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AEG acquires producer of Grammys, Emmys

By Richard Verrier
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AEG, the Los Angeles company controlled by Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz, has acquired Ken Ehrlich Productions, producer of such programs as the Grammys, the Emmys and the MTV Movie Awards.

The deal, terms of which weren’t disclosed, will provide AEG with a major new source of live entertainment for its venues, including a 7,250-seat Nokia Theatre opening next year in downtown Los Angeles.

Randy Phillips, president and chief executive of AEG’s entertainment division, said the deal would help AEG’s clients “by providing new marketing platforms and additional ways to exploit their careers.”

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-- Richard Verrier

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Richard Verrier

Richard Verrier is investigations editor for Arts and Entertainment at the Los Angeles Times. He has been with The Times since 2001 and has run our Company Town since 2016. After stints at the St. Petersburg Times and the Orlando Sentinel in Florida, Verrier joined the paper as a reporter, and for many years covered all aspects of the entertainment industry before turning to editing. He oversees the Company Town coverage while working to guide and edit investigative and enterprise reporting across the entertainment team, collaborating with writers and editors from all departments. He is a native of Montreal and a graduate from the University of Toronto and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

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