing comes after Oprah and her cable network OWN scored 3.2 million viewers for her confessional sit-down with disgraced doper Lance Armstrong. I understand today’s move culminates a long slow wooing by the agency, the same kind that WME has done with Dick Wolf (successfully) and Shonda Rhimes (unsuccessfully, for the moment), and some other key TV creators and producers. Winfrey had been a very important client for CAA. Among other things, the agency put together her deal with Discovery Communications for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. But Oprah isn’t an easy client by any means.
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Sometimes it just takes some change to happened and with that Oprah Winfrey decided to make a decision that would work out for best interest. With a network that’s seen some rough days. It’s good she’s looking at what she can do to make the best of this situation. Turn this network into a watching network. But the recent interview with Lance Armstrong maybe the tide that might turn the some what struggling network to a winning strategy.
The OWN Network could have made a ton of money had they aired ADS during LANCE ARMSTRONG’s INTERVIEW.
Its official. WME is number one. CAA is now going the way of ICM and the old William Morris before Endeavor took over.
It certainly appears that way
And if this pilot season is any indication, it looks like UTA is making a killing too. Wouldn’t be surprised if CAA ends up ranking third.
Her ratings are bound to soar once she starts broadcasting executions.
Seems like CAA milked most of the money out of this one already, but still a solid sign for WME… Certainly better press than Ari paling around with an arsonist.
If she owns her own network that CAA brokered, WME will get paid on what exactly?
Your comment Mekisha sounds like it was generated by google translate.
But CAA has parties with dancers having sex,…that equates things,right?
Hope they don’t spend the scale commission from indie projects like the Butler all in one place
uggh who cares clients just go back and forth-
it is about the best ass kissers and liars
who would want to be a hanger on agent for a career
i love it when they turn on each other and steal files etc
its so wonderful to watch
How is Shonda Rhimes not successful have you watched Scandal?
CAA certainly is losing it’s “100%” market-share strategy. Gotta admit- I kinda love it.