Steve Ross
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Steve Ross was an American businessman best known for building Warner Communications into a media powerhouse and serving as a key architect of what became Time Warner.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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chief executive officer ⓘ media executive ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
HBO
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Warner Communications ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
Warner Music Group ⓘ cable television networks owned by Warner ⓘ |
| businessFocus |
global expansion of media assets
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vertical integration of media production and distribution ⓘ |
| businessStrategy |
diversification across film, television, music, and publishing
ⓘ
use of leveraged acquisitions to build scale ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Time Warner
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Warner Communications ⓘ |
| familyName | Ross ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
corporate management
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media and entertainment ⓘ mergers and acquisitions ⓘ |
| givenName | Steven ⓘ |
| hasEmployer | Kinney National Services ⓘ |
| industry |
cable television industry
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entertainment industry ⓘ media industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
corporate strategy in the entertainment industry
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structure of modern media conglomerates ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive expansion through mergers and acquisitions
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early investment in cable television ⓘ supporting creative talent in film and music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Time Warner ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helping create one of the world’s largest media companies through Time Warner
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turning Warner Communications into a diversified media conglomerate ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a key architect of Time Warner
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building Warner Communications into a major media company ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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media executive ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Warner Communications
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chief executive officer of Warner Communications ⓘ co‑chairman of Time Warner ⓘ co‑chief executive officer of Time Warner ⓘ executive at Kinney National Services ⓘ |
| significantProject |
development of cable networks associated with Warner
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expansion of Warner Bros. film and television operations ⓘ growth of Warner Music Group ⓘ merger of Warner Communications and Time Inc. to form Time Warner ⓘ |
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