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The Wasserman Media Group is a sports marketing and talent management company based in Los Angeles. Casey Wasserman founded WMG in 1998, and remains its CEO. In 2002, WMG acquired the sports marketing and naming-rights company Envision and the action sports marketing and representation firm The Familie, based in Carlsbad, CA. In 2004, WMG purchased 411 Productions and a few months later relaunched it as Studio 411, a sports entertainment film studio. The business was designed to provide financing, obtain sponsorships and arrange distribution in support of original productions.〔(''Wasserman Launches Studio411'' ) 2004 article〕 The company also made an unsuccessful bid to sign up enough athletes in BMX, skateboarding and freestyle motocross to form PGA-like sanctioning bodies in those sports.〔(''Extreme Dream Casey Wasserman, grandson of a legendary movie mogul, has become a force in action sports'' ) Sports Illustrated April 5, 2004〕 In January, 2006 WMG acquired the NBA and MLB sports agent business of Arn Tellem, a well-known sports agent who joined WMG as well. Several of Tellem's sports agent colleagues also joined the company as part of the deal.〔("Wasserman Acquires Tellem Business' ), ''Sports Business Daily'', January 27, 2006〕 Until he retired in June, 2015, Tellem was a principal at the company and ran one of its management groups.〔(Arn Tellem, "Why I'm Making The Jump From Sports Agent To Front Office" ) ''Sports Illustrated''. June 5, 2015〕 In November 2006, the company acquired soccer agency, SFX, in the UK.〔(Wasserman Media Group Acquires SFX Sports Group )〕 Through that acquisition, WMG came to represent such players as Steven Gerrard, Robbie Keane, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen, Tim Cahill, Jonathan Woodgate, Wes Brown, Scott Parker, Jack Wilshere, Park Ji-Sung, Shay Given, Tim Howard and Emile Heskey. In June 2007, WMG expanded its consulting and media and property capabilities by purchasing Raleigh, NC-based OnSport.〔http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2007/06/Issue-188/Sports-Industrialists/Wasserman-Media-Group-Acquiring-Gary-Stevensons-Onsport.aspx〕 In early 2011, WMG bought London-based media rights manager and advisory firm Reel Enterprises.()〔http://www.investinuk.net/investmentuk/?p=586〕 That year WMG expanded its golf talent roster by acquiring SFX Golf in April 2011.〔http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/wasserman_growth_continues_with_sfx_golf_purchase/〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wasserman Media Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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