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Until the afternoon of Tuesday, even the veterans of the Channel 13 management did not really know the name of the new channel's CEO, whom the board was going to appoint by the end of that day - the Argentinian media personality Emiliano Kalmazuk. In the resume that was added to the appointment notice issued by the channel's management - already The number of senior and impressive positions he held in the past appeared in detail. "Klemzuk, who has over 25 years of experience in senior management positions in the television and entertainment industry in the US, Latin America and Europe," the announcement reads, "he is an entrepreneur and consultant, founded companies such as Raze (now part of from WBD Latin America), and has advised companies including Sony Entertainment Ventures, Time Inc (India) and the Israeli startup Deepdub. He serves as a director at Mercadolibre (traded on NASDAQ), the leading e-commerce and payment platform in Latin America," according to the press release.
As for the experience of Kalamzouk in the world of content reads: "Kalamzok's professional experience spans channel management, as well as production of scripted and unscripted content at Fox Entertainment Group worldwide.
He served as CEO of Shine Group Americas (a unit of 21st Century Fox). As president of Fox Television Studios, he led the company that produced hit series such as "The Shield", "Burn Notice" and "The Americans" and led the group to a turn-around ( streamlining process) that boosted its revenues to $400 million and profitability... He served as president of Fox International Channels Europe in Rome during the launch of SKY Italia in 2002, where he managed all multi-channel operations in Spain, France, Germany, Turkey and Eastern Europe."
As mentioned, an impressive experience for the relatively young age of Kalmazuk (Jewish, 50 years old).
But all of these only emphasize the disconnection and the gap from the bleak and unglamorous reality offered by the Israeli media industry in general, and Network 13 in particular.
The few who have met the man in the channel describe a rather relaxed and nice person, it is doubtful whether even this important addition will be able to help him get out of the killing field of the channel with a smile.
Emiliano Kalmazuk/Network 13
Five months into the war, and the situation on the channel, which often "stars" at the bottom of the viewing table among the four Broadcast channels - is even worse
Kalmzuk entered the office of the CEO of Network 13 after two months in which - this time almost officially - the chairman of the channel Nadav Topolsky actually managed the channel.
This time without bumpers, filters or other address to blame.
Netto-Topolsky.
And Topolsky realized very quickly that the hot potato he had in his hand, the management of the unsuccessful body network 13, it was better to get away and as soon as possible.
Altman, let's recall, entered a battered, bruised, confused and emptied channel less than two years ago, whose chairman and shareholder, Nadav Topolsky, has already managed to produce wholesale retirement notices similar to five CEOs who sat on his throne (Yossi Warshavsky and Avi Ben Tal did not even succeed They have completed two years in their position.)
At the news company, they managed to replace four (!) CEOs during that period: Golan Yokhpaz who was replaced after seven years at News 10 in Israel Toito, who was replaced by Aviram Elad who was replaced by the freshman Or Tselkovnik.
All those who left were forced by Topolsky to end their positions for various reasons.
Five months into the war, and the situation at the channel, which often "starred" at the bottom of the viewing table among the four broadcast channels, is even worse. , the scope of its viewing only plunged even further as the fighting dragged on. At the same time, the invested reality show "Peking Express", which threatened to become the channel's flagship program for 2024, suffered a stinging and swift failure and poured many more lost millions out of the channel's coffers. To all this was added a wave of departures - Part of it is a product of the transfer of employees to the i24news channel led by the former CEO of News 13, who is slowly attracting more and more employees, even if for the time being at a junior level, from the channel.
Even on the moral level - this is not an easy blow.
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These parties also find it difficult to explain whether the kind Kalamzouk will be able to succeed in operating in the aggressive, almost cannibalistic market of the brass and the Israeli advertising industry
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In a certain sense, with the puzzling appointment, Chairman Topolski - whom one of the members of the board of directors described as "quick to fall in love and quick to be disappointed" - actually comes full circle with the fantasy (learned in Harvard courses?) of bringing in a director from overseas, a fantasy he tried to fulfill about three years ago by contacting the company International placement that will find the right person.
Then it was the "Savannah" company, now there are those who believe that the controlling owner is Vatnik, who may have had enough of the Israeli CEOs who spoke to him in broken English - the great man of the world. Either way, the fantasy aligns with Topolsky's own statement in an interview with Globes about a year and a half ago in which he betrayed his ambitions for "Network 13" to become a global media company. In the same breath, without a hint of cynicism, Topalsky should be appreciated for the choice in the style of "slash or thrash" that he made. A moment before, the local industry dared to revive rumors about the former deputy of the channel Motti Bar -Ziv who may return, or about Yediot Aharonot man Alon Goldstein who may arrive. All the rumors turned out to be baseless.
Senior officials at Network 13 point to some clear advantages that Kalamzouk brings with him, which are not understood at first reading of the resume. Kalamzok has worked in recent months as a professional consultant to the management of Network 13 So he is (in a way) in the details, he managed large and complex systems and understands content and formats. According to them, he made Fox's "studios" a success, worked with talent and production companies, and knows very well how to manage processes of building long-term programs - An administrative procedure that Network 13 had a very hard time maintaining - although one must honestly say a lot is also due to the impatience of the chairman, Topolski.
But even these parties find it difficult to explain whether the kind Kalamzouk will be able to succeed in operating in the aggressive, almost cannibalistic market of the barangay and the Israeli advertising industry, and whether he will even have the credit to learn the mentality of the market until he is replaced - as has happened in the past - by another.
In addition, Kalmazuk does not master the Hebrew language, and has no deep knowledge of Israeli culture and its complexity.
Let's summarize it this way: this is the Middle East, not Europe and not Buenos Aires.
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The vision: "entertainment, inspiration and information"
And there is also a personal, legal hump, which naturally was not mentioned in the official appointment notice issued by the channel.
In 2010 it was announced that Kalmazuk was involved in a foreclosure case in Miami court.
Emiliano, his father Carlos Klemzuk and their real estate company were facing foreclosure of more than $1.7 million, which they owed to US Century Bank. At the time, Klemzuk was president of Fox Television Studios. The company's property, an apartment building, went into receivership properties, after the son and father tried to delay the collection efforts by filing a bankruptcy petition through their company. The judge ruled that their property will be seized.
Last night (Wednesday) a message landed in the e-mail box of network employees - it is also long, it is also detailed, and it seems that it was not written in Hebrew In the original, but a translation. Some saw it as a text that characterizes Mindplanes workshops. This is what it says, among other things:
"Dear colleagues... it is an honor for me to be here.
When I immigrated to Israel four years ago to raise my family in Israel, I never thought that I would write such a message and take on this challenge.
I consider it a great privilege ... there are many reasons for the current situation, but finding excuses or assigning blame will not help us to improve ... we make television for all Israelis.
Each of us comes with our own personal beliefs, lifestyle and preferences.
But our mission is to be number one and make Israel better and stronger ... We are not here to play a political game or stir up discord among the people of Israel.
We are here to unite by entertaining, inspiring and advocating, especially as our country faces one of the greatest crises in history.
We need to help and unite.
We shouldn't care what the industry thinks or says about Network 13. Most people don't care ... Emiliano."
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